We Want OIL
Good news for the oil industry — years of bribery have finally paid off. Their coin-operated senators did just as they were told yesterday. Good news for everyone who wants to move up to that bigger, heavier SUV — go for it! Get that Biiggg One that gets .6 miles to the gallon. And good news for the previously depressed Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska. Maybe now he can pull in his lower lip and quit stamping his foot like an 8-year-old.
By a 51-49 vote, the Senate voted to allow the ANWR drilling amendment to be inserted into the 2007 budget bill. This way they can make an end run around the certain filibuster that would have prevented drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. With 55 Republicans in the Senate, there must have been at least four Republicans who displayed a — Gasp!! — conscience. (Warning: The Great Leader does not permit that. Report immediately for re-indoctrination.)
4 comments on “It All Boils Down To Oil”
damn all. that was the one political thing i had an inkling of knowledge on, and that was not the outcome i was looking to.
It really frustrates me. If you read my journal entry that commented on SUV drivers before, you’ll know how admant I am about cutting oil consumption. It’s frustrating being an environmentalist right now.
I’ll have to check that out. I’ve found WorldChanging to be a really good source of news and opinion on energy issues (among others). They take a very proactive stance, something I very much appreciate and believe there is a need for.
It’s already too late to be doing what we are. We knew we were wrong 40 years ago and did very little to change. We’re on damage control as it is. We have to make huge changes or there’s going to be tremendous economic and environmental damage done.
Why just go visit when we could invade and save it?