Biden criticism

[LPTiger 5,494]

24 minutes ago, homersapien said:

And you consider Biden to be directly responsible?

I do for sure on gas prices.   He announced day 1 in office a war on fossil fuels....   You reap what you sow....

[TexasTiger 14,364]

23 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

I do for sure on gas prices.   He announced day 1 in office a war on fossil fuels....   You reap what you sow....

You know we still lead the world in production despite all the misinformation I see conservative friends sharing on social media.

[AUFAN78 4,161]

1 hour ago, homersapien said:

And you consider Biden to be directly responsible?

When Auburn loses a game who do you blame?

[LPTiger 5,494]

1 hour ago, TexasTiger said:

You know we still lead the world in production despite all the misinformation I see conservative friends sharing on social media.

We do but it should be more....   OPEC cutting production and we should fill that void....

[TexasTiger 14,364]

41 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

We do but it should be more....   OPEC cutting production and we should fill that void....

Got the feeling you’d see no amount of production under Biden as enough.

[AURex 2,262]

On 8/22/2023 at 11:47 PM, AU9377 said:

I

The Republicans are determined to waste the opportunity to take back the White House by their insistence on worshiping Donald Trump.

Um .... yep.

 

[Mims44 2,027]

On 8/22/2023 at 6:59 PM, LPTiger said:

 Some of the conservatives on the site have been honest about the many things they dislike about Trump.    Some of us have been brutally honest about it.   I don't recall any of our friends like Ican't and Homer showing criticisms of Biden.   Dibda has recently called out the vacation stay in Lake Tahoe.   One thing libs are very good at is sticking together even if the ship is sinking.    So let me ask, do any of you have criticisms of Biden you are willing to share?  

1. Navy, not the branch of the military, but the granddaughter.    Does it make you sick to your stomach that for 4 years he has intentionally and very publicly denied that this little girl is his granddaughter?    Do you give him a pass because this is a personal family matter?

2.   The lies -- I was in Pittsburg and witnessed the bridge collapse, I've already declared a national climate emergency, I got arrested protesting for civil rights, I used to drive a tractor trailer for part of a summer, Beau dies in Iraq, He was raised in Puerto Rican community, Georgia voting law shortened voting hours, indeed despite very, very limited public appearances the Post found 78 false or misleading public statements in Biden's first 100 days in office, all the Amtrak stuff.

3. The confusion -- war in Iraq vs Afghanistan,  Russia at war with Iraq vs Ukraine (twice), we have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean, he commemorated the death of Jackie Walorski and flew the White House flag at half staff and two weeks later asked where is Jackie, for God's sake Putin cannot remain in power.

4. The lack of empathy/ability to read a situation -- yesterday telling the folks of Maui he almost lost his 67 corvette...

What do you guys have to say about your guy?    And please try to not mention the name "Trump" if you are willing to accept this challenge.... 

I didn't go all the way through the thread, what's the over/under on "what abouts" vs Trump from this thread?  

 

 

 

I've picked on Biden less than I did Obama and Trump. But it's mostly because it seems mean.

Same way I'll criticize @homersapien for a post but it wouldn't seem right to do the same to ICHY due to his mental deficiency...

[LPTiger 5,494]

11 hours ago, TexasTiger said:

Got the feeling you’d see no amount of production under Biden as enough.

What has Biden's war on fossil fuels accomplished and who has it hurt the most?  Big oil experienced record profits in 2022.   Something tells me that wasn't his goal.  China has increased its imports of Russian oil by 50%, and it would be more if there was any excess capacity.  To fix that problem they will complete another pipeline linking the two powers by the end of the decade.   I don't think increasing trade between our 2 biggest threats was on the President's mind.   India has increased their consumption of Russian oil by more than 100%.   Meanwhile, as prices have surged here in the US, who pays the highest cost (not meaning highest price at the pump)?   The less fortunate among us.   And, high fuel prices impacts everything.   Everything we consume is touched by diesel -- the tractor that plowed, planted and harvested it, the tractor trailer that hauled it across states, the distribution truck that staged it, the local delivery truck that delivered it.    Biden has done plenty of dumb stuff as President, his war on fossil fuels is near the top of the list.

p.s. when will be re-stock our strategic reserves?

