Do You Approve Of President Obama's Decision Regarding Off Shore Drilling?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[BlooInBloo]

1. In all likelihood really shitty policy.

[Ardent15]

2. Absolutely not

Bad policy is bad policy, regardless of who is advocating it.

[donco6]

3. Not even strategically wise.

I have no idea what he's up to with this.

[bigwillq]

4. Nope

:(

:mad:

[shedevil69taz]

5. It won't do much

but ensure that big oil companies have steady revenue for a couple more years. Gas prices won't go down at all or if they do it will only be for a month if that. So yeah I'm not seeing any upside to this.

[Oregone]

6. Does my approval matter?

They'll do what they'll do. What are we supposed to do about it?

[iamtechus]

7. It may be bad policy but ...

little, if any, damage will be done and the drill-baby-drill people will be effectively silenced before the upcoming election. Think chess.

[Art_from_Ark]

21. Yeah, think chess

As in, a neophyte matching his wits against a Boris Spassky or Gary Kasparov

[Political Heretic]

22. "Republicans play chess, while Democrats are in the nurses office because, once again...

...they've glued their balls to their thighs." - Jon Stewart

If there's any chess being played, Dems aint the ones playing it.

(I don't really think Repubs play chess, but in the full context neither does Jon.)

[Newest Reality]

8. Would our dissaproval have any impact at all

on the matter?

It seems like we are just chickens cackling in the wind while the Rooster does his thing, these days.

Yet, there is the perception that we have a voice and a choice, ey? That's cool. Here are some words I wrote! There! Fixed.

[sabrina 1]

11. No, in fact since they hate progressives, they probably get a

thrill each time they do something like this knowing it will upset progressives.

It's a waste of time trying to talk to them, the DLC wing of the party is running things right now. But, their arrogance may cost them in November as it has already in Mass. They are still in denial over that defeat. But the truth is, that Rahm et al LOST TED KENNEDY'S SEAT. And rather than take it as a warning, they dig themselves deeper in the mud.

[Nite Owl]

12. On some MSNBC show today

I don't remember which one, they said this was to help the BlueDogs since they put their necks out for the healthcare bill. The Progressives just rolled over after some whining so they don't get anything. The way I think they see it is the BlueDogs can go side with the GOP but the Progressives have no where to go (for now anyway). They might pull it through in November because the repukes are beyond scarey. Every move has political considerations regardless of it being wrong for the country. They get out there with pretty words and people, for now, aren't much questioning.

[TheLiberalNovelist]

9. More reaching out to the Republicans...

And it won't work.

Obama is moving away from his center. Dangerous territory.

[roguevalley]

10. having lived through the exxon valdez wreck and knowing that there

isn't a place in the Prince William Sound that you can't turn over a rock and find oil, no. I am not happy with this decision.

[G_j]

13. The oceans are dying already

NO

[fortyfeetunder]

14. Calling our bluff....

I don't agree but I understand.

Maybe in a roundabout way this is a message to Americans.

OK you won't give up your big cars, use public transportation, or live life sustainably.
Though we can't depend on foreign oil forever. We need our own sources.

I'm calling your bluff, it's called drilling offshore for oil..

[sabrina 1]

15. I doubt it. Everything is about money.

Why do you think this has been a Republican dream for so long? They don't do anything for altruistic reasons. It's always about who can profit. And Democrats are just stepping into the money pit now and liking it. And they appear to be better at it because there is no way a Republican could get away with this. Or with the health care bill that just passed.

I think a shift is happening. From the time the rightwing of the Democratic Party began to ascend, and 9/11 helped that along, the party has moved further and further to the right. There is a vacuum now, which needs to be filled. Most people support social programs and unions and don't really want the country to be at war. But neither of the two parties represent them anymore.

It wouldn't be the first time it happened that a party completely changes. The problem for the base is what to do about it. We can either work hard to remove the Blue Dogs and DLCers and drag the party back to at least left of center, or start a whole new party. I think for now, it's better to work within the party. But they do not represent the people who elected them right now no matter how many excuses we try to make for them.

[ChicagoSuz219]

16. By the time they actually do this...

...I'll be a little old lady sitting in a lawn chair at a teabag rally... ;-)

[obxhead]

17. The OBX head says FUCK Obama and his oil rig view future he offers.

[Go2Peace]

18. The good news is he just energized a ton of environmental interests against him

I don't think he thought this through. While environmental organizations won't support Republicans I GUARANTEE you that they will be very weary and careful from here on with their support of Obama and they will organize together to support competitors within the party.

This is HUGE and a lot of people are going to see it that way.

[NightWatcher]

25. also could be read "Obama slaps another group from the Dem base"

teachers, check
unions, check
LGBT, check
peaceniks, check

now

environmentalists, check


He's making sure that none of these groups ever works for the dems again.

[Raine]

19. HELL NO!!!!!!! nm

[voc]

20. No. eom

[gleaner]

23. I picked no.....

having seen the effects of offshore drilling in California when I was a kid, I think it is a very foolish decision and one which can do irreparable harm to our environment and the fragile ecology will impact.

[Obamanaut]

24. Aren't we supposed to approve of everything he says/does? nt

[xiamiam]

27. apparently 25% here do..a few years ago there would not have been one person who would have voted

yes on this poll...

[stray cat]

26. No - I think progressives should boycott any energy or anything made with energy

from coal, oil or nuclear power.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

28. I thought it sucked when tthe GOP wanted it --

I still think it sucks when a Dem does it. Go figure. :crazy: