California Conservative

When I read Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s quote, I was stunned. I wasn’t surprised because he’d be ideal as Hugo Chavez’s Oil Minister. Rather, I was stunned that he’d make his thoughts known in public. Here’s Rep. Hinchey’s quote:

We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market.
Hinchey on why they postponed the Appropriations markup

We’re going to trust a government bureaucrat to determine the proper flow of oil through refineries? I don’t think so. That’s the dumbest decision we could possibly make.

Predictably, Democrats are putting themselves on the wrong side of this issue. Here’s a sampling of what Democrats said about increased drilling:

I think there aren’t enough votes for the Peterson amendment. It wasn’t taken up (the Interior spending bill) because of the omnibus Appropriations bill. That’s the main focus of the Appropriations Committee. — Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)

They (Republicans) have a one-trick pony approach. — Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the Resources Committee

You cannot drill your way out of this. — Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Select Committee on Global Warming

The White House has become a ventriloquist for the oil and gas energy. The finger should be directed back at them. They had plenty of opportunity to (arrange an energy policy). But they did not put an energy policy in place. — Markey

The governors of California and the governors of Florida are going to scream this is not the way to go.
Hinchey

There are a lot of arrows in the President’s quiver that he decided not use.
Hinchey

What we do has to be in the interest of the American people. Not major corporations.
Emanuel

Rep. Hinchey wants to nationalize oil refineries, Rep. Markey is parroting the talking points of his enviro-extremist allies while limiting oil production. Meanwhile, Rep. Rahall belittles drilling by suggesting that it’s a simplistic plan. NOTICE TO REP> RAHALL: Sometimes simple works when it’s the right plan.

From a purely political front, I’m praying that Democrats maintain their obstructionist ways. If they do, they’ll get soundly defeated this November.

Here’s a creepy video of the Dem’s call for nationalizing oil refineries:

Let’s remember that this video is of an Obama supporter. Allahpundit notes “the creepiest moment”:

Creepiest moment: “Maybe the government’s taking it over because it never should have been private in the first place.”

Do we really trust government to run anything efficiently?

Everyone knows the old cliche that “Those who can, do. Those that can’t, teach.” I’d suggest that that cliche isn’t complete until you add this: “Those who can, do. Those that can’t, teach. Those that can’t teach, govern.” Voters need to ask themselves if they want people like Rep. Hinchey in power. Voters need to ask if they want Sen. Obama, who said that oil isn’t too expensive, it just got to $4 a gallon too fast, setting energy policy.

Most importantly, we must ask ourselves if we want a party in power that hates fossil fuels in charge of energy policy. Let’s remember how totally Democrats have bought into Al Gore’s myth about MMGW. Let’s remember that Nancy Pelosi has bought into the myth of the ocean rising 20+ feet if we continue with our current policies.

Most importantly, let’s remember that Senate Democrats filibustered any energy legislation that included the ecofriendly harvest of domestic oil, whether that was in ANWR, or the OCS.

With gas sitting north of $4 a gallon, we literally can’t afford the Democrats’ policies.

Technorati Tags: Gas Crisis, Maurice Hinchey, Refineries, Nationalization, Maxine Waters, Obama, Al Gore, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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