Oil, Gas and Applause… Please?

I received an email blast from Congressman Gene Green.  The text is listed below and I think it is worth the read.  Since I rip him when he is too far left, it is only fair that I tell you I agree with him on this topic and glad he has “stepped across the aisle.”

I called his office to encourage him to continue to push for jobs through energy.  THESE ARE ALL WORDS UNLESS YOU AND I PUSH HIM TO MAKE THIS A REALITY!

From Gene Green – Congressman

“Our top priority as a nation should be getting Americans back to work. This week I joined my colleagues across the aisle to support energy legislation that will help create jobs for Houstonians and Gulf Coast residents.

After the Macondo Oil Spill, the Department of Interior instituted a moratorium on shallow water and deep water drilling which lasted until May 28, 2010, and October 12, 2010, respectively. Though this moratorium has been lifted, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has been slow to approve applications for new leases. Our office has continued to hear from producers that permits are being denied without proper guidance on how to revise their applications to make them acceptable.

 

I support the safety measures the Department of Interior implemented following the spill, but the permitting delay is impacting job creation throughout the Gulf. Just one production rig creates 500 jobs -- 100 workers on the rig, plus 400 workers supporting drilling operations onshore. A recent study from Wood Mackenzie found that nearly one third of offshore drilling would become uneconomic without reform to the Department Interior’s leasing practices. According to some estimates, this could result in up to 125,000 jobs lost by 2015.
We produce 30% of the nation’s oil in the Gulf of Mexico and 10% of our natural gas. As we see gas prices continue to climb, our country cannot afford to shut off this critical energy source.

 

Following the Macondo spill, we must ensure that we pursue energy production safely and responsibly, but we still need this sector of our economy. . Domestic energy production is critical to our nation’s energy security and creates good paying American jobs. I will continue to support energy policies that protect jobs and the economy in the Houston area.”

-gene

 

While I think the O&G market is highly overregulated, I am glad to see a little sense left in the aging Gene Green.

The Defining Moment…

A defining moment? 

Click below to see a very funny clip Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.

The best part is the end!

 

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-5-2011/definitely--maybe?xrs=share_copy

“Let’s Pretend Bush is President”

A few of my friends are posting some very funny items on their Facebook pages.  One of the funniest I saw was this..

“When is Obama going to kill Kaddafi so that Bush can get credit for that also?”

Really?

Let’s play a game of “Pretend Bush is President.”

If Bush had been the President when Osama was killed, the media would have reported it like this:

Headline – President Bush Orders Execution of Refugee.

Today, in a perhaps an illegal and unilateral maneuver with no other nation standing behind him, President Bush ordered the perhaps illegal execution of a Saudi Arabian refugee in his new found home and meek lifestyle in Pakistan.  The illegal execution took place as the Untied State violated the sovereign air space and borders of Pakistan to illegally kill the unarmed refugee who was at home relaxing with his young bride and little children. 

When asked for a comment President Bush stated “He be deserved it.  It was all part of my stratergicert plan.”

We are not sure that a war crime has been committed but feel certain Bush is a war criminal as a taser gun could have been used as a reasonable alternative to subdue the otherwise unarmed refugee who was standing at the side of his young bride and young children.  If indeed a taser had been unused, the unarmed, newly married, meek refugee could have been handed over to local authorities for a trial.

As I conclude this story I would be remiss if I did not bring into question the impact of Bush I on the Clinton administration.  You may recall that Bush I ordered the attack on the Waco compound killing innocent women, men, children, and unborn babies and President Clinton stood by doing nothing.  And lest not forget Bush I ordering the airstrikes in Croatia as Clinton was in his 3rd year of his first term. We also know that it was these two incidents that led to Bush II making the decision to crash planes into the WTC and pretend it was from non-radical, peace loving, protestors who really want to be loved.

 

Lastly, this is once again a demonstration of the “rogue” President’s cowboy mentality.

Now back to reality…

Obama done good! 

Stop the Bush bashing!

To be glad or not to be glad, that is the question…

With so many people jumping in to present God’s side on the brutal killing of Osama Bin Laden, I thought I would take a shot at it myself. (No pun intended.)

So the comments I see racing across my Facebook and Twitter accounts range from “hell ya,  I am glad he is dead” to “God wishes no man to perish” and we should “pray for those who persecute us.”

Wow! What extreme viewpoints we have here.

So, my take…

Romans 13:1-3

“¹ Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

² Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 

³For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong!”

So, I will make this simple. 

Our governing authority is NOT a king or a queen.  It is not a President or any elected official.

Our governing authority in this land is the Constitution of the United States.  In fact, every elected official takes an oath to uphold it, protect it, and defend it.  They also take an oath to support the laws of the land that are formed by the permissions granted in the Constitution.

So as I see it Osama masterminds a plan to attack the US.   Hmmm?  That seems a little opposed to the freedoms endowed by our governing authority. 

It is also apparent that the plan is clearly contrary to the laws of our land as provided by the legal processes outlined in the constitution.  Hmmm – again.

The plan is executed.  Hmmm?  Is that opposed to the laws of our land the governing authority that God has put in place?  Hmmm?

Clearly it is a crime according to the laws of our land.  So, if my take is correct, then according to what I see in Romans 13:2 is that Osama brought judgment on himself.  NOW THAT IS DIFFERENT.  I didn’t even see that coming!  WOW!

So, I am glad judgment has arrived for Mr. Bin Laden.

For those of you who sympathize for his plight, it seems both you and he missed verse 3.  Hmmm?

Thank you Mr. Obama for upholding your oath to protect and defend our governing authority, the Constitution of the United States.  Thank you for executing your Godly duty.

Good bye and good riddance osama bin laden.