House Republicans Distort Reality To Blame Obama For High Gas Prices

From DeSmogBlog - http://desmogblog.com/house-republicans-distort-reality-blame-obama-high-gas-prices

Never ones to let facts get in the way of a good political smear, House Republicans released a report blaming President Obama and the Democrats for high gas prices in America. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Republican Representative Darrell Issa, claims that the president has launched a concerted effort within the government to keep energy prices high in order to force “green technology” on the public.

The new report says that onerous environmental policies put in place by the administration and enforced by the EPA are causing domestic energy prices to rise dramatically, effectively killing jobs and hurting every American who drives a car. They also say that Obama is limiting oil companies’ ability to drill for "American" oil in places like the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and that the President is not allowing them to exploit the natural resources of our country by imposing limits on hydraulic fracturing.

The committee went as far as to call for a full blown hearing last week, where they grilled EPA administrator Lisa Jackson and David Hayes, Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Interior, on the necessity of environmental policies that hinder domestic energy production.

While their points might look good on paper or in 10-second sound bites, they are not even close to reality. For example, the GOP says that Obama has prevented industry from drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and that he is not allowing them to drill on public lands, such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But as we’ve reported in the past, Obama has actually opened up more areas of the Gulf for drilling, and is currently actively working to open up areas of Alaska for oil drilling. Even in the wake of the BP oil disaster, he is still allowing more drilling permits for deepwater drilling.

The full story can be found here - http://desmogblog.com/house-republicans-distort-reality-blame-obama-high-gas-prices

street and these bastards get the same treatment when they cause the government to lie to us

cause a lot of people to talk about it over the water cooler at work. The Repugs need something - some issue - to get the focus off of them and the Medicare/Paul Ryan fiasco. This looks like the issue that they will use. I just hope that the Dems are smart enough to deflect this and disprove it.

It works against whoever is president.

Ethanol is now supplying about 10% of out transportation fuel. Ethanal has reduced oil/gas prices conservatively, 15% (which saved us about $72 Billion in 2010 in lower gas prices).

of course, some of our oil ended up in the Gulf of Mexico. You can thank Cheney's relaxed safety policy for oil industry for that.

Good Post. Recommended.