Question: Would there be some sort of ban on exporting new drilled US oil?
Palin Answer: Oil and coal, of course it's a fungible commodity, they don't flag the molecues, you know, where it's going and where it's not.
In the sense of the congress today, they know that there are very very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first.
So I believe what that congress is going to do also, is not to allow the export bans to such a degree that its americans who get stuck holding the bag, without the energy source that is produced here pumped here, it's got to flow into our domestic markets first.
Ok... so giving her the benefit of the doubt, because that's what high minded people do.
Breaking down her answer and trying to make sense of it.
In response to the question; ban on exporting drilled US oil?
- fossil fuels are a freely transferable commodity; not possible to mark the products
- congress knows that oil energy is a critical issue for america.
- They're not going to stop (the newly drilled oil) export to the extent that its only used my Americans
- However, that oil is going to go to Americans first and foremost.
In other words, she's saying no export bans, but believes most of what's produced at home should be used at home... but referring back to point 1, there's no way we can actually enforce oil companies using american oil for americans only.
Not that it would make a difference... it's not like American oil companies are going to differentiate between their oil reserves once in their reserves... it's not practical to do so, and they've already got more than enough oil reserves on American soil that the oil that will be drilled is a none issue (it's not going to add a significant amount more oil directly into the market).
Basically, she's avoiding the question with a poorly worded round-about answer designed to confuse everyone, including herself.
