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Nancy Pelosi Trying to “Save the Planet”

Posted by: Mike's America @ 11:43 pm in Uncategorized | 0 views

It would seem Obama isn’t the only messianic loon in the Democrat Party!

Trying to explain away the reason the House of Representatives has been so ineffective in getting anything done Speaker Nancy Pelosi got defensive:

With fewer than 20 legislative days before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, the entire appropriations process has largely ground to a halt because of the ham-handed fighting that followed Republican attempts to lift the moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration. And after promising fairness and open debate, Pelosi has resorted to hard-nosed parliamentary devices that effectively bar any chance for Republicans to offer policy alternatives.

“I’m trying to save the planet; I’m trying to save the planet,” she says impatiently when questioned. “I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy.”

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[editor's note: Here's an audio interpretation of Pelosi's remarks.]

“I respect the office that I hold,” she says. “And when you win the election, you win the majority, and what is the power of the speaker? To set the agenda, the power of recognition, and I am not giving the gavel away to anyone.”

Pelosi insists that she is in charge and things are going to be done her way. Will she also accept that she is responsible for not getting anything done?

We all know the answer to that. Democrats daily demand a high standard of accountability for Republicans but never for themselves. It will be up to the voters to decide whether paying $4 a gallon for gas is the kind of “change” they voted for in 2006.

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Dreadnought

She is trying to “Save the Planet” based on a global warming theory that is becoming increasingly unbelievable, and putting that on a higher priority than the nation’s health. Talk about a screwed up sense of priorities.

This is an absolute GIFT for Republicans. If they will run with this issue, and show how the Democratic leadership and Obama, when push comes to shove, care more about the myth of global warming than the economic viablity of the country, they can sweep this coming election. Even if global warming was NOT a myth, people’s livelihood should still have a higher priority.

July 30th, 2008 at 5:48 am

Buckeye

Nancy honey if you think that any of us out here believe that you care a twit about what the majority wants then you are loonier than I thought.

July 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Fit fit

Dreadnaught,

Do you even know the Republican candidate?

July 30th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

Mike's America

Fit Fit: Perhaps what Dreadnought is suggesting is that McCain would be less likely to go in for the onoreous regulations and lifestyle changes that Obama/Pelosi and Reid are chomping at the bit to enact if they have the opportunity.

McCain has been misinformed about some of the more radical agenda items masquerading as environmental legislation in the past. As President, it will be up to us to enlighten him.

July 30th, 2008 at 1:19 pm

Fit fit

Good luck with that.

He wrote some of that environmental legislation.

July 30th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Dreadnought

Fit, there is nothing wrong with environmentalism per se. I am all for the protection of habitats, endangered species etc. where there is a reasonable solution.

But not drilling in the US, and not developing shale and oil sand technology, when we in north America sit on the largest oil reserves in the world (including the Persian gulf and Russia) when imported oil costs over $100 per barrel, based on the ideology of religious global warming fanatics is economically criminal.

We are now sending overseas over $600 billion per year for oil. let’s keep that money at home. We have much better uses for it than giving it to Arab shieks who then fund terrorists, of funding Hugo Chavez’s military and political adventures.

July 30th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

Fit fit

One problem I have with both candidates is their ideas for “carbon caps”. The differences between the two is minimal. Same with immigration reform, only I am for that. No matter who gets elected, those two pieces of legislation will be passed for sure.

I am all for drilling here, but only the very foolish believe will make a impact even when they are able to start producing.

July 30th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

Fit fit

I also don’t like the idea of sending money to states that sponsors of terrorism. I deliberately made the effort of finding a home and a job that were within a mile of each other… I only need to get gas every other month.

July 30th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

SoCal Chris

Mike, today on the Sean Hannity radio show there was a caller from SoCal who said he was a scientist and he related how that in actuality, drilling for oil literally DECREASES the chance for “seepage” of oil on the California coast, which, he said, naturally occurs, but not due to oil drilling. He said years ago, BEFORE oil drilling, if you’d walk on the beaches it was typical to get oil residue on your feet which was caused by this naturally occurring seepage. Have you heard anything to substantiate this?

July 30th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

Mike's America

Fit Fit: If you are unclear about McCain’s confusion on the “energy” bill which mandated new light bulbs, I highlighted it in this vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgixc3r-8E

SoCal: I missed that on Sean’s show today. Interesting idea. You may recall this chart I posted a while back:

The majority of oil pollution comes from natural seepage.

July 30th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

SoCal Chris

Mike, how did I know that you’d know about this? I’m quick, I guess!
Sean said he hadn’t heard of it either, so I wasn’t sure if it’d been out in the mainstream. Thank you for the graph, though, that is very telling.

July 30th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

MataHarley

I haven’t heard of it either, SoCal Chris. But when I originally moved to S. Cal myself in the 1980, I remember very well walking on the beaches and having the tar on my feet then. Coming from Florida’s Gulf Coast with gorgeous white sand beaches, I thought all those beach party movies were way overrated. I’ll take Florida beaches any day over California’s.

July 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

SoCal Chris

Mata,
I, too, recall walking on the beaches in So. Cal. in the 60’s, (I was just a tot) and also discovering tar on my feet! Not very pleasant, to be sure! And yes, I know the beach party movies were overrated besides being an inaccurate portrayal of us locals!!

I forgot about the white sands in Florida…very much different than California, you’re right.

July 30th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

Mike's America

We don’t have the nice white sand they do in Florida (nor the crystal-green waters of the Keys) but we also don’t have tar sands on the beach on Hilton Head Island.

But still, we are willing to start drilling!

Heck, they can put a rig in my backyard if I get the royalties.

July 30th, 2008 at 9:50 pm