[TexasTiger 14,364]

24 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

What has Biden's war on fossil fuels accomplished and who has it hurt the most?  Big oil experienced record profits in 2022.   Something tells me that wasn't his goal.  China has increased its imports of Russian oil by 50%, and it would be more if there was any excess capacity.  To fix that problem they will complete another pipeline linking the two powers by the end of the decade.   I don't think increasing trade between our 2 biggest threats was on the President's mind.   India has increased their consumption of Russian oil by more than 100%.   Meanwhile, as prices have surged here in the US, who pays the highest cost (not meaning highest price at the pump)?   The less fortunate among us.   And, high fuel prices impacts everything.   Everything we consume is touched by diesel -- the tractor that plowed, planted and harvested it, the tractor trailer that hauled it across states, the distribution truck that staged it, the local delivery truck that delivered it.    Biden has done plenty of dumb stuff as President, his war on fossil fuels is near the top of the list.

p.s. when will be re-stock our strategic reserves?

You’re more interested in labeling than facts. If there’s a “war on fossil fuels” US production wouldn’t be where it is.

[LPTiger 5,494]

8 minutes ago, TexasTiger said:

You’re more interested in labeling than facts. If there’s a “war on fossil fuels” US production wouldn’t be where it is.

Facts:

1. Biden halted all new oil and gas drilling on federal lands until a federal court FORCED him to stop.

2. Gas prices increased 48% and diesel 49% from Biden's inauguration and the week before the Russian invasion.

3. Offshore Biden has held 1 lease sale.   Obama, in 2 terms, held 29.   Trump held 8.

4. Biden canceled Keystone.

5. On already leased land, it is taking 70% longer under Biden to get drilling approval than under Trump (180 days vs 108).

Perhaps more important is an understanding of how strategic capital planning has been impacted by Biden's actions and rhetoric.   But, that is a long and detailed discussion.

 

With these FACTS kindly address (1) what Biden's war of fossil fuels has accomplished and (2) who it has hurt the most.   (3) Do you agree China's reliance/dependence on Russian oil has substantially increased and (4) if so, is that good for America. 

[TexasTiger 14,364]

45 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

Facts:

1. Biden halted all new oil and gas drilling on federal lands until a federal court FORCED him to stop.

2. Gas prices increased 48% and diesel 49% from Biden's inauguration and the week before the Russian invasion.

3. Offshore Biden has held 1 lease sale.   Obama, in 2 terms, held 29.   Trump held 8.

4. Biden canceled Keystone.

5. On already leased land, it is taking 70% longer under Biden to get drilling approval than under Trump (180 days vs 108).

Perhaps more important is an understanding of how strategic capital planning has been impacted by Biden's actions and rhetoric.   But, that is a long and detailed discussion.

 

With these FACTS kindly address (1) what Biden's war of fossil fuels has accomplished and (2) who it has hurt the most.   (3) Do you agree China's reliance/dependence on Russian oil has substantially increased and (4) if so, is that good for America. 

Do you think Keystone isn’t operating?

[icanthearyou 4,468]

The future of America and, the world, is alternative energy.  But hey, let's not get to hung up on the future.  Let's just think about ourselves and, the here and now.

Let's think about LP and his desperate economic situation imposed by the diabolic evil of Joe Biden.

[LPTiger 5,494]

2 hours ago, TexasTiger said:

Do you think Keystone isn’t operating?

Dems refuse to take on the questions because they don't like the answers. I'll pose the questions for the third time and give you the answers.    Q(1): What has the war on fossil fuels accomplished?  A: (1) High gas, diesel and natural gas prices; (2) higher prices for every single item that uses one of these three in their production and/or transport to market; (3) depletion of the strategic oil reserve; (4) a closer relationship between China and Russia; (5) record profits for oil companies and thus dividends for LP and others; (6) a lot of high fives from extremists.    Q(2): Who has it hurt the most? A(1) the poor;  A(2) OTR truckers; A(3) Farmers. 

