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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (31282)	6/18/2008 9:40:28 AM
From: DizzyG	Respond to of 224749

Gov. Crist drops support of offshore drilling ban TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist has dropped his long-standing support for the federal moratorium on offshore drilling. Crist on Tuesday endorsed Sen. John McCain's proposal to instead let each state decide whether to drill for oil and natural gas in waters off its shores. Crist has been mentioned as a possible running mate for McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee. The governor says the nation needs to look at all options in response to rising fuel prices. Most Florida politicians have opposed drilling because they've been afraid it might damage the state's beaches that are vital to its tourism-dependent economy. sun-sentinel.com Yes, Kenneth...your boy is going down in flames. :) Diz-

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (31282)	6/18/2008 9:44:55 AM
From: DizzyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

67% Support Offshore Drilling, 64% Expect it Will Lower Prices A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey—conducted before McCain announced his intentions on the issue--finds that 67% of voters believe that drilling should be allowed off the coasts of California, Florida and other states. Only 18% disagree and 15% are undecided. Conservative and moderate voters strongly support this approach, while liberals are more evenly divided (46% of liberals favor drilling, 37% oppose). Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters believe it is at least somewhat likely that gas prices will go down if offshore oil drilling is allowed, although 27% don’t believe it. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of conservatives say offshore drilling is at least somewhat likely to drive prices down. That view is shared by 57% of moderates and 50% of liberal voters. rasmussenreports.com Where does the O-man come down on this issue? Yes, Kenneth, your boy is going down in flames. :) LOL! Diz-

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (31282)	6/18/2008 9:56:40 AM
From: DizzyG	Respond to of 224749

This sums it up best, Kenneth... Speaking in Houston, where many energy companies are headquartered, McCain said of Obama, "He supports new taxes on oil producers. He wants a windfall-profits tax on oil, to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas. "If the plan sounds familiar, it's because that was President Jimmy Carter's big-idea tool - and a lot of good it did us. "I'm all for recycling - but it's better applied to paper and plastic than to the failed policies of the 1970s." nypost.com Yep, your boy is going down in flames...LOL! Diz-

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (31282)	6/18/2008 10:05:37 AM
From: DizzyG	Respond to of 224749

So where does Obama stand on the whole energy thing, Kenneth? Let's have a look: Obama opposes offshore drilling and defended his proposed tax, saying he believes in a "windfall profits tax . . . to ease the burden of higher energy costs on working families." "Instead of giving oil executives another way to boost their record profits, I believe we should put in place a windfall-profits tax that will . . . ease the burden of higher energy costs on working families," he said. nypost.com Apparently the O-man has the same difficulty that you do with respect to showing how a windfall profits tax reduces prices at the pump today. Yep, your boy is going down in flames. :) LOL! Diz-