Despite Gas Prices Nearing $4 Per Gallon – Obama Adminstration Appeals Oil Drilling Ruling
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 11:37 PM
Remember: When Barack Obama, the worst jobs president since the Great Depression, talks about creating jobs… It’s just talk.
In May, Barack Obama announced that he would limit new oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Barack Obama knew his offshore drilling moratorium would cost at least 23,000 jobs but went ahead with it anyway. After all, what’s another 23,000 jobs when you’ve lost several million already?
In June it was reported that Team Obama fudged a report to support their drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.
But this didn’t stop the Obama Administration.
Neither does $4 per gallon gasoline.
(AP)
On Friday the Obama Administration appealed a ruling to restore deepwater drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Politico reported:
The Obama administration late Friday appealed a judge’s orders directing the Interior Department to act on several Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling permits.
The appeal is the latest salvo in the ongoing fight over the speed with which Interior is – or isn’t – letting oil drillers get back to work after last year’s BP oil spill.
Gulf state lawmakers and the oil industry have accused the department of enacting a “de facto” moratorium against new drilling, while Interior says it needs to ensure safety and environmental protections are in place.
Friday’s appeal challenges rulings by Judge Martin Feldman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who on Feb. 17 gave Interior 30 days to make a verdict on five pending deepwater drilling permits applications. He later added two additional permits to that order.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had hinted the appeal was coming at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
“The judge in this particular case in my view is wrong,” Salazar said. “And we will argue the case because I don’t believe that the court has the jurisdiction to basically tell the Department of Interior what my administrative responsibilities are.”
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MrGoodWench commented:
So Barack Hussain will not defend DOMA,
and
fight Arizona ,
fight 26 states on an unfunded mandate of health-scare,
and now fight to keep oil prices as well as unemployment high .
And they keep telling me we should not doubt his patriotism
GP Loves Obama commented:
bad, bad, president. stay out on the golf course for 10 years, we will pay your logging and hotel. Treat it as a prize vacation for all your hard work so far. Let someone else have a chance at such difficult work as managing the economy, protecting the USA from Mexican drug cartels and dead Ameircan boarder patrol agents.
pajama momma commented:
When Obama said prices would “necessarily skyrocket”, he wasn’t kidding.
(yes, I do realize he was talking about energy)
katy commented:
Hey Ken you arrogant SOB…The judiciary in this country is set up as one of three branches of Gov. and existed long before your precious DOI you dolt!
The law trumps federal agency policy if it’s deemed unconstitutional..
Dinah Kanser commented:
The new President will have a helluva lotta things to fix.
Hard to imagine that one President in 2.5 years can Eff up so much in so little time.
I’m worried we can last the full 4 year term.
Something will break, I’m afraid.
Please God, help us!
AuntieMadder commented:
katy commented: “The law trumps federal agency policy if it’s deemed unconstitutional..”
That’s what I thought. A federal agency can’t override a judge’s ruling. Can it? I mean, isn’t it because the feds can’t overrule judges that this country didn’t slide into some type of dictatorship ages ago?
Tank commented:
I’m sure O’Reilly will find some way to justify this in his own mind. You know, he’s for the folks and all that.
AuntieMadder commented:
Dinah Kanser, it’s actually been just 2 years and a few weeks. It just seems like much longer than that. (And you probably even thought you were rounding down to 2.5.)
Edouard commented:
It continues to astonish me how many Americans still support this human wrecking-ball of a president. American oil industry devastated, jobs destroyed, American energy competitiveness destroyed, gas prices destroyed, respect for the judiciary destroyed, common sense destroyed, American free enterprise attacked and shackled. Lies every time he opens his mouth.
I had no idea that any person who gained the American presidency would ever willingly preside over the greatness of America being punked and brought shuddering to its knees. Yet through either evil, or breathtaking stupidity, or a combination of the two, this president is doing just that.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
It’s too bad Bush wasn’t still in office. If he were, it’s a certainty we’d be seeing all kinds of news pieces about how everyone is suffering, especially women and minorities.
As things are right now, reportage along that line has been practically nonexistent. The media will mention the rising prices, but they won’t be making even the slightest hint that Obie’s policies are deserving of their share of blame.
Ipso Facto commented:
In response to Edouard #9 –
That so many people are still in love with Obama is a testament to the left running the educational system on our country for the last 40 years. That and the vast number of people that are dependent upon the government for their living whether through welfare, other entitlement programs or government jobs. That’s why they have hired so many people in the last two years.
