Whereas Obama is trying to crush Arizona by suing it into the ground to prevent it from defending itself from illegal immigration, and it is preventing any clean up efforts in Louisiana after 71 days, it has just been learned from one of our conatcts in Texas that Obama by way of the EPA has just shut down today 33% of the country’s refining capacity.
While Obama was unsuccessful at putting a moratorium on oil drilling, he was able to accomplish the same thing by putting a stranglehold on oil refining which accomplishes the same thing. With 1/3rd of the country’s oil refining gone what do you think this will do to the economy?
This was the inherent threat that Obama had presented for months. Either give him Cap and Trade or we will shut everything down through the EPA.
What do you think this will do to the economy of Texas.
Let's recap what has happened in the last 90 days.
Obama is going after Arizona and trying to cut off all border security aide while suing the state even though the state of Missouri has had the identical Arizona immigration law for the last five years.
He is making no attempt to stop the oil leak in Louisiana. This is now affecting the economies of Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and Florida.
He is going after Texas and with this double whammy of shutting down the refineries and the oil spill the state that was doing the best in the country is now being taken down.
So far Obama has completely trashed five states and is in the process of destroying their economies. What chance do you think there is of a recovery
Hope and change! Totalitarianism is here!
“EPA overturns 16-year-old
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press Writer Ramit Plushnick-masti, Associated Press Writer Wed Jun 30, 5:35 pm ET
HOUSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday officially overturned a 16-year-old Texas air permitting program it says violates the Clean Air Act, leaving some of the country's largest refineries in a state of limbo.The move comes after years of backdoor bickering, negotiations and public arguments between the EPA and Texas. The argument recently escalated from a battle over environmental issues into a heated political dispute over states' rights.
He has been using it to drive home his contention that President Barack Obama's administration is overreaching, saying in a statement Wednesday that "
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Uh, no. Not a single refinery has been shut down. Nor any reason to think any will be. Some of the dirtier ones may have to upgrade their equipment. Which they will. There are plenty of reasons oil refiners like Texas, other than lax air pollution laws.
This information apparently happened just today. Apparently the EPA has shut down these 6 refineries in Texas.
Gil, what makes you think that ANY refinery or plant has been shutdown? Here is a local article on what is happening:
galvestondailynews.com/story/160182
Note what it says about the facilities whose permits have been yanked: "EPA Regional Administrator Al Armendariz said none of the facilities will be required to shut down but all will be required to obtain new permits under stricter guidelines."
As I said, a local contact told me that this just happened today!
You are all missing the larger point - so what if refineries have or have not been closed, or if they have to get new permits. The crux or the problem is the overbearing government intrusion on the private sector. They make it harder and harder for business to exist and operate in this country therefore rendering the government more powerful
And do you for one moment think the EPA is going to issue any permits in a timely manner? Doubtful.
As more information comes in it doesn't look like any refineries are going to be shut down. They are going to have to go through an incredibly expensive and possibly time consuming bureaucratic hell to get new permits.I agree with Ronnie's comments. Whatever part of the private sector this administration wants to take over or control it attacks and demonizes (bankers,wall street,doctors, health insurance companies,pharmaceutical companies,car companies,oil companies,the coal industry,the mortgage industry, you get the picture. Private free-enterprise endeavors bad, statist government good. We are at a crossroads. Do we want a soft tyranny socialist state that trashes the Constitution and makes up things by the rule of men as it goes along or do we want to preserve and protect our Constitutional government , the rule of law, and all the great values and way of life that has made America the greatest nation in human history and the last best hope of humanity for freedom and liberty?
So they pay millions in permits to stay open... I'm sure they will just eat the losses and not pass any of that on to us? Highly doubtful.
Hmm. Fine; Obama wants to shut down the Texas refineries. Then the oil companies should shut down ALL refined oil products up the Colonial pipeline past Tennessee. Let Obama's EPA (and the rest of DC) WALK TO WORK for a month or two, then see who still wants crap-n-traitor to be passed.
Or better yet, let Texas and the rest of the Gulf Coast states, along with Arizona and whomever wants to join them SECEDE, and tell the Obamunists and the EPA and the rest to go straight to hell- or back to Washington. Same difference...
