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I see, by way of McQ, a set of trascripts on National Review  from Larry Kudlow, of interviews with Sarah Palin, Here and here I’ll include a few excepts, here. Kudlow: Here’s the bad news. The Congress is going to take their summer recess without a vote — not even a vote — on rolling back the moratorium on drilling onshore and offshore.

I've got to sell more copies of my book so I don't look more stupid than I already do. Human events Online Column by Rep.Jeb Hensarling TX-05 For weeks (since the House abruptly adjourned for the summer), Republicans have been in Washington dema... Read and post comments | Send to a friend

From the NRCC Newsletter: PELOSI AND THE DEMOCRATS PROMOTE SHAM ENERGY PROPOSAL "While Nancy Pelosi is off on her cross-country tour trying to get her book moved off the New York Times' worst-seller list, voters are wondering why she and her fellow Democrats can't be bothered to address the issue of out of control fuel costs," said Ken Spain, a spokesman for the NRCC.

National Journal, Poll Track, “Energy Consensus: ‘All of the Above’“: Quinnipiac pollsters found that most Americans support nearly every measure that’s been put on the table to address the energy crisis. A majority of respondents support domestic drilling, whether it’s offshore or in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge (62 percent and 51 percent, respectively).

Senator Jim Inhofe has a one question poll he'd like you to respond to. The link is here.

Several libertarian economic commentators have gotten caught up in a meme opposing drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf and other US locations. Somehow they've gotten the idea that the political rhetoric of «energy independence» somehow makes removing government regulations anti-freedom and inefficient.

Living in Missouri, I was interested in the results of a new survey about which the folks at the American Petroleum Institute informed me today. That survey found 66 percent of Missouri voters support increased access to domestic oil and natural gas resources.

Rush Limbaugh pointed this out: RUSH: The Obama camp continues to push the tire gauge.  I mean, this is incredible.  They continue to push this tire gauge thing as an energy plan.  They claim to have found proof somewhere that properly inflating your tires, if we all did it, would save something

…Apparently they were for a comprehensive energy plan before they were against it. Seems they were also for caring about Creation before the rubber hit the road and we learn, lo and behold, they are against it. That political wind sock of theirs must get one heckuva work out with all that hot air the flip-flopping cons keep blowing its way.

If you are easily bored by numbers and math… this post ain’t for you. In recent days the national Republicans and their partisan supporters have doubled-down on their empty “drill here, drill now” rhetoric to advance their proposal to open up protected coastal waters to off-shore drilling.