Congresswoman Thelma Drake is in Washington DC at this very moment ready to vote on the bipartisan “All of the above” energy solution that encourages conservation and alternative energies as well as seeking American energy sources.
House Speaker and Democrat Nancy Pelosi still says nothing.
And Drake wants action before the Democrats start their self-congratulatory partying.
“While Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are partying in Denver, families in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore are still feeling the pinch every time they fill up their gas tank,” said Drake. “Speaker Pelosi should come back to Washington and allow a vote on a comprehensive, ‘all of the above’ energy solution before spending the week at parties in Denver.”
Keep working, Thelma. Eventually, Nancy Pelosi might start working, too. She promised the “hardest working Congress,” didn’t she?
The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled. 
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She promises, and has yet to deliver on her promises. Hmmm, sounds like typical Pelosi fashion.
“Barring a burst of legislative activity after Labor Day, this group of 535 men and women will have accomplished a rare feat. In two decades of record keeping, no sitting Congress has passed fewer public laws at this point in the session — 294 so far — than this one. That’s not to say they’ve been idle. On the flip side, no Congress in the same 20 years has been so prolific when it comes to proposing resolutions — more than 1,900, according to a tally by the nonpartisan Taxpayers for Common Sense.”
From WSJ
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121910897089651793.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Energy policy can definitely be a winning issue. Thelma Drake has been hammering on the issue and that’s a good thing. It positively affects my vote in November. It can also potentially raise her profile in Congress.
Most people know that alternative fuels are not going to save us anytime soon. Eventually yes.
What is needed:
1. Making use of areas already approved for the exploration and drilling of oil and nat. gas
2. Opening other areas for exploration and drilling
3. Building refineries(tax breaks, grants, and subsides as needed to encourage building)
4. Building nuclear power plants
5. Aggressive pursuits of alternative and clean fuels
6. Further moves by the auto industry to tap a growing market for fuel frugal consumers.
7. An announced policy to randomly sell portions of the national fuel reserve. The fuel reserve would be audited for leakage and condition. At risk fuel sold and installations overhauled. Announce an up coming sale and sell after a random period of time. This would be a step to combat a specualtion inspired bidding up of prices.
8. Stabilize the dollar and reduce the national debt. We pay for gas/fuel with dollars, thus it must be worth something in order to control price inflation.
9. Reduce the Federal Gas Tax as domestic production increases. The goal would be to stay revenue neutral to barely revenue positive.
10. Prepare now for alternative tax revenue sources/allocations. Gas may not always be the primary fuel source. Budgets dependant on the gas tax might eventually need other revenue streams. Imagine if everyone quit smoking and paying cigarette tax overnight……