GOP rejects Pelosi's energy proposal

[Robbien]

Source: The Hill

Republicans lambasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) energy plan Saturday advising her to “get out of the way” if she was not going to accept GOP solutions to the energy crisis.

In her Saturday radio address Pelosi announced that Democrats would consider opening up parts of the outer continental shelf for drilling as a part of a broad new energy plan that will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

. . .

Republicans soundly rejected Pelosi’s proposal – indicating it was too little too late.

“Madame Speaker, we ask you to work with us to help Americans feeling pain at the pump by developing more American energy,” said Republican Study Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas). “If you refuse, we simply ask you get out of the way and allow us to help the people that sent us here.They understand how flawed and out of touch your caucus is on energy issues, and so do we.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-rejects-pelosis-energy-proposal-2008-08-16.html

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Lady, you are not groveling low enough to satisfy the GOP. Now say you are sorry and commence cowering lower.

[Demeter]

1. Take It or Leave It, Boys.

You don't even deserve that much consideration.

[depakid]

2. Hopefully, she'll tell the Texas bully where he can shove it

[Frisbee]

3. More than likely,

it will end up being up the Democrats rear.

[bbgrunt]

4. i'm weary of being hopeful about dems acting on principle.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. I won't hold my breath waiting for that..

she will cave and capitulate- the new democratic tradition.

[LaPera]

5. Pelosi simply needs to kiss republican ass a bit more and she'll be fine.

[99th_Monkey]

8. Maybe if she just stuck her tounge in a little deeper the Rethugs'd do her bidding afterall. ~nt~

[99th_Monkey]

6. Earth to Nancy: Stop trying to appease Rethuglican criminals. It's a losing strategy.

oh, i forgot .. Nancy already sold her soul to this criminal cabal. nevermind. :puke:

[bluestateguy]

9. Do they still think they control Congress?

I really don't think they seem to grasp that they are the minority party.

[toadzilla]

12. psssst... they do still controll congress....

the dems just bend over and do whatever they want at the slightest threat of a filibuster.

[hoosier_lefty]

10. didn't they (R-holes) block legislation

that would end oil speculation?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_go_co/congress_energy;_ylt=Asnl_pueXG_0SuVQPrLR.rQ8KbIF

AND block efforts to tap the strategic reserve!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25839620/


I think THEY (R-idiculous) need to get out of the way and
quit playing games!

[jjr5]

11. Wow, if Democrats do not respond to this insult . . .

Wow, Pelosi, do something! We put you there too!

[jeff30997]

13. Poor Nancy!

They threw her of the table!:evilgrin:

That's what happens when you rather win an election instead of doing your job.

[Wizard777]

14. We finally agree upon something! Pelosi needs to get out of the way

if she's not going to accept our solution to the Bush/Cheney World Crisis.

[ashling]

15. Remember when any attempt to even alter

the Repub ramrod agenda was "Political Theater?"

[GOPNotForMe]

16. "Lady"? Ugh. nt

[jwirr]

17. Get our of the way! Yes Nancy stand aside so we can mow them

down in November. They are a bunch of idiots. They have lost but they cannot even see that it is time to go home.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

18. "Oh- okay, then. Never mind!"

Go back to sleep, Nancy.

Please.

Either that, or IMPEACH....

[Dr.Phool]

19. If there's one repuke left in Congress,

Nancy will grovel and bend over to kiss his ass.

He might make a scene or say something mean to her.

[rasputin1952]

20. Where were these jugheads 5 years ago...

Crying bunch of cretins...all they know is "drill for more oil"...what happens when that is gone...misanthropes, every one of them...:grr:

[jaybeat]

21. YOU shut the fuck up and get out of the way, Republican morons!

Give me a break!

Read this, shit heads:

How much oil and gas will increased drilling provide? Geology's Answer: Not Much.

Making fun of keeping tires inflated (which actually WORKS) while acting like all we have to do is DRILL...

Think AGAIN!

Annual rates of total drilling for and production of oil and gas in the US, 1949-2005 (R2 of the two = 0.005; source: U.S. EIA and N. D. Gagnon). Since drilling and other exploration activities are energy intensive, other things being equal EROI is lower when drilling rates are high.

You see, because drilling for more oil, while it certainly might make your rich oil friends even richer,

IT CERTAINLY ISN'T AN ENERGY POLICY!!!

:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[BearSquirrel2]

22. Too late ???

Republicans have a plan that promises at best for relief in 7-10 years and they're talking about Pelosi being "too late".

The fact that Republicans say such imbecilicly stupid things without being called out by the M$M is proof of their conservative bias.

[fascisthunter]

23. The GOP Disgusts Me.... We are on the Brink of Global Disaster...

and these nut case idiots are saying, "full steam ahead!"

[FatDave]

24. Why should any democrat give a fuck what the republicans think?

Fuck every last one of them. Fuck them loudly and publicly. This is an attempt at a compromise, and if they don't want it, fuck them, fuck them ferociously and fuck them relentlessly.

If "democrats" cave on this, then fuck them too.

[MasonJar]

25. This is one time you had better stand your ground, pelosi! It might

redeem you somewhat. But you won't, will you. It'll be another fold like on amnesty for the phone company spies. If these jokers are threatening you, tell us so we can help you. If not, stand up for the people who sent you there.

[unkachuck]

26. poor Nancy....

"...get out of the way and allow us to help the people that sent us here."

....do you mean big oil and their lobbyist type people?

....I almost feel sorry for you, Nancy....you're just about useless to us, now you're useless to the repugs, being useless is not a good thing to be....

[BigBearJohn]

27. Love to hear Pelosi respond: "Oh yeah? Can you spell I-M-P-E-A-C-H-M-E-N-T????

[The Stranger]

28. But that is the whole problem, isn't it? The Nancy Disaster refuses ever to consider impeachment,

so she has fucked the nation and inexplicably robbed herself, her party, and all right-thinking humans of whatever leverage could be used against the criminal junta.

But the Republicans are on to something. We need to get the Nancy Disaster out of our way somehow. She is complicit in the crimes she is helping to cover up, and trying to get her to budge is no use -- she is now as guilty as the junta.

[BigBearJohn]

29. I never could stand her. She makes my skin crawl.