Posted on 04/13/2008 10:45:45 AM PDT by papasmurf
I don't think any reasonable person would dispute that we are in an energy crisis. We are, in fact, being held political hostage by those that control the world's oil supply. Add to that my belief that the market has been manipulated by those that wish us harm. (think Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and certain camel riding folks with big bank accounts, a laptop and a satellite connection, here)
The market has responded to the political machinations of the suppliers of oil and the manipulators in a very expected way, IMO.
We are constantly being bombarded with so called "solutions" by everyone from the Speaker of the House, to liberal boot heel licking media types and, even, Joe Blogger. Our President has been, sadly, in the background telling us all will be okay and we should use more "alternative" fuels. In the meantime, Corn, Rice, and other BioFuel/Agrofuel making materials have skyrocketed in price, keeping pace with rise in gas prices, all along.
I am very interested in reading what FReepers, men and women whose opinions, experience, and education, I highly respect, have to say and what their opinions to solutions are.
my idea’s easier.
Well, you did ask...
No, the nations you mention have no obligation to provide you with cheap oil.
But rather, they are producing a product that you are willing to pay for at the current price which is based on the current supply,
Explore and Produce More
Consume Less
Speak for yourself. My monthly gasoline bill is over $400 per month. Tell me that ain’t a crisis.
Your crisis is not the nation’s crisis. Individuals, even groups, get in crisis all the time, that doesn’t mean the country has to stop and do something about it.
Patchouli oil may contain up to 75% filler material composed of hippies, assorted environmental activists, commie college professors, nico-nazis and/or nanny-stater types.
Extensive use of 'filler material' would eliminate all barriers from energy independence.
I really like the “micro” Nuclear plant idea. It makes perfect sense.
Bookmarking for home.
Hate to break it to you, bub, but I’m just one of MANY across the NATION. There’s a meltdown on the horizon, and if you can’t see it, then you’re about as blind as they come.
Hate to break it to you bub but the plural of anecdote is not fact. There’s 300 million people in this country, of course MANY have financial problems. There’s ALWAYS a meltdown on the horizon, been hearing the same doom and gloom for over 30 years, I’ve learned that it’s usually BS. Some people just need major crisis in their life, so they pick whichever part of America is having issues this year (and there’s always something) and that’s the HUGE PROBLEM that’s going to DESTROY EVERYTHING, and then it doesn’t.
Wow. You really ARE pretty clueless aren’t you.
Well I’m not the one who needs to resort to insults when the facts won’t back me up. So that would be a no.
No insult..I’m just making the observation that you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about when you make your grand pronouncements. Looking at your profile, I see that you’ve previously been accused of shilling for RIAA, MPAA, Microsoft, and the ChiComs. Nice. I guess you can add OPEC to that list after this thread.
Noooo of course, calling someone clueless is never an insult. Tell you what, when you’re ready to discuss this or any other topic like a grown up instead of a school yard bully you let me know, until then bye bye.
Not mine. Not yet, anyway. Though to hear it told, I imagine that will change fairly soon.
If you think things are just peachy, you haven't been paying attention.
Just because the frog pot isn't boiling yet doesn't mean things are not getting a tad too warm for our health.
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