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1. Vance

   1 year ago

   Rob, I love you logic. Let's shut down all oil production because there is an element of risk. That's like Nancy Pelosi, "Let's pass the Bill so we can find out what's in it". No, the demand for oil is not flat and that makes my point. Barry Soetoro cut the oil drilling on federal lease land by 40%. SOOO, we are stuck with IMPORTING 40% more oil from our Dear Friends in OPEC. Barry is out there lying to the folks telling us that oil drilling has increased. Well it has in North Dakota on PRIVATE LAND where he can't stop it. He is now sending his EPA goons out to Texas to halt their private land drilling with a phoney excuse that they are "Killing Endangered Species". This is why the Marxists have to go.

2. Rob

   1 year ago

   So vance, am I to assume that your position in regards to worldwide energy consumption is that demand globally has remained flat? Yes, I do remember the BP platform explosion, also known as the worst oil spill in our nation's history. I also remember the discovery that the the people charged with regulating the industry to prevent these accidents were so cozy with the oil companies that it was necessary to halt drilling to ensure that we wouldn't have another accident. As for you comment about Keystone, seems that the major hold up was not just the Obama administration, which I will agree seemed purely political, but also republican governors concerned about the path of this pipeline and their water sources. Given the BP debacle, I admire their conviction as this project is not without risk. But given this moment, right now today, we are exporting oil that is drilled for here, was there some sort of agreement that the Keystone pipeline output would be solely used in the US? Because if there was, I must have missed that. You seem to be operating under some assumption that the multinational energy industry or OPEC gives a darn about what we do or don't do. We are tied to the hip to the middle east for energy just like we are to China for debt. I would love to hear how the next guy is going to bring manufacturing back to the US? This ought to be good. But give us some examples of the EPA driving folks out? Let's compare that list to those who just left to exploit the cheap labor.

3. Vance

   1 year ago

   Rob and Eddie, Gas prices at the pump were $1.87 per gallon when Barry Soetoro was sworn in. It has hit a $5.00 high in some places in the country. You may have a short memory but do you remember the Gulf of Mexico BP Oil Platform explosion? Obama via executive order halted all drilling in the Gulf and Alaska on federal lease land. Now he killed the Keystone Pipeline Project that would have ADDED supply from our neighbor Canada. This was a major cut in the supply of oil that we now have to import more from the middle east to make up for the loss. OPEC is charging us $100+ per barrel of crude oil. The price of crude was $38 a barrel when Barry took office. The EPA has driven many companies over seas because they cannot absorb the costs and stay in business. Yes, the labor costs are cheaper in China. This is why the late Steve Jobs moved production for his IPad and IPhones to China. Remember a Solar Panel Company named Solyndra? It closed its doors and moved a small operation to China. Wind generators? Yep, made in China. I can keep going on and on. Until we get rid of Barry Soetoro, we will not see gas prices come down. Why? Because the Energy Czar said so. "This will force us to use alternative sources".

4. Rob

   1 year ago

   vance, it's just stunning how you continue to ignore the fact that the number one job killer of manufacturing jobs is third world labor rates. The things you cited have an impact, but to say the number one killer is laughable. But as these countries begin to grow impatient with these labor rates and environmental concerns that are popping up, hopefully those issues will begin to equalize. Applie is having a tough time of it as folks are starting to look closely at labor conditions in their plants. So what facts do you have to back up that anything Obama has or hasn't done impacts the costs of gas directly or food prices? But to the point of the article, I think Obama had a chance to make some big changes. But instead it was business as usual for wall street (notice how well they are doing), corporations (notice how well they are doing) and left us with a disaster healthcare bill. While I'm not excited about another Obama term, it's hard to get excited about the nonsense in the GOP right now. Do you go with the crazy you know or the crazy that has supposedly had a conversion?

5. Eddie

   1 year ago

   Vance,
   
   I understand that you view government in a highly negative light but your facts are way off especially concerning gas prices. I suggest you google "why are gasoline prices going up" and read the articles from conservative news outlets.
   
   You might want to look at a news video posted on YouTube that features Bruce Bullock of the Energy Institute of SMU where he explains it quite well.
   
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhUNwX3ct64

6. Vance

   1 year ago

   Jeff Poor, Government does not create jobs BUT it can kill jobs as Obama, Reid, and Pelosi have done via government environmental laws, high taxes, and high cost of labor. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Endangered Species Act, and the Department of Labor have been the greatest manufacturing and job killers. We are paying more than double at the gas pump and the grocery store because of Obama's war on the Oil Industry. That's why you hear, "Get Government out of the Way".

7. Linda Perry

   1 year ago

   The article is a lot slanted. I think we as catholics should always tell the truth. One of the reason I am still a catholic is because of it's teaching of helping the poor and taking care of each other. In addition to their position on life, capital punishment and abortion..

8. Rob

   1 year ago

   Jeff, it's a funny quandry our politicians get themselves in. They both say I can use government more efficiently to do whatever is the flavor of month, jobs, national security etc. But I think one thing we in the middle class better start waking up to is that over the last 30 years, regardless of who has been in office, is that the middle class is being eroded and the upper class is flourishing. It's moved beyond this petty "class warfare" nonsense and I believe has turned into a full blown matter of justice. And unfortunately while the politicians are only doing what their money masters pay for, we consumers are largerly to blame as well. It's not just the politicians that need to be thrown out, but we consumers need a radical re-orientation as well. Honestly, now that virtually all restraints to money have been removed, I'm not even sure it's possible to change. Elections will be decided by who can marshall the most money. And while we can donate and make a dent, we can't compare with those, both on the right and the left, who own all the nation's wealth. Of all the things we fight about on these boards, I see that as one of the key threats to our republic.

9. Jeff Poor

   1 year ago

   Pundits were fond of stating the truth when President Bush was still in office: "government can't create jobs." Right after President Obama's inauguration, the same conservative commentators began blaming Obama. So which is it: "government can't create jobs" OR "government can create jobs?" It can't be both.
   
   No American president can force companies to create jobs here instead of in China. Apple Computer and many other American-owned corporations are hiring right now, but they are hiring Chinese workers to work in Chinese production facilities instead of hiring Americans here. Take a look at the back of every consumer electronic product and read the label, "Made in China." No president can prevent this without instituting punitive tariffs.
   
   America's economy is also not helped by a large portion of our workforce that stubbornly refuses to acquire marketable skills. Several manufacturers, and even a few State governments (Alabama is an example), have stated that manufacturing jobs are available, but manufacturing now requires SKILLED labor. We have a shortage of certified welders, machinists, pipe fitters, electronics technicians, etc. But no president can force you to go to vocational school, and increased federal loans for job training costs money, which adds to the deficit. And we know Obama would get blamed for any deficit increases.
   
   No one can deny that the economy is better now than it was on the day President Obama was inaugurated. Are we better off than we were over three years ago? Yes.

10. john elliott

    1 year ago

    Dear Catholic Church website,
    Please get out and stay out of politics.
    Thanks,

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