Mr. Guignat -- you forgot to mention Mississippi and Alabama. As for Georgia, that state does not have beaches on the Gulf Coast.
the refineries should shut down for 30 days and let Baracky Chavez sit in a pile of his own feces
Love the alarmist headline....which has no basis in fact. And love the citation that it was learned from a "contact" in Texas. While the journalists at the Galveston County Daily News actually got the EPA to go on the record and say no refineries would be closed.
But I really do love reading stuff like this...it is just as entertaining as the stuff over on The Onion. How about taking it even further and writing an article like: "Evil Agency Created by President Nixon Bombs Refineries in Texas".
Or, maybe you could write what this issue is really about...states rights. Nah...it's more fun to be a "sky is falling alarmist"...no wonder the liberals are always at it.
i SAY IMPEACH OBAMA. WE NEED TO ALL GET TOGETHER AND IMPEACHTHE USURPER. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH??? THIS IS AMERICA WE MUST HAVE OUR FREEDOM. AND BE FREE OF OBAMA.
First of all, you need spell check. Sounds like another Hispanic regulator enforcing power within a government agency to hold oil companies hostage until they get amnesty for the people. LOL....More money for the government in fees..that will be passed on to the gas guzzling SUV owners of America...get a scooter, electric one...
Gil
You copied this word for word from Mark Levin. At least quote your source. Jeez pawning this off as your own work.
To nice One:
I'd love to see the date and time stamp on Mark Levin's post. Compare it to this article. What was posted in this article is 100% my own. Do your research or at least provide the sources. Can you even do that?
You people go through this every four years like this is surprising....lol
Nice One....you are the second Mark Levin fan I know that thinks that Mark wrote this article. There is a link on Mark Levins website to this article, but linking to an article does not mean that Mark wrote it. It's not a tough concept...do you think Drudge writes everything on the Drudge Report? Stop giving Mark Levin fans a bad name....Gil wrote this article that is full of spelling errors, grammatical errors, and exaggerations of fact.
To Nice one is an idiot:
Where exactly are the spelling mistakes?
Doesn't Texas have a national guard that the governor can mobilize?
Mobilize them to ring the refinery and fire that bad boy up again, we need the gas. If the EPA tries to do anything, well according to the constitution there's no basis for the EPA to exist so it's an illegal intrusion and under the 10th amendment null and void. If they want to press the issue then they can deal with the results.
It's about time for Texas to step up and regain it's sovereignty again.
Dap-You don't know what you're talking about! Never in the history of this country have we had such BLATANT disregard for the people.It is sooooooooooo OBVIOUS that this so-called administration is quickly trying to put the New World Order into place. The sooner the better as far as they are concerned. Nothing but a bunch of Psychotic-Money Hungry-Satanists!!!
Can you imagine the power of 100,000,000 heavily armed people descending on Washington D.C. with the express intent of forcibly driving them from that location?
time to secede
Liberals voted for this worst President in the history of America now they can go with a job.
Gil
I humbly apologize. I did miss where he gave you credit in his radio show. I listened to the podcast today and he did give you credit.
To NiceOne. I humbly accept your apology. Thank you for all your help.
Yes, it's time for us We the People Tea Party to secede. The south shall rise again! Finally, citizens of states will be able to own slaves again without the pesky federal government telling us we can't! YEEEEYAH! GO TEA PARTY! EXPOSE OBAMA AND HIS TIES TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER ILLUMNINATI ROTHSCHILD CONSPIRACY!
Do your conatcts have any more details on this story? Can you update us as to which refineries were shut down?
Best news I've heard is that the Extreme Left is angry with Obama. Since we know the Extreme Right is also angry with Obama we can deduct that what he is doing must be the correct thing.
To put it in terms that readers here can understand, I don't want the extreme lefties giving away tax money and restricting my freedom and I don't want the the extreme Righties giving the major corperations the right to take my money from me and inslaving me and my childern. Basically there is no difference between the extreme left and extreme Right except who they want to give my money to and what freedoms they want to take from me. It appears the only place left is in the middle and since both left and right are mad at Obama he must be in the middle.
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