[LPTiger 5,494]

2 hours ago, icanthearyou said:

The future of America and, the world, is alternative energy.  But hey, let's not get to hung up on the future.  Let's just think about ourselves and, the here and now.

Let's think about LP and his desperate economic situation imposed by the diabolic evil of Joe Biden.

193 countries make up the UN.   China alone has twice the carbon emissions as the US.   But hey, let's wreck our economy today and hope that in the future others will follow us.   ICANT people are guessing at what an alternative energy of tomorrow economy looks like.   For example, the IEA estimates that an electrified economy will need between 250,000 and 450,000 tons of lithium.    That is quite the spread.    In 2021 the WORLD produced 105 tons, not 105,000 but 105 tons of lithium.    The amount of earth needed to be excavated to produce a ton of lithium is mind boggling.  And all that heavy equipment excavating all that earth -- they run on diesel.    Two of the critical minerals needed for EV batteries are not even being mined in the US.   Should we be utilizing alternative energy sources?   Certainly.    Does that mean day 1 in office our President should declare a war on fossil fuels?   Hardly.

[icanthearyou 4,468]

12 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

193 countries make up the UN.   China alone has twice the carbon emissions as the US.   But hey, let's wreck our economy today and hope that in the future others will follow us.   ICANT people are guessing at what an alternative energy of tomorrow economy looks like.   For example, the IEA estimates that an electrified economy will need between 250,000 and 450,000 tons of lithium.    That is quite the spread.    In 2021 the WORLD produced 105 tons, not 105,000 but 105 tons of lithium.    The amount of earth needed to be excavated to produce a ton of lithium is mind boggling.  And all that heavy equipment excavating all that earth -- they run on diesel.    Two of the critical minerals needed for EV batteries are not even being mined in the US.   Should we be utilizing alternative energy sources?   Certainly.    Does that mean day 1 in office our President should declare a war on fossil fuels?   Hardly.

Yes but, China does most of the world's manufacturing.  So, part of their emissions are our emissions.  And, considering a per capita measurement is quite revealing.

You just enjoy life.  Don't worry about the future.

And yeah, mean old Joe declared war and now, oil production is up.  Dumb propaganda has worked again.  So sorry the price has caused you economic hardship.

 

[TexasTiger 14,364]

1 hour ago, LPTiger said:

Dems refuse to take on the questions because they don't like the answers. I'll pose the questions for the third time and give you the answers.    Q(1): What has the war on fossil fuels accomplished?  A: (1) High gas, diesel and natural gas prices; (2) higher prices for every single item that uses one of these three in their production and/or transport to market; (3) depletion of the strategic oil reserve; (4) a closer relationship between China and Russia; (5) record profits for oil companies and thus dividends for LP and others; (6) a lot of high fives from extremists.    Q(2): Who has it hurt the most? A(1) the poor;  A(2) OTR truckers; A(3) Farmers. 

Keystone not closed. Keystone takes oil from… Canada. There’s more oil permits under Biden than Trump:

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/biden-administration-oil-gas-drilling-approvals-outpace-trumps-2023-01-24/
 

You’re being an a**hole.

[LPTiger 5,494]

7 minutes ago, TexasTiger said:

You’re being an a**hole.

The libs first debate rule = if you find yourself without a winning argument, just call them names.   Maxine taught all of you well!!!!!

[TexasTiger 14,364]

8 hours ago, LPTiger said:

The libs first debate rule = if you find yourself without a winning argument, just call them names.   Maxine taught all of you well!!!!!

Ok. I’m done with you. You think it’s better to be an a**hole than to point out somebody is being one. Have a good life, brother. Thanks for reminding me why I don’t practice law anymore. Too many mediocre attorneys who can’t craft an argument but are convinced they’re Clarence Darrow.

[LPTiger 5,494]

6 minutes ago, TexasTiger said:

 Have a good life, brother. .

Appreciate it.    Life is good!!!!

