Nan Reneges on Her Openness to Oil Drilling

In less than a week after stating she would be open to the possibility of a vote in the House on offshore oil drilling, 'Nan' Pelosi reneged on her offer by stating unequivocally that she is still 100% opposed to such a vote.

Pelosi maintains the only way she would allow an up or down vote on oil drilling is to lump it together in a bill that would eliminate so-called 'tax breaks' for oil companies, which by the way pay over 50% of their profits in taxes in addition to the taxes per gallon at the pump, and take the money she would confiscate from the oil companies to invest in 'alternative energy.'

You mean, 'big wind' as in T. Boone Pickens' companies, Nan? The ones in which you have invested your personal funds?

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Nan claims that drilling offshore will result in a mere 2 cents per gallon savings in 10 years.

But market analysts strongly disagree. Gasoline prices are based upon oil futures. By merely announcing today that the U.S. is going to drill in ANY area off of our coastline that shows there are bountiful supplies of crude oil, the price would drop by 40 cents per gallon almost overnight.

Nan, however, wants us to believe the worst lies possible about oil because she is banking on T. Boone Pickens' notion that we can 'wind-blow' our way out of the energy crisis, and she has put her personal funds on the line by investing heavily in Pickens' companies.

Under normal conditions that would be considered corruption--conflict of interest. But in Nan's House of Clowns in Washington such a thing is considered normal. Remember, Diane Feinstein, D-California, was the ranking member of the very committee that granted millions of dollars in government contracts to Feinstein's husband!

Yet nothing, nary word, was said by the Democratic leadership.

And Nan is going to get away with her conflict of interest because the criminals are guarding the prisoners. This is the way Nan's House works.

Nan also lied about the GOP plan in the House to approve offshore oil drilling. It is NOT just about oil. The GOP plan includes oil, coal, nuclear, solar, electric, hydrogen energy cell, air compression, and yes, even wind turbines.

The difference is that the GOP correctly believes that it is going to take ALL of our available resources, not just a select few, to meet the nation's energy needs and get ourselves off of foreign oil.

But Nan wants oil, coal, and nuclear off the table.

Apparently the environmentalist wackos that bankroll her political career laid down the law to her about her previous willingness to consider offshore oil drilling.

And as long as Pelosi blocks new oil drilling, she and her puppets can push government contracts that will lead the nation to 'big wind' and none other than T. Boone Pickens!

It's all about the money, isn't it, Nan?

Second Amendment News Roundup for 8/15/08

Focusing on guns, politics, and news of interest, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

From Codrea's War on Guns:
*'The Poor Man's Survival Arsenal'
*'A Man of Conviction'
*'An Expert Opinion'--teachers shouldn't be allowed to arm themselves?
*'No Carry'--beating a dead horse.

JR at A Keyboard and a .45 has good news that at least one school district is encouraging its staff to pack their pistols.

Gateway Pundit says:
*Pelosi backtracks on the 'hoax' of oil drilling--too much pressure, huh, Nan?
*Russia claims their invasion of Georgia was a plot by Cheney to make Obama look weak--rofl! Obama does that on his own without any help from Cheney!
*Republicans collect signatures to get 'that nutty Pelosi' back to Washington to allow an up or down vote on offshore oil drilling.

Michelle Malkin has an update on the cheating Chi-Coms and the failure of the IOC to do anything about it at the Olympics.

From Dr. John Lott:
*The consequences of Obama's allowing Hillary's name to be placed in nomination at the Democrat Convention
*The Obama tax plan will raise marginal rates for low and high income persons

Dustin's Gun Blog comments further on gun-grabber Obama's tax plan.

Alphecca reports on a concealed carry resolution in an Illinois county.

Freedom Sight has a great quote from Thomas Jefferson on liberty.

Agree or disagree, Sebastian has the MUST-read of the day.

Breda provides essential reading on the Chi-Coms entitled, 'Wards of the State.'

Nicki has riveting commentary on a strange letter received by her best friend concerning gun shows.

Mike McCarville posts an interesting follow-up to the Oklahoma District Attorney who is seeking the identities of anonymous posters on a website. Their crime? They had the audacity to criticize the D.A. Imagine that in a free country!

Ryan Horsley reminds us on his new blog that the grand opening of the new Red's Trading Post will be this coming Monday!

Conservative Libertarian Outpost has big news about 'climate change' in Colorado!

Days of Our Trailers posts a great read, via The Rustmeister, entitled, 'In Your Face Tactics'...it's about the Brady Bunch.

Conflict of Interest, There, Nan?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, or 'Nan' as Michelle Malkin calls her, is implicated in a potential conflict of interest scheme over her obstructionism on oil drilling and her support for 'wind turbine' technology.

It seems 'Big Government Nanny' Pelosi has hefty investments in the 'big wind' industry of former oilman T. Boone Pickens!

California has also placed on the ballot several initiatives to be voted on by residents this November that have to do with a heavy push toward 'wind turbine' technology, which would supposedly replace dependence on oil by up to 50% in just a few short years.

Of course, in order to reach that goal, T. Boone's companies would have to place wind turbines by the thousands on hillsides throughout California.

This is the plan that Pickens wants all of America to adopt.

Can you imagine a windmill on every lawn, in every field, on every hillside, and on every building in America? This is practically the number of wind turbines it would take to replace 50% of our dependence on oil.

Now back to Nan.

Nan has consistently refused to allow an up or down vote in the House on offshore oil drilling. Yet the entire time she was investing heavily in 'big wind.' In fact, she and T. Boone are practically using the very same talking points.

But what's the difference between that 'evil' enterprise called 'big oil' and 'big wind'?

Health advocates claim that 'big wind' is more damaging to the public health than 'big oil. ' Oregon Live has an interesting report on the ill health effects of wind turbines located near residences.

But Nan and her liberal comrades in California made sure voters' propositions were placed on the November ballot to approve the plan to expand big wind as no other industry has expanded in recent memory.

And guess who would be one of the major beneficiaries of such an expansion?

T. Boone and his investors, such as Big Government Nanny Pelosi.

Do I smell a conflict of interest, there, Nan? Is your opposition to oil drilling related in any way at all to your personal investment in wind turbine technology?

For more on this story, click HERE for the full details provided by Michelle Malkin.