Politics. On Point.

President Obama revealed a memorandum today on the expedited review of pipeline projects from Cushing, Texas to Port Arthur and other domestic pipeline infrastructure projects. With gas prices hovering well over $4.00 a gallon, the president insists that "we must safely and responsibly develop our oil resources here at home, as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy to grow our economy and make us more secure." All Americans want to know is will doing so bring down the cost gasoline prices? The president spoke today Cushing Pipe Yard in Oklahoma where he again remarked on reducing reliance on foreign oil, saying, "Although expanding and modernizing our Nation's pipeline infrastructure will not lower prices right away, it is a vital part of a sustained strategy to continue to reduce our reliance on foreign oil and enhance our Nation's energy security." Taking heat from Congress, and supporters of the Keystone Pipeline, the president is calling f...

President Obama wants to delve deeper into what caused the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and institutes measures to insure the "environmental disaster" doesn't occur again.  Puts blame on BP - and Washington. In his weekly address the president talks about his executive order establishing a National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling . The Commission will be composed of seven members who shall be appointed by the President to examine the relevant facts and circumstances concerning the root causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and develop options for guarding against, and mitigating the impact of, oil spills associated with offshore drilling -taking into consideration the environmental, public health, and economic effects of such options - to include improvements to Federal laws, regulations, and industry practices applicable to offshore drilling that would ensure effective oversight, monitoring, and response capabilit...