Wake Up America

Jessi: Don’t give up hope

Congress has re elections every two years. In 2006, as president Bush stated, the Republicans took a whooping! When this happened we all asked why? And the misguided answer to this was the country wanted a change and basically anyone with an R behind their name was treated as though they had the plague. As stated “the country has spoken”! Well I say this see what your “change” has gotten you? We have record gas prices, the economy is in a slump, and Nancy Pelosi has said no to drilling to help with the prices at the pump. Is this the change you were looking for?

What I find very interesting is what all the pundits are saying. They say that the Republicans can’t take back the house. I ask, why not? Americans speak volumes every day. Polling numbers show that congress approval rating is 19% and has been stable with this horrible rating for several months. Why then is it so hopeless that American will not boot the Democrats out of office? In 2006 did we really think that the Republicans would lose the majority? Why then can the Republicans not take it back? Do the pundits think that America is so stupid that they won’t vote for who is looking at their interests. The Democrats have proven, by not voting, that they don’t care about our pocket books, and they are lead by the speaker Nancy Pelosi who is not afraid to state she does not want to drill and does not feel it will lower gas prices. Well America again speaks volumes 70% of America feels we need to drill domestically. What does that say? Come on America, Wake Up! Back up your views and get the Democrats out of Congress, let’s not give up hope.

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Peter Theron responds to Tammy Baldwin

In her June 11 email newsletter Tammy Baldwin writes:

    Pain at the Pump
    Rising gas prices in Wisconsin and around the
    country have reached the point where they are
    severely straining family pocketbooks and
    impinging on vital services. Temporarily
    suspending the federal gas tax is a short-sighted
    measure that sounds good, but offers little relief.

    Congress overrode a presidential veto and voted
    to temporarily suspend shipments to our
    strategic petroleum reserve. The President and
    Vice-President are well-versed in, and well-
    connected to, big oil. No two leaders are better
    positioned to take bold and immediate actions to
    reduce the price of gas. I call on the President
    and Vice-President to bring pressure to bear on
    our oil producing allies to increase production and
    support a windfall tax on oil companies that are
    reaping exorbitant profits.
    …

According to House Republicans suspending the federal gas will lower 
the pump price by $.18, while suspending the strategic petroleum 
reserve shipments will lower the pump price by only $.05 . Clearly it 
is the suspending of reserve shipments that offers little relief.

Liberals are always saying that the United States should lead the 
world by example. So, if we want the world to increase its production 
of oil, then according to the liberal view, we should increase our 
own production. Thus far Tammy Baldwin has voted against every 
attempt to increase domestic oil production.

According to the American Petroleum Institute in January 2008, 
Wisconsin’s fuel taxes averaged 51.3 cents per gallon on gasoline and 
57.3 cents per gallon on diesel. The average oil company profit is 
8.1 cents per dollar of sales. At $4 a gallon, this means the oil 
company makes 32.4 cents per gallon of fuel. Comparing 51.3 to 32.4 
highlights that it is the government, not the oil companies, that are 
reaping exorbitant profits. We cannot tax ourselves to prosperity.

The correct response to our current pain at the pump is “Drill here. 
Drill now.”

Peter Theron
peter@theronforcongress.com

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