Joe Says No: Biden White House Blocks
New Atlantic, Pacific Oceans Drilling
as Global Energy Demand Soars
Posted By: Solid_Oak, 7/4/2022 2:07:14 PM
U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed blocking all new drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as the world cries out for more energy from more sources far from Russia, the Middle East, and the OPEC oil cartel. A plan released Friday shows the White House proposed no more than 10 potential lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, an option for one potential lease sale in the northern portion of the Cook Inlet of Alaska, and no lease sales for the Atlantic or Pacific planning areas over the 2023-2028 period.
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I'm getting tired of conservative commentators and analysts blaming environmentalists for these decisions. These policies have nothing to do with the environment and the people behind them are not environmentalists - they are Marxists. Obama (who is really running things) and his Marxist lieutenants in the administration are using the environment as a publicly acceptable front for their desire to transform this country into a Marxist based socialist/communist system. Step one is to put our economy in the ditch (if people are enjoying the fruits of free market capitalism they won't want to transform). The Marxists are smart. They know that an abundance of energy at reasonable prices is the Mothers-milk of free market capitalism. They hate free market capitalism. So they set out on day one to cut energy production and distribution, sending prices sky high. The Marxists hope that the economy will get so bad that people will begin pleading with the federal government to DO SOMETHING. Obama will be ready with the answer - transform our country into a Marxist based socialist/communist country. Don't underestimate the Marxists hatred of our Constitution, historical icons (e.g. Founding Fathers, etc.), traditional values, and religions. So conservative commentators need to get their head out of their ass, figure out what is really going on, and start informing the American people.