For several decades, the Democratic Party has pursued policies designed to drive up the cost of petroleum, and therefore gas at the pump. Remarkably, the Democrats don't seem to have taken much of a political hit from the current spike in gas prices. Probably that's because most people don't realize how different the two parties' energy policies have been.
To help illustrate:
| Democrats against | Republicans for |
ANWR Exploration  | |
| 86% | 91% |
Coal-to-Liquid | |
| 78% | 97% |
Oil Shale Exploration | |
| 86% | 90% |
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Exploration | |
| 83% | 81% |
Refinery Increased Capacity | |
| 96% | 97% |
SUMMARY | |
| 86% | 91% |
91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of American-made oil and gas. 86% of House Democrats have historically voted against increasing the production of American-made oil and gas.
Vote accordingly in 2008.
More info: Gateway Pundit has additional illustrations.
GRRREAT POST! AS USUAL DB!
ReplyDeleteBUT....
THIS IS NOT WHY OIL IS UP AROUND $130-140.
IT'S AT $130-140 BECAUSE OF SPECULATORS USING OIL AS A HEDGE AGAINST THE DOLLAR.
THIS BUBBLE WILL BURST SOON. OIL WILL BE ABOUT $80 BY AUGUST.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE WHY OIL WOULD BE AROUND $7O-90.
IF THE DEMS HADN'T BLOCKED ALL YOU BRILLIANTLY DESCRIBE, THEN OIL WOULD BE AROUND $30-50.