Blogger’s note – Charlie Brown’s chief e-team member decided to share his innremost thoughts with Red County readers after treating himself to Tom McClintock’s first spot of the general election cycle. Rather than respond on the thread – I have created a new post with Bob’s words and my replies. My words are italicized… Bob’s are in regular type.

Well, which misrepresentation or falsehood shall we start with?

1) America has 1 trillion bbls of recoverable oil

Baloney. McClintock uses the trick of calling unproven reserves “recoverable”. This is an accounting sleight of hand that allows him to ignore the Department of Energy’s official number for the proven U.S. oil reserves of 21 billion bbls and claim that the country is awash in available oil. He is of course including shale oil in his number. Oil industry experts all agree that shale oil production is not commercially feasible unless oil prices climb much, much higher than even the current $147 peak.

“Bob” – like most liberals you have a defeatist view and have forgotten that American ingenuity can overcome. Even if the absurd numbers you throw out are true – technology will overcome. Remember how oil rigs can now drill sideways, or how coal power is now cleaner than natural gas?

The Department of Energy’s numbers were created under Bill Richardson – a former candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

I also notice how you did not refute the 1 Trillion Barrels of oil number – you just deflected with your opinion and that of others. You usually call me a liar when I do that.

McClintock is distorting information to score cheap political points. He is counting on voters to not be smart enough to know this instead of telling them the truth.

You are counting on a defeatist, America can’t do it attitude to respond. Damn it anyway, we are winning the war in Iraq – even your friends in the media are admitting it now. It has to be tough when the flow of bad news turns on you guys.

2) Democrats caused the current energy crisis

Malarkey. Republicans led the government from 2000 through 2006. During that period virtually no steps were taken to increase conservation or develop alternative energy sources. Instead oil companies were rewarded with tax incentives that maintained our reliance on foreign oil.

No Oil refineries built since the 1980’s. Endangered Species Act in the 1970’s. Federal Lands expanded three-fold and closed under Clinton. Thousands of Sierra Club (and other eco group) Lawsuits preventing forest management, energy exploration, energy expansion, nuclear power, and infastructure creation. Notice – you focus on only one half of the solution to the problem in your malarky.

As Tom McClintock knows if all domestic PROVEN oil reserves were exploited totay the total increase in the world’s supply would be between one and two percent. This is not enough to make any difference in the price of oil in the world market, particularly since the cost of producing oil in ANWR and offshore is much higher per bbl than in the oil fields of the Middle East.

Bob – you are a product of the public education system. How is it that reserves triple those of Saudi Arabia will only add 1-2% to the world’s supply? Is it the same logic as global warming that has temps this summer 10-15 degrees below normal?

3) McClintock can save the day

Bullst. McClintock doesn’t have an energy policy that will serve this country in the long run. He wants us to tap our remaining small proven reserves and pump until we have an energy crisis of absolutely monumental proportions as projected long-term demand conttinues to exceed the finite long-term supply available.

Bob – Bullst. You are obviously a man with a serious hearing disorder. If the healthcare system was socialized they way you and Charlie want it to be, you would never be able to get a hearing aid to listen to McClintock’s full energy plan. As it is, you can pick the provider of your choice and obtain assistance for your hearing problem. You know what they say about assumption? But you ain’t makin an ass out of me because, this time, however… I have listened to both Colonel Klink and Tom McClintock – game, set and match to McClintock.

Further, McClintock will have no power in congress if elected. None at all. As a junior member of the minority party he will not be able to get legislation approved from his basement office. So all of the lofty promises he makes in this ad are just baloney to fool people into voting for him.

Bob – Charlie Brown can’t finish a sentence, and he will be a back bencher as well. Remember McDonkey from CA-11? Have you seen his name on a bill as author? Nope, just on a bunch of Earmarks (9+ Million worth btw…)

The voters of the fourth district are smarter than old Tom thinks. He thinks we are a bunch of gun toters who just want to round up illegal aliens and put them in cattle cars bound for Mexico. He thinks we’re a bunch of yahoos who don’t have the first idea about why gas costs $4.00 or more.

Charlie Brown for Congress – Open the Borders, Grab our Guns… do you have any more information on the Brown agenda? Your comment has been informative.

McClintock will say or do anything to get elected because, well…Tom needs a job.

Sorry Charlie!