It seems the democrats just love making their detractors right. They love to prove themselves to be disingenuous and manipulative and they have done it again. Their bill to open up the coastlines for oil drilling as a gateway to energy independence is no more serious than the promises they made in 2006 to become the "New Kids on the Block". This plan, like their hundred day plan, is a sham; a smokescreen to lure a desperate public to their side before the elections. I don't think it will work this time.

The bill opens up waters, but only fifty miles or more offshore and then only if the state whos shores will be drilled off of agrees to it. Even if the states agree to it (which is unlikely when you consider that democrats control most of the states where this drilling would occur which which would allow the state senates to say no for the sake of their states even though their Washington representatives said yes for the sake of getting elected) it is still fifty miles offshore. The oil is much closer inland and they know it. Oh, did I mention that the Gulf states are not included in this bill? The only states that that would throw their waters open because there IS oil in the fifty plus mile zones in the gulf.

Nancy Pelosi, who ram-rodded this hoax of legislation, has already been overheard telling deomcrats to "say whatever it takes to get the votes". You can't buy high quality glass as transparent as this woman!

I read an article slamming McCain for his energy plan because it wasn't, essentially, short term enough. Hey people, there is no short term solution to oil prices. My last post spoke to the real reason gas prices have fallen even the small amount that they have and it has nothing to do with political decisions(on oil anyway) or public opinion.

I am confident that more Americans will come to the same conclusions I and many others have where a realaistic, long term solution to energy, namely fossil fuels, is concerned. Stop gap election year whitewashing is beginning to wear we average Joe's down. We all want real solutions and the dinosaurs in donkey suits are going to find that out the hard if they don't start listening.

Oil companies have already stated that they will not invest in drilling operations outside the fifty mile zone, so I ask you, what did the democrats accomplish? Nothing, nada, zilch; at least not as far as drilling is concerned, but hey, shoehorned into the bill is a tax on oil companies that will collect billions from the largest oil companies that can be used to "promote energy effenciency"! Don't you feel all warm and fuzzy now? You can lie under a blanket in your cold, darkened house with a car full of gas in the driveway that no longer has those cute "Malibu Lights" alongside it as you ponder the shape of the economy due to higher taxes that help no one and hurt the rank and file oil industry workers with job cuts to accomodate the higher taxes, but at least gas prices wont go back up! Whatta plan!

Yes, unrealistic drilling plans and higher taxes on oil companies. Umm..that helps you and me how? Now or in the future? This plan is another democrat smokescreen that I honestly believe will be disapated by the winds of change, and it's not going to resemble the change the likes of Pelosi and Obama have spoken of.