Inflated Tires, Inflated Egos
Okay, so has everyone finished inflating their tires? Great, because according to Barack Obama, we’ve just solved America’s energy crunch. And we didn’t even need to drill offshore to do it – something Obama adamantly opposes (I think… maybe not… has he announced yet today his current position? Maybe all this change he’s talking about is in his positions).
As Obama said a few days ago, “we could save all the oil they’re talking about getting off of drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires.” With any luck, we can expect gas to be under $2.00/gallon just a little after lunchtime.
So, thank you Senator Obama for that innovative solution. Maybe now he can apply the same insight and leadership on other issues – like healthcare. How about: “take two aspirin, and call back us in the morning”? Why not? It makes about as much sense as his energy plan.
The fact is, this is sheer lunacy, and underscores a profound disregard for the facts on Obama’s part. According to government statistics, only a fraction of people at any given moment have improperly inflated tires. America consumes 20 million barrels of oil a day, and doing as Obama suggests would save oil in the tens of thousands of barrels, barely a blip. So gas prices will be unaffected and we’ll be just as dependent on foreign oil.
Obama has apparently taken on the bold campaign strategy of writing off the votes of people able to think their way out of a wet paper bag. He hasn’t a clue on making us more energy independent or lowering gas prices for America’s families who are now hurting.
But neither do most celebrities. After all, Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world (see latest McCain ad).
Polls show that even 70% of the people from Obama’s own party support drilling for oil offshore now to make America more energy independent. Yet Obama and the Nancy Pelosi Democrats in Congress remain fanatical about blocking even a vote on lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling.
Pelosi’s fanaticism came into plain view last week on the Sunday news program This Week, when asked why she wouldn’t allow a vote on drilling. Said Pelosi, “We are spending all of this time on a parliamentary tactic, when nothing less is at stake than the planet, the air we breathe, our children breathe. [sic]” She told The Politico on July 29th she opposed increasing oil supplies because she was “trying to save the planet.”
The Democrats constantly promote themselves as the Party of regular people who will stand up for the “little guy.” And it seems to be true, so long as the “little guy” also happens to be a Hollywood millionaire or a radical environmental lobbyist. But if you’re a regular American, sick of paying through the nose just to get to work or drive your kids to school, well obviously you don’t fit into their agenda of “saving the planet.”
Compare the Democrats’ approach to Senator John McCain and our Republican Members of Congress. While the Democrats are on vacation, Republicans stayed behind in Washington to demand action on energy. And it wasn’t for a bill to inflate tires, it was for the only option that would help secure our economic and national security: tapping American oil that is currently off-limits.
Republicans have been hammering this issue at every opportunity, because when it comes right down to it, few other issues matter when our economy is shaking under the weight of foreign oil dependence.
The result is that Virginia – and indeed America – is getting a clear view of which Party stands with them on basic quality of life issues that affect our future in America, and which party arrogantly grandstands but produces nothing to make our lives better. Polls show consistently that Senator McCain has closed the gap nationally – and in some key states – against Barack Obama.
The bottom line, as we approach the November elections, is that we have a lot to be encouraged about, but we also must continue to hold the Democrats accountable – so Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi cannot continue to hold America’s future hostage on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate.
We know the other side is in love with air, but we have something much better: the support of the majority of the people, and the facts. Republicans this election have a real opportunity to change the political landscape and help lead America into a future of true energy independence. The record is clear, and it’s the Republican Party that truly stands with the “little guy,” working families, and businesses to keep America safe, prosperous and strong.
Jeff Frederick, Chairman
Republican Party of Virginia
Okay, so has everyone finished inflating their tires? Great, because according to Barack Obama, we’ve just solved America’s energy crunch. And we didn’t even need to drill offshore to do it – something Obama adamantly opposes (I think… maybe not… has he announced yet today his current position? Maybe all this change he’s talking about is in his positions).
As Obama said a few days ago, “we could save all the oil they’re talking about getting off of drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires.” With any luck, we can expect gas to be under $2.00/gallon just a little after lunchtime.
So, thank you Senator Obama for that innovative solution. Maybe now he can apply the same insight and leadership on other issues – like healthcare. How about: “take two aspirin, and call back us in the morning”? Why not? It makes about as much sense as his energy plan.
The fact is, this is sheer lunacy, and underscores a profound disregard for the facts on Obama’s part. According to government statistics, only a fraction of people at any given moment have improperly inflated tires. America consumes 20 million barrels of oil a day, and doing as Obama suggests would save oil in the tens of thousands of barrels, barely a blip. So gas prices will be unaffected and we’ll be just as dependent on foreign oil.
Obama has apparently taken on the bold campaign strategy of writing off the votes of people able to think their way out of a wet paper bag. He hasn’t a clue on making us more energy independent or lowering gas prices for America’s families who are now hurting.
But neither do most celebrities. After all, Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world (see latest McCain ad).
Polls show that even 70% of the people from Obama’s own party support drilling for oil offshore now to make America more energy independent. Yet Obama and the Nancy Pelosi Democrats in Congress remain fanatical about blocking even a vote on lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling.
Pelosi’s fanaticism came into plain view last week on the Sunday news program This Week, when asked why she wouldn’t allow a vote on drilling. Said Pelosi, “We are spending all of this time on a parliamentary tactic, when nothing less is at stake than the planet, the air we breathe, our children breathe. [sic]” She told The Politico on July 29th she opposed increasing oil supplies because she was “trying to save the planet.”
The Democrats constantly promote themselves as the Party of regular people who will stand up for the “little guy.” And it seems to be true, so long as the “little guy” also happens to be a Hollywood millionaire or a radical environmental lobbyist. But if you’re a regular American, sick of paying through the nose just to get to work or drive your kids to school, well obviously you don’t fit into their agenda of “saving the planet.”
Compare the Democrats’ approach to Senator John McCain and our Republican Members of Congress. While the Democrats are on vacation, Republicans stayed behind in Washington to demand action on energy. And it wasn’t for a bill to inflate tires, it was for the only option that would help secure our economic and national security: tapping American oil that is currently off-limits.
Republicans have been hammering this issue at every opportunity, because when it comes right down to it, few other issues matter when our economy is shaking under the weight of foreign oil dependence.
The result is that Virginia – and indeed America – is getting a clear view of which Party stands with them on basic quality of life issues that affect our future in America, and which party arrogantly grandstands but produces nothing to make our lives better. Polls show consistently that Senator McCain has closed the gap nationally – and in some key states – against Barack Obama.
The bottom line, as we approach the November elections, is that we have a lot to be encouraged about, but we also must continue to hold the Democrats accountable – so Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi cannot continue to hold America’s future hostage on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate.
We know the other side is in love with air, but we have something much better: the support of the majority of the people, and the facts. Republicans this election have a real opportunity to change the political landscape and help lead America into a future of true energy independence. The record is clear, and it’s the Republican Party that truly stands with the “little guy,” working families, and businesses to keep America safe, prosperous and strong.
Jeff Frederick, Chairman
Republican Party of Virginia
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