[homersapien 12,262]

Time to start working on a new "narrative" LP.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/business/oil-production-biden-trump/index.html

Under Biden, US oil production is poised to break Trump-era records

By Matt Egan, CNN Business

 

Critics accuse President Joe Biden of waging a war on the oil industry that is hurting consumers at the gas pump. And yet, on his watch, US oil production is poised to shatter all-time records set during the Trump administration.

US oil output is now projected to rise to an average of 12.8 million barrels per day this year for the first time ever, according to federal estimates released Tuesday.

For context, that’s about half a million barrels per day more than the prior annual record set in 2019. It’s also more oil than any other country on the planet produces — the next-closest nation, Saudi Arabia, produces about 10 million barrels per day, according to OPEC.

The looming milestone undercuts the argument made by some 2024 GOP presidential contenders that the Biden administration is strangling the oil industry with red tape.

“There’s a narrative out there that US production is dead or dying,” said Hunter Kornfeind, oil market analyst at Rapidan Energy Group. But while its speed is slower than it used to be, it’s “maturing, it’s not dead,” he said.

If anything, the outlook for US oil production has brightened recently – in large part because oil prices have rebounded from recession fears and drillers have become more efficient.

The just-released 2023 production forecast from the US Energy Information Administration, or EIA, marks an upgrade of 200,000 barrels from its prior forecast. Next year, US oil output is projected to climb to another record of 13.1 million barrels per day.

Yet earlier this week, former Vice President Mike Pence vowed to turn back the “failed policies of the Biden administration” and to end “Joe Biden’s war on energy.” The 2024 presidential contender rolled out a new energy plan that includes allowing new drilling on federal lands, cutting permitting time in half and replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

US oil output has increased since Pence and former President Trump left office – a time when oil prices were low because of the Covid-19 emergency. The EIA expects US output to top 12.9 million barrels per day later this year. That would mark a 16% increase since January 2021 when Biden took office.

Domestic oil production similarly rose under former President Barack Obama as the US shale revolution took hold, unlocking vast amounts of oil and natural gas in Texas and elsewhere.

“It’s perhaps less about the administration in power and more about the entrepreneurial nature of the oil industry,” said Matt Smith, Kpler’s lead oil analyst of the Americas.

Climate vs. inflation

When and if the oil production record falls, don’t expect any fireworks from the White House.

The Biden administration has faced a delicate balance when it comes to the oil industry — which the president has, at times, blasted.

Last year, with gas prices spiking above $5 a gallon for the first time ever, Biden declared: “Exxon made more money than God last year.”

On one hand, Biden ran the most aggressive climate campaign of any president in US history. Climate scientists say it’s critical to slash planet-warming emissions from the fossil fuels industry and eventually wean the world off oil.

And yet this White House is especially sensitive to spikes in gas prices because voters view pump prices as a key economic barometer.

“Rising pump prices always terrify a sitting president because they hurt consumer confidence and the president’s approval rating,” Rapidan Energy Group wrote in a note to clients earlier this month.

“But the stakes are even higher now since rising oil prices threaten to blow the Fed’s hoped-for ‘soft landing’ off course. It is hard to overstate how worried Team Biden is about rising oil prices.”

Biden officials are aware that US oil companies must steadily increase supply to meet recovering demand.

That’s especially true because Russia, Saudi Arabia and OPEC at large have held back barrels in a strategy aimed at boosting prices. Last week, Saudi Arabia vowed to extend its oil production cut for at least another month. Russia said it will slash oil exports by 300,000 barrels per day in September.

The American Petroleum Institute, an oil trade group that has been critical of the Biden administration’s regulatory efforts, noted that approved federal permits and new federal acres leased have both fallen sharply under Biden.

“American oil and natural gas production is growing to meet rising demand, but that supply growth is largely from existing US projects approved in the 2010s,” an API spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “American producers are poised to do more to strengthen US energy security and support jobs and local economies, but we need the right policies from this administration to do it.”

Gas price forecast ramped higher

That restraint from OPEC, along with extreme heat that sidelined refineries, has driven gasoline prices sharply higher. After months of mild prices, the national average for regular gas recently surged to nine-month highs.

