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In reply to the discussion: Success! The Arctic is open for drilling! [View all]joshcryer
(62,265 posts)62. Another campaign promise kept.
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Decades of fending off the barbarians and one of our own just hands it over
TheKentuckian
May 2012
#10
The paint chips must be old to be effective, I suggest from the peak or dormers of an old
Dragonfli
May 2012
#28
I've been wondering the same thing! WHY don't we save our oil for when there is no
Auntie Bush
May 2012
#40
Lead time between "discovering" the oil and seeing it at the pump is about 10 years
bhikkhu
May 2012
#68
SS won't be killed...just wounded to die a very slow death. It will be called "reform to save it."
KoKo
May 2012
#21
Agree with both of you. It's a shame that we have so many Americans that are motivated by hate...
stillwaiting
May 2012
#47
Many, many people here have been trying and will continue to try to stop this.
Blue_In_AK
May 2012
#23
Yes...we try ...we've been trying and I have some faint hope that "The People" will succeed.
KoKo
May 2012
#44
I've had that thought too. One of the only things that makes me glad to be old is
Auntie Bush
May 2012
#43
I wonder how Obama looks at his daughters and then justifies doing something like this?
SammyWinstonJack
May 2012
#58
Make no mistake about it, the few environmental protections, restrictions and trade-offs
Uncle Joe
May 2012
#32
Drilling in the Arctic is fine with me. But I would suggest a policy that for every well
Egalitariat
May 2012
#54
Camden Bay in the Beaufort Sea about 100 miles from the Canadian border...
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#61
Don't worry. If there's a disaster, the president go can on TV to pray for it to come to an end.
Karmadillo
May 2012
#65