Chuck Norris joins the debate at Townhall
Chuck Norris has written a column about our gas crisis and some things we can do to lower the price per gallon. While we don’t agree with releasing Strategic Reserves because it would be a temporary fix that would delay congress from doing anything signficant that would help us in the long term, at least people are starting to think about it.
Of couse, the nay-sayers had to chime in with the usual responses. Cam from California said in a comment:
You don’t know your gas from a hole in the ground. “The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates seven times in the past nine months, but gas prices continue to rise.”
“but”? Gas prices continue to rise BECAUSE the Fed has cut interest rates. We import oil and the interest rate cut has undercut our exchange rate. Drilling more for an internationally traded commodity won’t change that. If Congress is to be blamed it’s for running up the deficit.
As with other Californians who contributed to the site, ALL OVER THE PLACE! I would argue that efficiency is great, but at the rate our population is growing, that’s not going to get us there. As with most Californians who think conserving is the way to growth, CAM is dead wrong on this one. How can it be said that drilling more won’t affect the price? Since when has more of something not affected the price? Perhaps instead of urging Chuck to study all the issue, CAM might do well to study economics!
Others chastise him for suggesting that government give oil companies “corporate welfare”. This is a tired old saying that has gained traction but is not the truth. Why shouldn’t companies who provide jobs that give congress its tax base get some sort of tax breaks? It’s not like the government is GIVING them money. JUST GET OUT OF THE WAY and let them do their job! That’s what Chuck was saying.
Bottom line is this… we have tried it the environmentalist way. It’s not working and 2 years of Democratic policies has shown that. It’s time to
act NOW!
Democrats in Congress have been trying to improve US efficiency for years. (You remember efficiency? It’s what you expect of government.) We consume a quarter of the world’s oil while only being 5% of the world’s population. Shouldn’t we fix that before drilling the last drops? Don’t study half the issue and blame everyone else.
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