That’s why Obama is hell bent on expanding the government and its role in our lives. He doesn’t care about our nation’s long term viability. He is just concerned about building up his constituency and the Dems remaining in power – and our nation’s viability as the constitutional democratic republic it is today be damned.
You can’t tell me that he or any of the other Democrats honestly believe their agenda will do anything but bankrupt and ruin this nation – how could they be that ignorant? They aren’t, they can see the numbers and they can do the math just like everyone else can.
They want to tear America down until it becomes another failed socialist state like the European nations. They hate capitalism because capitalism is for people that work hard, develop proficiencies and are willing to compete in the marketplace
Haven’t you noticed, none of their people have proficiencies at anything. They hate hard work, instead they would rather manipulate money into their own pockets or get checks from the government for doing nothing. They don’t want competition where people of merit prevail. They simply want to use the have-nots of the world to keep the elite of their party in power even to the detriment of their own constituents. Have you noticed how they have decimated the black race? Do you know how many black children have only one parent? Do you know how many blacks kids in the inner cities graduate high school? Do you know where the black kids are with respect to the SAT scores?
And at that, upwards of 90% of the black people will vote for Obama, thanks to their indoctrination obtained in the public schools of America. It ain’t that Tyrone can’t read anymore. The problem these days its that Tyrone can’t even think through his own survival – because Tyrone can’t think period. He ignrent man! And the Dems want to keep him that way because Tyrone keeps their elite in office.
Khan Krum commented:
A leftist talks to the right side of his brain:
“Everyone is stupid. And poor.”
“I know! Let’s make the rules as complicated as possible and deliberately drive up the cost of goods and services. That’ll teach ‘em!”
Agent 99 commented:
The BO Regime will impose 4 Dollars Per Acre Fine on Oil and Gas Companies.
This is a Gimmick. FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES
…..””Meanwhile, Mr. Obama’s fiscal 2012 budget proposal calls for imposing a $4 per acre fine on oil and gas companies for land on which they currently hold leases but are not drilling.
This gimmick helps the O Force imply that the industry is holding off on drilling in the hope that shortages will drive up prices.
This is the ultimate in hypocrisy for a leftist administration committed to hampering domestic production by blocking drilling in the Gulf, the Outer Continental Shelf and elsewhere across the country…..”"…
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/4/obamas-energy-transformation/
Agent 99 commented:
“President Obama has intentionally hamstrung domestic energy production under the delusional theory that the U.S. economy can thrive on so-called green power.”
Green Energy!! The Perfect Solution For BHO!
Why?? Takes Enormous Tracts Of LAND!!!!
EMINENT DOMAIN.
HO eagerly awaiting confiscating your Land!!
Shale Oil Extraction?? Nope! Not for US!! BHO will see to that. FOUR DOLLAR PER ACRE FINES!
Not Oil Drilling here.
BHO’s true pals….THE ARAB STATES Benefit. But Not US!!
BTW…Who thinks that Oil Companies will stick around??
They will LEAVE the USA!
Meanwhile, we will be bulldozing Millions Of Acres Of Our Land as the “Green Hell” is Land Intensive.
squeaky commented:
“And at that, upwards of 90% of the black people will vote for Obama, thanks to their indoctrination obtained..” throw in a fundamental weakness in human nature that effects all groups. the wolves in society come in all sizes and colors and they are able to identify the weakness in all of us and us it for their own means.
Agent 99 commented:
The enemy within. This is from 2008….
Mr. Obama plans soon to introduce his energy and environment team, which will include Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu as energy secretary and former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner as White House energy adviser.
The team’s makeup shows that Mr. Obama plans to put a heavy emphasis on combating climate change and promoting technologies to wean the U.S. off imported oil. He is packaging such priorities as a way to boost employment and help the economy by pouring money into efficiency projects.
But the next administration will face a range of obstacles on the energy front, from plummeting oil prices and a declining economy to potential rifts among Mr. Obama’s own advisers.
In a sign of one major internal difference, Mr. Chu has called for gradually ramping up gasoline taxes over 15 years to coax consumers into buying more-efficient cars and living in neighborhoods closer to work.
“Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” Mr. Chu, who directs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal in September.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904040307499791.html
The 2008 Article Ends With This Statement ……
“Contrary to what everyone thinks, there’s very little the Department of Energy can do to affect the types of fuel the country uses or the amounts they use,” said Paul Portney, former president of Resources for the Future, a Washington think tank.
