Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Energy: We didn't hear the administration crow about it, but Brazil is about to get $10 billion from U.S. taxpayers to develop its offshore oil reserves. It's not a bad idea, but something's still wrong with the big picture.

Given how many ratholes our government could pour its money down wind farms, switch grass it's good to learn some cash is going toward something productive.

Last week, Spain's news wire reported that the U.S. Eximbank is raising its stake in Brazil's rich offshore oil fields to as much as $10 billion, from an initial $2 billion.

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nanc - "the left" blankets many of us who are entirely opposed to oil profiteering. I'm fairly particular when I "blame" and I would greatly appreciate you doing the same.

"It will create technological breakthroughs not seen since the space program, and qualifies as a great engineering feat. Along with the 1,712-mile natural gas pipeline to be constructed from Alaska to the lower 48, it ought to stir America's imagination to continue to break new frontiers."

Perhaps that's the real reason to keep this secret? Since it violates the alternative fuel incentives in every one of the Continental States?

who screams the most about not drilling here? or am i missing something?

or am i missing something?

#2 | Posted by nanc

A considerable amount of grey matter.

#3 - sorry to hear about what little you had left coming out on the q-tip you used several years ago.

for the record, george soros has a HUGE hand in this - the top five as a matter of fact:

www.gurufocus.com

::chirp::

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