The EIA isn’t expecting dramatic relief anytime soon, calling for gas prices to average $3.63 a gallon through the end of the year. That’s up sharply from its prior forecast of just $3.27 a gallon. The EIA also bumped up its projections for oil and diesel prices.

Of course, prices would be much higher without the support of domestic production. Recent output increases, along with ones likely on the way, should help cushion the blow for consumers.

It’s also true that domestic oil production -— unlike prices -— has been slow to recover from the Covid-19 crash.

Analysts say that is largely because Wall Street has forced the notoriously boom-to-bust oil industry to instill a sense of financial discipline. Investors want the oil industry to focus on returning cash to shareholders, instead of spending lavishly on expensive drilling projects that may or may not pan out.

“The main driver of slower production growth since 2020 is investor sentiment, rather than the Biden administration knee-capping the industry,” said Kornfeind, the Rapidan analyst.

[homersapien 12,262]

20 hours ago, AUFAN78 said:

When Auburn loses a game who do you blame?

Biden!  Naturally. 

[TexasTiger 14,364]

3 minutes ago, homersapien said:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/business/oil-production-biden-trump/index.html

Under Biden, US oil production is poised to break Trump-era records

By Matt Egan, CNN Business

 

Critics accuse President Joe Biden of waging a war on the oil industry that is hurting consumers at the gas pump. And yet, on his watch, US oil production is poised to shatter all-time records set during the Trump administration.

US oil output is now projected to rise to an average of 12.8 million barrels per day this year for the first time ever, according to federal estimates released Tuesday.

For context, that’s about half a million barrels per day more than the prior annual record set in 2019. It’s also more oil than any other country on the planet produces — the next-closest nation, Saudi Arabia, produces about 10 million barrels per day, according to OPEC.

The looming milestone undercuts the argument made by some 2024 GOP presidential contenders that the Biden administration is strangling the oil industry with red tape.

“There’s a narrative out there that US production is dead or dying,” said Hunter Kornfeind, oil market analyst at Rapidan Energy Group. But while its speed is slower than it used to be, it’s “maturing, it’s not dead,” he said.

If anything, the outlook for US oil production has brightened recently – in large part because oil prices have rebounded from recession fears and drillers have become more efficient.

The just-released 2023 production forecast from the US Energy Information Administration, or EIA, marks an upgrade of 200,000 barrels from its prior forecast. Next year, US oil output is projected to climb to another record of 13.1 million barrels per day.

Yet earlier this week, former Vice President Mike Pence vowed to turn back the “failed policies of the Biden administration” and to end “Joe Biden’s war on energy.” The 2024 presidential contender rolled out a new energy plan that includes allowing new drilling on federal lands, cutting permitting time in half and replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

US oil output has increased since Pence and former President Trump left office – a time when oil prices were low because of the Covid-19 emergency. The EIA expects US output to top 12.9 million barrels per day later this year. That would mark a 16% increase since January 2021 when Biden took office.

Domestic oil production similarly rose under former President Barack Obama as the US shale revolution took hold, unlocking vast amounts of oil and natural gas in Texas and elsewhere.

“It’s perhaps less about the administration in power and more about the entrepreneurial nature of the oil industry,” said Matt Smith, Kpler’s lead oil analyst of the Americas.

Climate vs. inflation

When and if the oil production record falls, don’t expect any fireworks from the White House.

The Biden administration has faced a delicate balance when it comes to the oil industry — which the president has, at times, blasted.

Last year, with gas prices spiking above $5 a gallon for the first time ever, Biden declared: “Exxon made more money than God last year.”

On one hand, Biden ran the most aggressive climate campaign of any president in US history. Climate scientists say it’s critical to slash planet-warming emissions from the fossil fuels industry and eventually wean the world off oil.

And yet this White House is especially sensitive to spikes in gas prices because voters view pump prices as a key economic barometer.

“Rising pump prices always terrify a sitting president because they hurt consumer confidence and the president’s approval rating,” Rapidan Energy Group wrote in a note to clients earlier this month.

