Archive for September, 2008

On this day in 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies debuted on CBS.

One thing you never saw in the pool scenes was patio furniture covers. I always thought it was odd that their patio furniture was so ’sterile’ looking all the time. Then again, how do you decorate around a cement pond?

You can find out more about this day in history at the History Channel, Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease.

During the month of August, House Republicans asked for a vote on their energy bill, the American Energy Act.

When House Democrats returned from their five week recess, Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised a vote on a comprehensive energy solution.

The bill she introduced is anything but comprehensive. It offers no provisions for oil shale exploration, nuclear power expansion, or clean coal or coal-to-liquid technology.

Drilling will only be allowed if states agree to let the federal government keep all the proceeds earned from the oil leases they allow. There will be no drilling in ANWR, and the bill does not even provide for one new oil refinery.

The drilling provision also calls for drilling 50 miles from our nation’s shores. Most of the oil available is located 3-50 miles, so in essense this bill is a “no drill” energy bill.

Nancy Pelosi’s so called comprehensive energy bill is anything but comprehensive. It won’t even produce more American made energy for Americans. I hope you’re ready to take your diet pills because if this bill becomes law, things are going to get pretty tight around here. She has made it abundantly clear that she intends to drive oil companies from America completely.

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