...which is why I'm a pinko commie faggot.
My letter to the editor... read it and weep. Or ridicule, what have you. ;-p
Dear Editor,
I marvel at the audacity of Republicans in congress. Before the August recess, Democrats offered four amendments addressing the energy crisis. All were rejected by Republicans even though they included expanded off-shore drilling, oil shale production, and nuclear power. This sit-in stunt that Republicans are pulling doesn’t hold water. Democrats capitulated on the very issue that Republicans are grandstanding about. Drill here! Drill now! But it's not enough; it’s never enough. Greed rules the day.
What Republicans don’t bother to tell you is this: The Bush administration's own energy advisory concluded that an increase in off-shore drilling or opening up ANWR would not effect gas prices for another 15 to 20 years, and that effect is projected to be around 5 cents a gallon. Why so little? Because we participate in a global oil market.
When the dollar value goes down, as it has under Bush, our oil prices inevitably go up. Speculation, better known as the "Enron loophole," is also responsible for possibly 60% of current prices. The dollar has been declining for longer than the Democrats have had control of Congress, and speculation is still rampant thanks to Republicans rejecting these amendments.
I saw an ad that claims John McCain is "taking on Big Oil." How exactly? By wanting to continue the billions of dollars in tax breaks they already have while they also reap record profits? Wanting to give them more leases to drill on when they don’t drill on half of the leases they already pay for? I’m sorry, John, that’s rolling over to, not taking on Big Oil.
The Republican meme this election year seems again to be: Lie. Lie often. Then lie again. Eventually the lie is accepted as truth. Similar is the lie McCain and now Brother Mitt are saying about the conflict in Georgia; that in the 21st century, nations don’t invade other sovereign nations.
Let me tell you a story about a sovereign nation named Iraq, guys. They might tell you a different story.
My first diary, so be kind.