Submitted by: Elaine Karsner
Sen. Obama flips and then flops on energy

Mobile Register Editorial - Tuesday, August 05, 2008

FIRST, SEN. Barack Obama flipped on offshore drilling, changing his position from adamant opposition to a willingness to support a limited “bipartisan” plan for energy development.
Then, on Monday, he flopped on releasing oil from the nation’s strategic reserve, [...]

 Wake up America! 
 
If you want cheaper prices at the pump, you must kick all Democrats out!  Out of the Senate!  Out of the House of Representatives!  Out of your state house!  And, locally, out of your county courthouse and city hall!  The Democrat Party has been taken over by socialists and other enemies of our country!  We must [...]

Obama proposes tapping oil stockpiles

By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer August 4, 2008 

LANSING, Mich. - Barack Obama put forward a broad energy plan Monday designed to end U.S. reliance on imported oil within 10 years and shore up his standing amid a tightening White House race and high-anxiety over gas prices.
Obama’s new proposal, though, includes two [...]

Dick McDonald of Family Security Matters wrote an very interesting article today respecting Barak Obama’s tax agenda. If you have listened closely Obama has avowed to return America to the tax tables as were set during the Administration of Bill Clinton.
During those years I ws well under the stated ‘rich’ category set by Obama [...]

The key barrier in solar and wind technologies is that they are not 24/7 reliable sources of energy.
Sometimes the sun does not shine even in the middle of summer in Nevada’s desert.
Sometimes the wind does not blow even in the middle of winter on top of a mountain.
The power utilities have a mandate to provide [...]

It is very likely that high gas prices will return next summer and probably be higher than $4.50 a gallon.
Why are oil prices so high?
1)      Marginal Excess Capacity over Peak Summer Demand
2)      The Drop in the Value of Dollar
The current oil supply capacity is just slightly above peak demand during the summer months.   An event, [...]

House Republicans go back on the floor Monday
to talk gas prices
 
Continuing with their guerilla tactics from last week, House Republicans will be back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices, even though Congress is in recess, and they may stay there all week.
More than a dozen Republicans have already committed to make appearances, according [...]

Dem Candidates May Pay For Skipping Town

Posted by: Matt Lewis 

There are major troubles that loom over the horizon for the Democrats. Gas prices have skyrocketed and at the most crucial of times the Dems have decided to go AWOL.House Republicans are attempting to continue the debate, while Democrats are attempting to dilute the truth and suppress [...]

Here’s the floor speech of GOP Rep. David Davis of Tennessee (video here):
“We need an American energy plan and we need it now. The American people are hurting, young families are hurting, senior adults are hurting, small businesses are hurting, Vern from Jefferson County, Tennessee is hurting.
“Vern is an Iraq War veteran. Vern has to [...]

Obama does flip-flop on offshore drilling
By MIKE GLOVER - Associated Press Writer - 8/1/2008 
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that’s what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources. 
Shifting [...]