Pres. Bush & Sen. Mitch McConell On HIgh Gas Prices And Drilling At Home

Senator Mitch McConell is the Minority Leader. He says the Republicans are going to stand strong on drilling on our own land and seas and are willing to compromise if the Dems will agree to more "environmentally safe" drilling here at home instead of relying on the Saudis and the Russians.

The President also discussed oil production. He argues that we need alternative energy sources but that in the short run we will continue to rely on Oil. This means we need expanded oil production but the Dems have stood against any proposal. He asks the Dems in Congress to do three things which they have so far been unwilling to do. One is to increase the access to the Outer Continental Shelf which has been restricted since the eighties. Second is to tapping into the potential of oil shell. The third is to permit drilling in ANWR (The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). Also he says we need to upgrade our refining capacity. Drill here, Drill now, Pay less.

The issue is simple. Republicans are right and Democrats are wrong. The Republicans want to allow for drilling that would get us off our foreign oil addiction and lower oil prices but the Democrats in the hands of the environuts are unwilling. Bush's steps are "urgently needed." There is "no excuse for delay." Not allowing these steps continues to endanger our national security with our reliance on Arab Oil. If they continue to obstruct drilling at home when Americans overwhelminlgly demand it then they need to be booted out of the majority in Congres by the American people.


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