http://disqus.com/people/Momsintheright/enWed, 06 Aug 2008 00:09:26 -0000http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/08/no-offshore-drilling-7/#comment-1108671Thanks for your response. The blood that has been spilled counts a lot, at least to me. I have family over there now and a cousin who was injured in Iraq as well who is back home now. IMHO what matters now is what we do going forward and that our country engages or disengages in a respectful intelligent way while protecting our interests both here and abroad.<br><br>It seems this week that a lot of people have made comments that were merely repeats of what Liberal Democratic Leadership has said without their own thought and research. To be fair the same thing has happened on the right too. I think it is incredibly important to the future of our country for all of us to understand exactly what we think and why we think it and not just be a bunch of sheep trying to bleat louder than the other sheep. Most of the people I talked with this week thought the American Energy Act was only about Drill Here Drill Now, and while it contains provisions for opening up our off shore areas for exploration, it also contains a lot of other things. Many of which Democrats have expressed support for. <br>I find it appalling that The House was adjourned earlier in the day than was expected because the GOP Congress Men & Women were speaking about this Bill. <br>We're on opposite sides of this one, but I want to thank you for your blog and your voice. You and Queen of Spain are my favorite liberal political bloggers to read because ya'll make me think. And if our country is to restore itself we all need to be thinking. And I think we all need to be reminded, at least I know I do, that people on both sides of this issue love our country and want what is best both for her and for our children.MomsintherightWed, 06 Aug 2008 00:09:26 -0000http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/08/no-offshore-drilling-7/#comment-1108090I'm just curious if you've read the American Energy Act? Also what do you say to the other countries that already are drilling off of our shores where American companies want to drill? And are you aware that those 68 million acres everyone keeps going on about are either already in some stage of exploration, do not contain any drillable oil, or are in "limbo" because the environmentalists are seeking legal restriction against it?<br>For the immediate future we will have to get our oil from somewhere, would you rather it be American made or from the countries that hate us?MomsintherightTue, 05 Aug 2008 22:42:50 -0000