fyi:
there's been a lot of congressional movement on the drilling front this week, and this morning president slasher dropped a bombshell in what for generations has been called the president's weekly radio address
it went like this:
first, the senate hauled the big 5 before baucus' finance committee to dig at those insidious subsidies
Democrats, oil executives face off at hearing - Darren Goode - POLITICO.com
mr's shell and exxon kicked back consistently---cutting our breaks will kill jobs and increase pump prices
the proceedings got a bit preposterous
From ponies to unicorns, oil hearing is a zoo - Darren Goode - POLITICO.com
bottom line: cuzza republicans and "oil state democrats" the plan is "likely to sink in the end"
landrieu was the loudest
RealClearPolitics - Video - Dem Senator: "Ridiculous" To Take Away Oil Subsidies
meanwhile, downstairs boehner's boys and broads tallied their trifecta---three drill bills for alaska, the california coast, the atlantic and gulf
House completes oil drilling trifecta - Dan Berman - POLITICO.com
the trifecta was expected to stonewall, "the white house had announced its opposition to all three bills"
but sometime between yesterday and this morning the slasher transformed it appears as thoroughly as ksm after a month of eit's in some secret prison in eastern europe
today:
Obama to speed up U.S. oil production - CBS News
encourage dependence, anyone?