Agent 99 commented:
BHO: 3.4 Billion for the initial stages of SMART GRID.
BHO: You will not drive cars. You will use Speed Rail.
…..and on and on it goes.
Practical Application(s) of Smart Grid.
‘Wind power will require lifestyle change’
‘Don’t Count on Constant Electricity Under “RENEWABLE ENEGY’
“Smart grids are being developed by utilities worldwide to allow the government to control electricity use in the home, down to the individual appliance. Smart grids would monitor the consumption of each appliance and be capable of turning them off if the power is needed elsewhere…”
The Gov’t will decide ….The When and Where . For The Highest “Social Purpose”
Prohibitive Prices For “Non-Essential Purposes”
“Smart grids would monitor the consumption of each appliance and be capable of turning them off if the power is needed elsewhere…” The Above Will Alter Our Lifestyles
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/03/05/lawrence-solomon-don%E2%80%99t-count-on-constant-electricity-under-renewable-energy-says-uk-electricity-ceo/
The UK Model.
The US Model Under BHO?? Much Worse.
That is why BHO wants and NEEDS Drilling “Moratoriums”
Under BHO be prepared to expect All Drilling To Stop!
Mark1957 commented:
Obama wants Americans to pay $10 per gallon for gas like they do in Europe and $500 a month to heat our homes. Of course he will give tax credits to lower income families so that they are even more dependent upon the government to survive. The man is not stupid, just evil. He hates all that is great about this nation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4
Male Silverback commented:
Dittos for Ipso Facto
Catherine commented:
I am blaming the democrats for voting this evil man in office.
http://www.channel3000.com/money/27090010/detail.html#
US Appeals Judge’s Order On Drilling Permits
Ruling Orders Government To Act On 7 Permits In 30 Days
Posted: 8:21 am CST March 5, 2011
AP
NEW ORLEANS — The Obama administration has appealed a judge’s order requiring regulators to act on seven drilling permit applications.
The government filed court documents late Friday saying it may have to deny the applications if regulators must make a decision within 30 days as ordered. The order was issued by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the administration’s moratorium on deepwater drilling after BP PLC’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The documents say the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement may not have enough time to help operators meet regulatory requirements to have the permits approved by the deadline.
Feldman ruled last month that the government must act on five applications within 30 days. On Tuesday, Feldman said his ruling also applies to two other permits.
But this is even worse?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/03/gunwalker_goes_primetime.html
March 05, 2011
Gunwalker Goes Primetime
By T.L. Davis
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7358389n&tag=related;photovideo
Agent: ATF partly to blame for Mexico violence
March 3, 2011
An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms claims the agency has a policy that allows guns to get in the hands of the Mexican drug cartels. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Yes I said evil man;-(
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/03/eveningnews/main20039031.shtml?tag=pop
March 3, 2011
Agent: I was ordered to let U.S. guns into Mexico
ATF agent says “Fast and Furious” program let guns “walk” into hands of Mexican drug cartels with aim of tracking and breaking a big case
Catherine
Than I think of the mussis pretending to be Mexicans and wonder what they are doing?
Than I think of all those People killed in Mexico over the last 2 years what are the #s over 10 thousand?
Not all were druggies some were Police and others were Priests Yes I blame the democrats for this evil man.
Agent 99 commented:
More BHO Evil!! @ # 1
BHO will not defend DOMA.
But Gays?? Yes! The “New” IRS Tax Pan for Same Sex Marriage OR Domestic “Partner”
As Folows http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/23/3424934/new-irs-rule-might-mean-tax-break.html
Those who will save the most are same-sex couples with the biggest disparities in income. For instance, a couple where one earns $100,000 and the other is a stay-at-home spouse with little or no income, will split their combined community earnings on their individual tax returns, with each reporting $50,000 in income. The result: an overall lower tax bill for both.
toongoon commented:
Imagine zeros pride when is able to give the USA to his islamic brothers on a silver platter.
greg commented:
If the tea party, oil workers or any other group decided to encircle the Bureau of ocean energy management office in New Orleans to protest Obama/Salazar destruction of the US energy industry I would travel from Texas to participate. The federal office may not allow the public to enter as did the wisconsin state did. Interupting the flow of fed employees is probably not allowed. But the protest could count and identify the people entering and exiting and report on the attendance of permit writers and lawers.