“But the stakes are even higher now since rising oil prices threaten to blow the Fed’s hoped-for ‘soft landing’ off course. It is hard to overstate how worried Team Biden is about rising oil prices.”

Biden officials are aware that US oil companies must steadily increase supply to meet recovering demand.

That’s especially true because Russia, Saudi Arabia and OPEC at large have held back barrels in a strategy aimed at boosting prices. Last week, Saudi Arabia vowed to extend its oil production cut for at least another month. Russia said it will slash oil exports by 300,000 barrels per day in September.

The American Petroleum Institute, an oil trade group that has been critical of the Biden administration’s regulatory efforts, noted that approved federal permits and new federal acres leased have both fallen sharply under Biden.

“American oil and natural gas production is growing to meet rising demand, but that supply growth is largely from existing US projects approved in the 2010s,” an API spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “American producers are poised to do more to strengthen US energy security and support jobs and local economies, but we need the right policies from this administration to do it.”

Gas price forecast ramped higher

That restraint from OPEC, along with extreme heat that sidelined refineries, has driven gasoline prices sharply higher. After months of mild prices, the national average for regular gas recently surged to nine-month highs.

The EIA isn’t expecting dramatic relief anytime soon, calling for gas prices to average $3.63 a gallon through the end of the year. That’s up sharply from its prior forecast of just $3.27 a gallon. The EIA also bumped up its projections for oil and diesel prices.

Of course, prices would be much higher without the support of domestic production. Recent output increases, along with ones likely on the way, should help cushion the blow for consumers.

It’s also true that domestic oil production -— unlike prices -— has been slow to recover from the Covid-19 crash.

Analysts say that is largely because Wall Street has forced the notoriously boom-to-bust oil industry to instill a sense of financial discipline. Investors want the oil industry to focus on returning cash to shareholders, instead of spending lavishly on expensive drilling projects that may or may not pan out.

“The main driver of slower production growth since 2020 is investor sentiment, rather than the Biden administration knee-capping the industry,” said Kornfeind, the Rapidan analyst.

Damn facts.

[homersapien 12,262]

1 minute ago, TexasTiger said:

Damn facts.

Well, if you're already locked in to a narrative, just ignore them.

[LPTiger 5,494]

February 9, 2020.  Biden campaigning  "no more drilling on federal lands. Period. Period. Period. Period"

February 9, 2020 Homer and TexasTiger "heck yeah, that's my boy.   We are going to get those cultists a**holes with no more drilling!!!!!!!"

August 19, 2022  Federal Judge Terry Doughty rules Biden exceeded his authority banning leases.

August 26, 2023 Homer and TexasTiger --  Biden is really a drill first President.   Facts, this man literally LOVES fossil fuels.   Don't you know he owns a 67 'vette -- that thing has a gas engine -- a GAS engine.  I once saw him drink an entire quart of shell 10w40.   We could care less that he promised us no more drilling and a war on fossil fuels.   It's not his fault a**hole.  He is less than perfect cultist....   He just misspoke... I hope you publicans all die...

[TexasTiger 14,364]

25 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

February 9, 2020.  Biden campaigning  "no more drilling on federal lands. Period. Period. Period. Period"

February 9, 2020 Homer and TexasTiger "heck yeah, that's my boy.   We are going to get those cultists a**holes with no more drilling!!!!!!!"

August 19, 2022  Federal Judge Terry Doughty rules Biden exceeded his authority banning leases.

August 26, 2023 Homer and TexasTiger --  Biden is really a drill first President.   Facts, this man literally LOVES fossil fuels.   Don't you know he owns a 67 'vette -- that thing has a gas engine -- a GAS engine.  I once saw him drink an entire quart of shell 10w40.   We could care less that he promised us no more drilling and a war on fossil fuels.   It's not his fault a**hole.  He is less than perfect cultist....   He just misspoke... I hope you publicans all die...

You’re a liar with zero integrity. Not name calling, just calling out the obvious facts. You’re stuck on a narrative and you insist on plugging others into it. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt and treat you like a decent person one could have discourse with. You blew that up pretty quickly. Lesson learned.