Energy idiocy of the day
Carl Hiaasem writing in the Miami Herald says:
He makes other bogus arguments about the environment and messing up the beaches etc. Texas is one of the prettiest places in the world and we have been producing oil and gas since the early 1900s. It was oil from Texas that helped fuel our victory in World War II. Texas still provides a significant portion of the US oil and gas production. We are still living in a beautiful state and our economy is better than others because we don't listen to people like Hiaasen.
Only a sucker would believe the arguments of the anti energy left who want to lower your standard of living.
Runner up to Hiaasen is Cynthia Tucker whose ode to the Jimmy Carter energy policy which had us in long lines just to get to the pump and was compounded by the economic idiocy of the windfall profits tax.
Energy is an issue that can beat the Democrats this year and if they keep making arguments like these two it will improve the Republican's chances.
...It appears the anti energy left is going to stick with the big lie. The royalties alone on the oil and gas production from the known reserves in this area would results in trillions of dollars to the US treasury. This does not count the income tax windfall the government would get by buying from American producers instead of people who do not have our interest at heart.
Drilling in the Alaskan wilderness won't save us, nor will drilling off the beaches of Florida and California. The main result would be a temporary boost in domestic product, which the oil companies will eagerly sell us at whatever price the market will bear.
Only a sucker would believe otherwise.
He makes other bogus arguments about the environment and messing up the beaches etc. Texas is one of the prettiest places in the world and we have been producing oil and gas since the early 1900s. It was oil from Texas that helped fuel our victory in World War II. Texas still provides a significant portion of the US oil and gas production. We are still living in a beautiful state and our economy is better than others because we don't listen to people like Hiaasen.
Only a sucker would believe the arguments of the anti energy left who want to lower your standard of living.
Runner up to Hiaasen is Cynthia Tucker whose ode to the Jimmy Carter energy policy which had us in long lines just to get to the pump and was compounded by the economic idiocy of the windfall profits tax.
Energy is an issue that can beat the Democrats this year and if they keep making arguments like these two it will improve the Republican's chances.
"Carl Hiaasem writing in the Miami Herald says"...
ReplyDeleteExcuse me but isn't Hiaasen?
Re: Drilling offshore won't help us much, obviouslu Hiaasen has no clue what he's talking about or he's a liar...
I do note that there is an OPEC faq that states the following:
How long does it take to discover oil and bring it to market?
There is no standard answer to this question, but as a rule of thumb it can take 3-10 years from the decision to explore, through to discovery, testing, development and the delivery of oil from a new field.
Considering that much of the continental shelf crude oil deposits have already been mapped and tested, just who is Hiaasen kidding?