Comments on: Obama Supports Offshore Drilling

By: Da King

Da King — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:46:15 +0000

That's the ticket, walt. And Walmart doesn't hire workers until tube socks reach $19.95 per pair.

By: walter

walter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:32:20 +0000

oil companies won't add jobs until oil reaches $140/bbl

By: Da King

Da King — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:18:20 +0000

The number of people who work at Applebee's won't put a dent in the worldwide number of workers either, but that's no reason to ban Applebee's.

You really need to get out of that liberal lie mindset, and start embracing pro-American values.

By: frank

frank — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:46:05 +0000

larry d.,
Stay away from the brown acid.

Mr. King,
Once again, there are no domestic oil companies. They are all global corporations. The number of jobs will not put the slightest dent in unemployment, or the number of blue collar jobs lost to "free" trade. The amount of oil available will have no effect on our energy shortage

By: larry d.

larry d. — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:44:26 +0000

Skilled and educated workers are out, King. Only mindless automaton jobs are valued because only mindless automatons believe living at 1979 levels is cause to vote democrat.

By: Da King

Da King — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:30:33 +0000

frank,
Who is that "small army of highly skilled and experience workers," frank ? If it's domestic oil, those are AMERICAN WORKERS. I thought you were pro-worker, but here your anti-worker. It's illogical. Not all of the workers on an oil rig are highly skilled either.

By: frank

frank — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:38:42 +0000

Mr. King,
No, they use their small army of highly skilled and experienced workers. It is not exactly an entry level position. They may be blue collar, but if they screw up, people may die, millions of dollars of equipment can be ruined, an environmental disaster could occur. I guarantee you that any new drilling site would generate few new jobs for those reasons.

By: frank

frank — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:28:40 +0000

larry d.,
Yeah larry, all 25 of them. Keep working on that "living in the past" meme. You are beginning to refine it a bit. 1979 was such a good year for me, that I don't mind being reminded of it at all.

By: walter

walter — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:59:02 +0000

actually, they just move the drill rigs from place to place….you know, just like they do on dry land.

By: Da King

Da King — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:15:34 +0000

frank says, "Do you really think that oil companies put out a help wanted sign whenever they put up a new drilling rig?"

Why, yes I do, frank. What do you think the oil companies do, use their army of androids to do the work ?

By: larry d.

larry d. — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:15:17 +0000

You criticized the jobs because they are "high stakes" requiring "skills and experience." I'm beginning to see why you're stuck at the 1979 standard of living.

How's that Gremlin running?

By: frank

frank — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:27:10 +0000

larry d.,
I didn't know that every job but those on an oil rig were crappy jobs. Thanks for the alert.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:50:17 +0000

So you want to promote the creation of only crappy jobs, frank? What's the matter with you?

By: frank

frank — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:57:19 +0000

Mr. King,
Do you really think that oil companies put out a help wanted sign whenever they put up a new drilling rig? These are high stakes jobs requiring a lot of skill and experience. What do you suggest the total number of jobs would be? You are right, I do bemoan the loss of manufacturing jobs. I also see our energy dependence as a strategic weakness. But, as Mr. alchemist points out, the amount of oil is not great enough to have any effect on either blue collar jobs or our dependence on foreign sources of oil.

By: alchemist

alchemist — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:54:32 +0000

It is so much more complicated that how you have presented it. Like I have said – it is not worth the effort.

By: Da King

Da King — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:49:06 +0000

So, you fellas are saying it's "not rational" to pursue our own domestic oil supplies.
If that's what y'all consider irrational, I'll gladly assume the title. Ignoring our country's own resources while buying those resources overseas is downright stupid. I think you'd agree with me if the resource was anything other than oil (thus revealing that the source of your disagreement on oil is purely ideological). Should we grow our own food ? Should we produce our own cars ? Of course we should. Seriously, I don't know what you can possibly be thinking.

And frank, you are the guy who keeps bemoaning the fact that we've lost so many manufacturing jobs in this country (and you are correct). Now you are telling me domestic oil manufacturing is an area we shouldn't pursue. THAT is what is irrational, so I think it's you who is blinded by the fog of campaign garbage, not me. I'm arguing in favor of this country becoming more self-sufficient. You are arguing against it.

By: alchemist

alchemist — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:43:26 +0000

See King – your last paragraph is what I mean by "much of what is posted here is not rational." Thank you Frank for your post. I know the owner of a domestic oil company – the company drills in primarily in OH and PA. The company employs perhaps 6 people and that includes the owner and spouse who by the way work their butts off . The company has made them personally very very wealthy and I say good for them. Is that your idea of a domestic oil company – because that is the only kind of domestic oil company left today.

By: frank

frank — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:07:17 +0000

Mr. King,
There is no such thing as domestic oil, just as there are no American oil companies. They are global companies with no loyalties to any country. Their profits don't "stay here". The production is done by whomever they choose to hire, American or foreign workers. As others have pointed out, oil companies will simply sell to the highest bidder and the amount of oil available is rather insignificant. You are simply regurgitating Republican campaign garbage. Perhaps you have noticed it's no longer a priority for them.

By: Tbomb

Tbomb — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:48:39 +0000

great rebuttal …

By: Da King

Da King — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:14:39 +0000

alchemist,
I agree we have to transition away from oil, but that's going to take a LONG time to accomplish, and in the meantime, it makes no sense to import any more oil than necessary.

You say, " So if we do drill the problem is that oil is sold in a world market so the oil we recover here does not necessarily benefit the US."

So, you think there's no difference between producing our own oil and importing it from, say, Saudi Arabia ? I couldn't disagree more with that. With domestic oil, the profits stay here, the production is here, we're creating American jobs, and we aren't depending on some foreign country to provide us with the oil we need if our national security is at risk.

By: Knozzmoeking

Knozzmoeking — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:09:24 +0000

larry,

Don't confuse him with logic. Never works on liberals.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:45:07 +0000

If he was never the CIC how on earth did he divert all those troops?

By: Tbomb

Tbomb — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:17:34 +0000

Knozz, I don't blame Bush for everything; just diverting the military from Afghanistan to Iraq(where 4000 troops have been killed) and letting Bin Laden slip away. The troops will be out of Iraq according to the timetable set up and agreed upon by Iraq and Bush. We will send as many troops into Afghanistan as Petraeus needs (remember the 'Surge'). Bush is not and really never was the CIC.

By: alchemist

alchemist — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:17:49 +0000

Walter absolutely and AMEN

By: walter

walter — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:59:31 +0000

what is in the best interests of our country is to reduce our usage of oil….