[Doogle]

...and if the US would open up An-war and drill we wouldn't be having this discussion. Estimates have over 100 years of oil available for US consumption taking in future use. No new refineries built in over 30 years and people are surprised to learn we are importing not only oil, but over 30% of gasoline is imported....refined someplace else. With technology as fast as it is going does anyone not expect we will not come up with alternative fuel and energy in the next fifty years? The oil fields alone capped in the US would sustained all future use, without Alaska. This is all so stupid and unnecessary...the pointing of fingers,the blaming for this and that, all contrived to keep the US citizen Zero'd in on the "parties" while the politicos rake in the cash and play the blame game...meanwhile, we suffer and pay through the nose so they can keep playing....don't the phrase "consider yourself lucky your not paying $5 or $6 a gallon" sound familiar? Anyone wanna guess what we would be paying if they built more refineries and opened up An-war and capped wells? You see as long as they (the government) keeps the prices high, they keep the taxes high.....wanna see oil prices drop down to $20 a barrel or lower?, open up the reserves and start selling our oil to China and India and get competitive with our Arab friends. No, we'll pay exorbitant prices for alternatives now,(that will never go down), and we'll take it in the back while the lazy politicos point their fingers and stuff their pockets, each election year we get promises and each election term the idiots get elected but DO NOTHING, it's the game. As long as there's someone willing to take up the issue opposing oil exploration and refineries the fat cats sit back and point the finger...reason to do nothing. Isn't it peculiar that no one is protesting China,Korea,Arab States,Venezula,Dutch,British,Japan and others, drilling off the Florida coast where we can't drill? How come we don't hear politicians protesting as vigorously about them? Taxes Social Security Illegals

[Kickass Conservative]

Thanks for reading my mind. I’m starting to think the whole country is crazy. To top it off, my once Conservative thinking sister in-law called me up to tell me she’s supporting Obama. She didn’t want to discuss it because she knows how I am... I love her dearly, but WTF????
Man, I’m having a bad week.

[dr_lew]

With technology as fast as it is going does anyone not expect we will not come up with alternative fuel and energy in the next fifty years?

Non Sequitur, mon ami! Non sequitur!