Earlier today, Chief Deputy Republican Whip Eric Cantor, VA-7, participated in the McCain campaign morning press call. After his appearance on my show last Friday, just as the House GOP was beginning to inspire the Twitter revolution – via users with the #dontgo hashtag, I went on to break (before the MSM) that Cantor was being vetted by Arthur ‘A. B.’ Culvahouse as a potential running mate for John McCain. One thing comes to mind… Yes We CANTOR!
From Earlier today, in COngressman Cantor’s own words:
“We are here on the call today to really begin to look at what we are going to hear for the rest of the day, which is the unveiling of Barack Obama’s energy plan for the future. I think it comes at a time when everyone looks around and sees that the American people are really hurting. I know here in my home state of Virginia I have talked to seniors on fixed incomes who just cannot deal with $4 a gallon gas. We’ve got police forces, school systems, small businesses that are really buckling up under the pressure of the sky-high gas prices.
“So it is clear that this is an issue that is very important to our economy and to the families of America. And I believe that what we will see today is Barack Obama attempting to paint a picture of an energy plan that frankly is not based on developing more American energy supply. I believe that anyone who says that we can achieve energy independence in this country without that, without more nuclear power without more offshore drilling, without more clean coal, doesn’t have the experience to understand the problem we are faced with or isn’t being straightforward to the American people.”
Yes We CANTOR.
—Media Lizzy
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I really enjoyed the discussion on Pat Dollard’s Jihadi Killer Hour. Though I have been a Mitt supporter (I wanted him for President), I will support McCain’s
choice.
Cantor sings the right melody and I like him and Sarah Palin as well. I have read some comments from folks in his district, giving support and good reviews of his performance as Congressman.
This is the place to be, and I will be reading your take and other fantastic scoops you make.
Here is a diversion from “The Race” but after hearing more about you Media Lizzy, you might appreciate what I’m trying to say.
http://tmq2.wordpress.com/
(see my 2 post about Madonna)
Go Girl
It is just over two years (far too long) since I was last in the US, and I remember paying around $2.30 for gas. That was in Indiana. The percentage price increase in just over two years has been immense, however in the UK we would love to pay that price. Currently gas is $10 a gallon and diesel is $11 a gallon, and that is the cheapest you can get. Many places are far more expensive.
Around 70% of the cost of a gallon is taken up in tax and our Labour government are trying to impose more taxes on us under the guise of being ‘green.’ Just like the US, the cost of fuel is crippling small businesses and hard working families.
Lizzy,
Why haven’t the oil companies been drilling on the 68 million acres they already have leased that are not being utilized? Wouldn’t it make more sense to focus on these lands, as they are much farther along in the permitting process, than offshore properties that will face a much longer term before any actual production?
Also, at a time when ExxonMobile has stated the and the other oil companies year-over-year second quarter gains ranging from 11% to 1707%, why are they getting off without any blame for higher prices? The top six just reported profits totaling almost $55 billion. We use about 20 milliion 40 gallon barrels per day, or 72 billion gallons per quarter. That’s 76 cents per gallon of pure profit, or about 20% net profit at a retail price of $4 per gallon.
I’m sure a lot of industries would just have felt like they have died and gone to heaven if they could get a 20% net profit.
We can’t simply drill our way out of this because we would have to quadruple daily domestic production for 5 million barrels to 20 million barrels. We simply don’t have the reserves domestically.
Sources:
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpoil225737475jun22,0,5672851.story
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/31/1711078-top-corporate-quarterly-earnings-of-all-time
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/cfapps/STEO_Query/steotables.cfm?periodType=Annual&startYear=2005&startMonth=1&endYear=2009&endMonth=12&tableNumber=9
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13223
bruce,
You left out your main source–Your asshole.