tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250951381469047848.post2926721335865298634..comments2023-10-26T04:42:16.662-07:00Comments on The Last Conservative : Congressman Jeff Landry Sticks it Up Obama's Ass During His Jobs Speech Last NightBlog Start Date 8/11/09http://www.blogger.com/profile/06681689331649905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250951381469047848.post-12709741529409582132011-09-09T09:32:55.651-07:002011-09-09T09:32:55.651-07:00Landry is talking specifically about offshore dril...Landry is talking specifically about offshore drilling in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, which is extremely important to his district. Obama's new head of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Formerly Minerals Management Service) is believed to be stalling new drilling permits by many people in the industry. The offshore rig count is down from the previous administration. Many of the rigs you are talking about are land based.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250951381469047848.post-15497075183838096172011-09-09T07:20:25.710-07:002011-09-09T07:20:25.710-07:00The U.S. has more active rigs drilling than the re...The U.S. has more active rigs drilling than the rest of the world COMBINED. This weeks rig count is 1968 which is 315 more than than this same week last year. I always wonder why the drill baby drill crowd spread the disinformation that the govt. will not allow drilling anywhere under this administration when the rig counts are higher now than during the last administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com