This protest group could probably label themselves the Oil Producers and Energy Consumers Union Reporters. …..OPECUR..for acronym …
Agent 99 commented:
Toongoon!!! @ # 22
My thought exacty.
“We Will Take The Whitehouse Without Firing A Single Shot”
AQ.
From day one this is what I have seen from BHO.
And He Wil Take Us Down and We Will Cease To Exist As We The USA!
He is doing a “great job” in the eyes of AQ.
BTW, Salazar is now closing off National Parks.
http://www.koat.com/r/27091714/detail.html
“Forest Service Plans To “”"Protect”"”Nationa Forests”
If times were different, I woud just think ‘good deal’ but BHO is in our WH!
kansas commented:
So can someone please explain why these traitorous bastards have pretty good approval ratings? It’s just maddening.
Agent 99 commented:
Greg! Seems We Must Do Something. Remember ‘law of the sea’ or similiar name??
Our backyards could be declared a “protected Wetand”
Even a mud puddle woud be a ‘wetland’.
This is about making us drive (or not) i:e use Green Cars or Bikpaths or High Speed Rail.
And this is a Far-Reaching LANDGRAB! ((Smart Grid/Wind and Solar Farms/Cosing National Forests/Etc.)
Just a thought. But I wonder what China or Russia or Brazil (who is drilling) thinks about the USA??
We must be perceieved as weak.
Agent 99 commented:
Kansas. Add This “Obama: No Arming Of U.S. Agents” ((Border Patrol gents must use Beanbags despite the recent and past murders of our Fed Agents))
ONE: The Media does not report this ((And many more evil acts of The One)
The A.C. “Fools”
Comes as a Messiah.
See http://www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/news/default.cfm
This Is The NEWS for the Site.
Everything from Fox News to WSJ to Der Speigel to Drudge and beyond.
bg commented:
++
OT.. ht RG
Obama’s Huge Tax Increase on the Poor In 2011
[For example: If an employee is Single and earns $230 over a two week
period, no taxes are withheld in 2010. In 2011, taxes are withheld if the
employee earns only a $100. And those that made $240 in 2011 have 16
TIMES the amount of taxes withheld compared to 2010.]
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Agent 99 commented:
http://politicalvelcraft.org/2011/02/22/united-states-now-has-more-oil-than-saudi-arabia-obama-bans-u-s-drilling-its-own-oil-forces-our-money-to-islamic-nations-for-oil/
bg commented:
++
Agent 99 #26
Old GP Post
LOST
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oldguy commented:
#9 Edouard:
Well said!
bg commented:
++
Edouard #9
not only that, but Bill Daley on MTP today started the Obama
“freed” the Middle East and Africa drum beat today.. L-I-A-R!!
truth..
[One political role he's already playing is as an informal adviser to Obama
administration officials, his friends Michael McFaul and Samantha Power,
scholars who serve on the National Security Council staff. But he doesn't
mince words about Mr. Obama's record so far. The president "wasted two
and a half years" cozying up to dictators and abandoning dissidents, he
says. "Partly to distance himself from Bush, democracy promotion became
a kind of bad phrase for him." He also made the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
his top priority, at the expense of pushing for freedom. "By putting the
democracy file on hold, on the back burner, he did not accomplish peace
nor did he serve democracy," says Mr. Ibrahim.
'Dislikable as [President Bush] may have been to many liberals, including
my own wife, we have to give him credit,” says Mr. Ibrahim. “He started
a process of some conditionality with American aid and American foreign
policy which opened some doors and ultimately was one of the building
blocks for what’s happening now.” That conditionality extended to Mr.
Ibrahim: In 2002, the Bush administration successfully threatened to
withhold $130 million in aid from Egypt if Mr. Mubarak didn’t release him.
So what should the White House do? “Publicly endorse every democratic movement in the Middle East and offer help,” he says. The least the administration can do is withhold “aid and trade and diplomatic endorsement. Because now the people can do the job. America doesn’t have to send armies and navies to change the regimes. Let the people do their change.”]
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Joanne commented:
Obama did sweet bugger all to prevent the oil in the Gulf from coming ashore and inhibited those who tried to stop it. This guy doesn’t give a damn about safe or unsafe oil rigs, although he will certainly use this excuse to delay or stop oil rigs from operating. You just have to watch his actions to know where he stands.