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To: JohnM who wrote (72914)	6/18/2008 10:23:46 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (4) of 542635

John, "It's clear Obama gets under your skin." No John it is not Obama that gets under my skin. He is what he is. It is those who are nothing but blatant shills for someone who has accomplished nothing. To listen to some here he is the next coming and McCain is senile and stupid. Yup - some way to talk to friends - hyperbole abounds. As for Obama and his party - the one below shows the magnitude of the challenge he will have. foxnews.com House Democrats call for nationalization of refineries Wednesday, Jun. 18 2008 House Democrats call for nationalization of refineries Per Pergram-Capitol Hill House Democrats responded to President's Bush's call for Congress to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling. This was at an on-camera press conference fed back live. Among other things, the Democrats called for the government to own refineries so it could better control the flow of the oil supply. They also reasserted that the reason the Appropriations Committee markup (where the vote on the amendment to lift the ban) was cancelled so they could focus on preparing the supplemental Iraq spending bill for tomorrow. At an off-camera briefing, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said the same. And a senior Republican House Appropriations Committee aide adds that "there were multiple reasons for the postponement" including discussion on the supplemental. But the aide said there was the thought that Democrats may wish to avoid a debate today on energy amendments. Here are the highlights from briefing.........................

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