Since the Obamabots are creaming their knickers over the decline in the price of a gallon of gas (FYI: It was $1.85 when Obama took office), let's take a look at the number of drilling permits issued on Federal lands. Obama doesn't have any control over drilling on State lands and private property...
Number of drilling permits on federal lands approved under Bill Clinton:
FY 1993: 2,222
FY 1994: 2,113
FY 1995: 1,870
FY 1996: 1,959
FY 1997: 2,580
FY 1998: 2,171
FY 1999: 1,639
FY 2000: 3,066
TOTAL: 17,620
Number of drilling permits on federal lands approved under George Bush:
FY 2001: 3,439
FY 2002: 3,372
FY 2003: 3,802
FY 2004: 6,052
FY 2005: 4,579
FY 2006: 6,738
FY 2007: 7,124
FY 2008: 6,617
TOTAL: 41,723
Number of drilling permits on federal lands issued approved Barack Obama:
FY 2009: 4,487
FY 2010: 4,090
FY 2011: 4,244
FY 2012: 4,256
FY 2013: 3,770
FY 2014: 3,769
TOTAL: 24,616
Did I get the numbers from some 'right-wing lunatic site'? Um, no. The numbers come from the Federal Bureau of Land Management a/k/a the BLM.
Sooo, how does Obama stack up against his two predecessors?
Clinton-Obama Percentage Change: +39.71%
Bush-Obama Percentage Change: -41.00%
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