Another call for action

While Newt and his “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” campaign has created the most buzz, the folks at Freedom’s Watch are also on the petition bandwagon:

It’s now been two years since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Americans that Democrats had a commonsense solution to high gas prices. Average price per gallon when Democrats took control of Congress? $2.32. Now, as the price of gas reaches another record high of $4.11 per gallon (a 77% increase in the last two years!), Americans are growing tired of Congressional leaders twiddling their thumbs while drivers shell out more and more of their income at the pumps.

Senator Barack Obama would’ve preferred a more “gradual adjustment” in fuel prices. Senator Harry Reid believes all fossil fuels are “dirty” and need to be eliminated. But what these liberal leaders aren’t offering is a solution to skyrocketing fuel prices while alternative sources of energy can be developed – and their hand-wringing is having a devastating effect on the American economy.

The liberal ‘plan’ for alleviating fuel costs seems to be nothing more than twiddling their thumbs while Americans continue to suffer. Watch this video (that I embedded below) outlining their inaction, and then sign the petition urging Congressional leaders to stop twiddling their thumbs and take action to lower high fuel prices.

What makes their point especially well is pointing out that gas has increased by nearly $2 per gallon on average since the Democrats took over Congress after the 2006 temper tantrum by voters. I did sign the official-looking petition myself, but one thing I’d like to know is how many others have. Granted, this is also a way for the group to bolster its e-mail list but I’m already on it anyway.

Now, the video I promised.

It’s actually pretty humorous as these things go, and only 54 seconds long so it may just make it to network TV sometime, who knows.

By the way, yesterday President Bush undid what his father was responsible for and rescinded the Executive Order that prohibited oil exploration on the outer Continental Shelf. So the ball is now definitely bouncing around the court of Congress and every little bit of public pressure will help.

What truly would help is relief that cannot arrive until November, that being throwing out all of the obstructionists who are preventing us from securing our own energy. The message would be loud and clear if spoken at the ballot box.

Author: Michael

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