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Auto Execs Told to Submit Last-Chance Plan Dec. 2

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stood behind the podium this afternoon and told Americans that they were rejecting calls for the auto industry to opt for bankruptcy and, instead, giving automobile industry executives one more chance — until Dec. 2 — to submit a plan that [...]

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API Cautiously Optimistic About Offshore Drilling

September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Moments ago, officials at the American Petroleum Institute issued a cautiously optimistic statement about House Democrats’ decision yesterday to allow the 25-year-old offshore drilling ban to expire.  That statement, which must have involved a bit of a leap of faith on API’s part, appears below: “We think that lifting the ban on drilling is in [...]

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Finally, House to Allow Drilling Ban to Expire!

September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

It seems the groundswell of public outcry was finally heard by the idiots (a.k.a., “House Democrats”) in Washington, D.C.  Late this afternoon, they announced they will finally allow a quarter-century-old offshore drilling ban to expire, according to an Associated Press news alert. It began on this blog with a July 23 post in which I [...]

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World News Captured in Photo Roundup

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Captions combine with photos from around the world to tell the stories of competition over some pricey materials — oil, freedom and gold medals.  See the photos below for details.

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Polls Show Most Americans Support Drilling

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Living in Missouri, I was interested in the results of a new survey about which the folks at the American Petroleum Institute informed me today. That survey found 66 percent of Missouri voters support increased access to domestic oil and natural gas resources. At the Energy Tomorrow web site, I learned even more about nationwide [...]

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Call Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Now!

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made a show out of calling upon Americans to call President George W. Bush and demand he fix the problems causing the price of fuel to skyrocket. In reality, the slightly-out-of-date chart above shows who is largely responsible for skyrocketing gas prices today. If you’re fed up with [...]

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Evidence! Pelosi Was Blindfolded, Bound, Stripped!

February 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

“We were blindfolded, bound and stripped. That’s when things turned ugly, and we were subjected to interrogation by President Assad’s people.” – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi The claims above were made by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during an exclusive interview conducted soon after she and other members of a Congressional delegation [...]

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