Dems blocks oil exploration in Alaska again.

Again the environmentalist wackos have gotten to the Democrats on a bill that would help out in reducing the price of oil. It may not reduce the price of oil today or in the near future, but when oil production was online it would reduce our dependence on foreign oil and would lower the prices world-wide.  But of course anyhting that would harm Gaia to the Left is a no go.  So we are going to have rsing prices of oil for the forseeable future most likely unless President Bush's pow wow with the Saudis has them increase production.   

And all of us are still wondering where the Democrats plan is to lowerthe price of oil.   Ithas risen at a higher rate since they took over both he House and the Senate.  Wasn't one of their big plans and promises to lower gas prices????  Oh, I get it, they will just tax the Oil Conpanies to lower prices.   Yes, that will do it. The Democrats lack of unserstanding of the economy is disturbing.   If they actually think that taxing the oil Companies into lowering prices, they have got another thing coming.   Even if they get rid of the oil taxes and tax the Oil Companies, the price will be the same.  The taxes on the Oil Companies will only go to the consumer anyway.    The Democrats are hoping the public is dumb enough to think their taxing the Oil Companies is a good idea, because of those evil profits the Oil Companies are making.

H/T to KISP

Senate rejects GOP oil drilling plan

By H. JOSEF HEBERT – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a Republican energy plan that calls for opening an Alaska wildlife refuge and some offshore waters to oil development. Supporters of the measure couldn't get the needed 60 votes to overcome a Democratic-led filibuster threat.

Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said more domestic oil production is needed to keep prices in check and to reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports.

Opponents said areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and coastal waters that have been off limits to drilling for 25 years ought to remain that out of bounds to oil companies. The GOP measure, defeated Tuesday by a vote of 56-42, would have allowed coastal states to get a waiver to the offshore drilling ban. ---Associated Press

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any thoughts on this article? This would significantly lessen the environmental impact but I doubt the Dems go for it:

http://digg.com/business_finance/Hunting_for_Oil_from_the_Sky