House GOP: Want more jobs? How ’bout we quit stalling on energy production?
posted at 3:21 pm on June 7, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
For the time being, President Obama has moved away from energy as the campaign theme du jour, especially as gas prices have calmed down. It therefore warms my heart that the House GOP is challenging Obama on his rhetorically cozy but completely fake “all of the above” energy narrative and continuing the push for more domestic energy production. And no, they don’t mean by making more green-energy “investments” on Americans’ behalf, either.
The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, sponsored by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) and other top Republicans, expedites permits for energy production, expands drilling leases in Alaska and forces the administration to allow more onshore drilling as a condition of releasing oil stockpiles. …
Meanwhile, a weaker-than-expected jobs report for May revived fears over the broader economy. “When we look at the jobs report numbers that came back last month, there is no better chance for us to create jobs than having an energy policy that makes us independent,” Mr. McCarthy said. …
His bill is unlikely to become law because of opposition in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
One need only look to the veritable boom towns picking up economic speed in places like North Dakota and Ohio to see the wealth of opportunity available in the oil and gas industry. To some degree at least, President Obama is right — oil prices have been steadily rising because worldwide demand has been steadily growing.
But that then begs the question: why for pete’s sake are we denying ourselves from getting in on the action? For what lofty purposes are we letting so many of our resources sit this round out? We have more proven reserves than you can shake a stick at, yet here we sit, just twiddling our thumbs, largely thanks to Obama’s Interior and Energy departments and EPA.
A great briefing from Rep. McCarthy:
While this country still needs a massive spending, tax, and regulatory overhaul no matter what, we could really alleviate a lot of the pain Americans are feeling right now with private-sector job growth, and that’s what the oil and gas industry offers. Not to mention, that would lead to a huge shot in the arm to government revenue to boot. This charade is getting tiresome, Mr. President — we need jobs and economic growth, now. We can make this happen. This is not a drill. (Heh, see what I did there?)
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As I just posted HotairLib has their whole head up their six o clock.
hamradio on May 24, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Who wrote the speech? Or are you just praising the messenger?
mixplix on May 24, 2013 at 2:57 PM
Connect the dots: journolist meeting by invitation only at the White House on, what Tuesday?, “big”speech by Obama on Thursday, lame stream media fawning over speech on Friday. Who would have seen that coming, huh?
parke on May 24, 2013 at 2:58 PM
They need the “war on terror” in order to further erode our Constitutional freedoms and to deflect criticism from the administration’s and Federal government’s ongoing corruption.
They are just trying to massage it so that they don’t offend the Muslims, international Libtards and their own sensibilities anymore than necessary.
A few Muslim terrorists here and there are quite expendable to this Administration despite their sympathies for them. These drone attacks also do much deflect any potential criticism that the Administration is weak in dealing with such matters.
Dr. ZhivBlago on May 24, 2013 at 2:59 PM
MSNBC is nothing but a left wing propaganda machine serving their master, Obama.
rplat on May 24, 2013 at 3:07 PM
I believe that he was officially nominated 10 days after he was sworn in. Wow! The WON really worked long hours that week and a half to earn that POS medal. During those ten days he ordered NO DRONE STRIKES to keep his peaceful record clean.
fred5678 on May 24, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Obama: Don’t worry about that Ben Ghazi guy. I killed Bin Laden, and Bush didn’t!
And Obummer still wants to close Gitmo? Good luck with that–not even Upchuck Schumer was willing to hold trials in New York!
Steve Z on May 24, 2013 at 3:24 PM
They just changed the definition of terrorist. They used to be jihadis from the Middle East–now they’re Minutemen in Arizona and Tea Partiers in Ohio.
Steve Z on May 24, 2013 at 3:29 PM
Erika, sometimes your writing shows signs of rivaling even the Master of Snark himself, Allahpundit. Good work!
KS Rex on May 24, 2013 at 3:45 PM
I love how crazy Al invoked the Nobel Peace Prize in praise of a speech that spoke about dropping bombs on people’s head. Maybe it was the “fewer” bombs than before that raised this to historic levels.
Do they even know or care that they are morons.
marnes on May 24, 2013 at 3:46 PM
His speech made less sense than Bluto’s Animal House Speech and was far less entertaining. Nothing less than base rallying time. Never thought I would say this, but Code Pink was the best part.
DDay on May 24, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Sperling posted this at the Examiner on May 23 about this “historic speech of Obysmal’s:
You see, we are just not working hard enough to “work with the Muslim American community” who are a “fundamental part of the American family.” Watch out, too, because Obysmal is again trying to limit the impact of the Internet.
onlineanalyst on May 24, 2013 at 4:22 PM
That Chris Hayes is a bit of a twink, isn’t he?
onlineanalyst on May 24, 2013 at 4:25 PM
Obama apparently gave two speeches yesterday and I watched the other one.
myiq2xu on May 24, 2013 at 5:03 PM
Nah. I’d detest the little pissant s.o.b. if he was white…or Asian…or any one of the myriad of made-up racial divisions.
Solaratov on May 24, 2013 at 11:00 PM
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