Democrats Lose to President Bush, Again

For the Most Unpopular Man in Human History, he sure does seem to be able to whack Democrats at will:

Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., told reporters Tuesday that a provision continuing the moratorium will be dropped this year from a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running after Congress recesses for the election.

Republicans have made lifting the ban a key campaign issue after gasoline prices spiked this summer and public opinion turned in favor of more drilling. President Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling in July.

“If true, this capitulation by Democrats following months of Republican pressure is a big victory for Americans struggling with record gasoline prices,” said House GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio.

Of course, there was some great work done by the Congressional GOP and the RNC on this issue, and it has worked well for America in that we’ll finally start to get an energy policy which produces, you know?, some energy. In the end, how were Democrats defeated? Simple - they came up against men and women who actually put country first…while a group which puts party first can cause a lot of ruckus, when the chips are down it is those who believe in something sublime who will defeat those who believe in something corrupt and mean.

Come what may this November, I will miss President Bush a lot - and I’m one of the very few people who will admit to this. But it has been endlessly entertaining the past 7+ to watch a man who understands run rings around those who don’t…and adding to the humor of the long-running event is the enormously funny fact that those who don’t understand actually think they are smarter than the man who does. I’ll also miss having a leader of decision and courage - though if the election goes right, that will be less missed than if it goes wrong.

Tags: offshore drilling ban, oil price

44 comments September 24th, 2008

Bush Lifts Ban on Offshore Drilling…

…but will Congress take the next step to lower gas prices?

President George W. Bush said today he’s lifting a presidential ban on drilling for oil and natural gas on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, setting up a showdown with Congress over a separate ban it put in place in the 1980s.

“Today I’ve taken every step within my power to allow offshore exploration of the OCS,” Bush said in a statement at the White House. “This means the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action by the U.S. Congress.”

Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress rejected the president’s call, saying the move to end the moratorium would have no effect on prices and better options are available.

The Democrats once again reveal their stupidity and their hypocrisy. Steny Hoyer, who has come out opposing Bush’s actions today, said the following last week:

Now, of course, bringing new resources to market might have, hopefully will have, and we want them to have a reduction in prices.

Why do Democrats want gas prices to stay high? They haven’t proposed anything to address the energy problems we’re facing… All they know how to do is blame Bush for want to do something to lower gas prices.

Tags: Democrat hypocrisy, Democrat incompetence, energy policy, offshore drilling ban

64 comments July 14th, 2008