bldgrn1990 said:
In the 18 months since the DEMS took control we have ended up in a recession with $4 gas. This isn't your Dads democratic party thats for sure.
You *really* want to go there? :banghead: And dad wasn't a dem....
First, get your math right. When the two oilmen took office, gas was $1.27 a gallon - I just paid over $4 today. And don't blame the "dems" in Congress...the obstructionist repugs have done their share to screw the pooch...plus, the US Geological Survey believes that drilling in the ANW refuge would likely produce only 3.2 billion barrels of oil, which is not even enough to satisfy six months' demand. Additionally, it would take 10 years for arctic oil to reach the market and another 40 years to extract the full amount of oil. A proverbial drop in the bucket. The Department of Energy estimated that drilling in the Arctic refuge would cut oil prices by only about 75 cents a barrel.
I'm all for drilling offshore...let's start with Florida. But when things go to hell in a handbasket environmental-wise, just make sure that the oil companies pick up the whole tab for the cleanup. Even with their multi-billions of profits last quarter, Exxon-Mobile has yet to pay their fine from the Exxon Valdeez incident...and that was 20 years ago.
83% of those polled think we are on the wrong track. Last October, 30% of the economists polled thought that a recession was coming. The most recent poll put that at 50%. Factoring in inflation, hourly wages were only 2.5% higher and weekly wages were just 1.6% higher in December of 2007 than in March 2001. Over the past 12 months, real hourly earnings have fallen by 0.7% and weekly wages by 0.9%. Yeah, we're in *great* shape.
As a vet or someone active duty, do you *really* think this bunch is looking out for your best interests? What about the 32,000 veterans that were used for experimental drug research without their knowledge? Chantix, prescribed by VA doctors as an anti-smoking aid as well as for PTSD, has been linked linked to suicide or violent behavior. What about the administration's dogged opposition to the GI Bill for the 21st Century?
What does it say about a presidency when a retired general thinks that senior administration officials should be tried for war crimes?
What does is say about a presidency when twenty former flag-rank officers start using terms like "dereliction of duty" and "you have placed our nation in peril"?
What does it say about a presidency when a dozen Congresspersons, ones from his own party have told him to his face, "You have no credibility left."?
What does it say when a Republican senator describes Iraq as "the worst foreign policy blunder in the history of the nation."
What does it say when the American Freedom Agenda, in its founding statement last March, said, "We are conservative scholars, activists and writers. We do not favor a crippled executive or an enfeebled government. In a time of danger, checks and balances make for a stronger government because the people will more readily accept a muscular authority if barriers against abuses are strong." And the clincher: "Today, the clear and present danger to conservative philosophy is the White House."
Maybe it's time to sit up and take notice.
