I got this from Sourdough’s site. Interesting, don’t you think?
the following is not my work, but it has been placed in open access to give it as much exposure as possible.
Worth printing out and taping to gas pumps…..
$140 a barrel petroleum, and its headed further up. Adding to the cost of food, possible inflation and driving the dollar down in international trade. And we are at the mercy of Venezula, Iran and other bad actors, as well as Nigeria and other unstable places, due to our huge need for imported oil.
So what has congress done?
ANWR Exploration
House Republicans: 91% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed
Coal-to-Liquid
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 78% Opposed
Oil Shale Exploration
House Republicans: 90% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Exploration
House Republicans: 81% Supported
House Democrats: 83% Opposed
(And the Democrats do this as Cuba and China drill for Cuba barely 50 miles off our shores in South Florida)
Refinery Increased Capacity
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 96% Opposed
SUMMARY
91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of American-made oil and gas.
86% of House Democrats have historically voted against increasing the production of American-made oil and gas.
Over the past 30 years:
Democrats have blocked the development of new sources of petroleum.
Democrats have blocked drilling in ANWR.
Democrats have blocked drilling off the coast of Florida.
Democrats have blocked drilling off of the east coast.
Democrats have blocked drilling off of the west coast.
Democrats have blocked drilling off the Alaskan coast.
Democrats have blocked building oil refineries.
Democrats have blocked clean nuclear energy production.
Democrats have blocked clean coal production.
Democrats believe taxing and suing oil companies will somehow bring down gas prices.
The Democrats have sold out to radical environmentalists, and in doing so have set in place the conditions that can bring ruin to this nation.
Wonder why your groceries cost more? Why you are paying $4 and soon $5 a gallon for gasoline? Wonder why your power bill is going up?
*Put the blame where it belongs: the Democrats*
When will the American People wake up?
It costs the Saudis about $2.00 / barrel to get their oil out of the ground and into a tank.
The Saudis (wahabbis) hate the USA and Israel, and we’re paying them (a world market, actually) about $140.00 / barrel.
About 30 years ago, the USA imported approx 25% of its oil, and OPEC nearly ruined our economy with their embargo. Congress talked tough and decided to reduce our dependancy on foreign oil.
Today, the USA imports approx 70% of our oil and refined oil products.
Dennisranch 
Wow. Democrats. Who would have known. Not me. I’ve been a full democrat supporter. Shocking, even. I wonder what their take on biofuels is? Because there’s a B5 blend I learned about while working for NORA. It can help conserve 400 MILLION gallons of oil and produces NO greenhouse gases. Here, take a look: http://oilheatamerica . com/index.mv?screen=bioheat
How long of a time does it take to conserve the 400 million gallons of out Judy? I am afraid that is just a drop in the bucket. Not that it would be bad, but for the time being, we need more crude as long as that is what our economy is functioning on.
It should have read 400 million gallons of oil in my post.