[cricket]

For a while they misinterpreted my question to mean that I was interested in their candidates position regarding energy and I corrected all of them and emphasized that I was asking from the standpoint of a Republican being interested in defeating Democrats in elections and wondering why they have failed to use the issue. This is a winning issue IF we keep beating the idiot voters over their heads that it is the DEMOCRATS who are blocking new production of oil and the building of refineries.

Love this. Of course, we not only do not beat idiot voters over their collective heads (precisely what they need). ..these Repubs do not even posit the argument; the problem and it's solution.

Bet they loved being called the 'Stupid Party'. . .You were kind to them. Could be called worse, for sure. ;^)

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

To Romney's credit, his representative came to me afterward and said that Romney will be coming out soon with his position regarding energy. I'm less interested in his position on energy than watching him beat Democrats over the head with it.

Living in Iowa, I'm also getting a little tired of the candidates pandering to us Iowans regarding ethanol and renewable fuels. These are fine but not unless they can stand on their own merits and not be subsidized. It's still not sufficient and we must produce our own gasoline and build new refineries.