Wow, got a thing for drama? As to problems, we have more problems following the path we are on than with what I advocate.
Reality? The reality of supply and demand dictates we take advantage of what we have right here, right now.
We have the proven oil and natural gas reserves, the business infrastructure and legal system in place to be absolutely energy independent thanks to we have here in North America.
Problems? Did you just get out of class? Catch up. It is the roadblocks our political opposition has put in place that have created the problems!
And, it is the political opposition that prevents us from ending these wars for, and foreign entanglements about, oil.
The progressive political opposition and their anti-American policies are keeping us from the economic transformation developing our abundant, stable domestic energy supplies and exports would bring about.
Pass the law! Only North American energy! We've got it, let's use it. No more bowing for oil!
You are terribly confused. You are missing the problem altogether and apparently have no idea how the world market works and how oil is fungible.
You also confused me not liking your lame brained idea with wanting the status quo, which is what liberals do all the time - and children - present false choices. Which are you?
The issue of our having plenty of energy resources will not be solved by using only American energy. It will be solved by removing barriers to American energy. Once American energy is on the world market, prices will tumble and it doesn’t really matter whether the gallon of gas I buy or the kilowatt hour of electricity I buy was generated with domestic or foreign raw material.
I am all about using American energy. I just know what is - and what is NOT - keeping us from doing it. Meanwhile, if we passed your dream law BEFORE we started producing our energy, our economy would crash and gas would be 35 bucks a gallon.
Wear your cleats if you want to wade into energy policy with me. We tee off from the tips and we don’t allow mulligans. Your first shot is out of bounds....