Posted on 08/21/2008 5:43:58 PM PDT by Kaslin
Energy: Russia's invasion of neighboring Georgia has revealed the West's major weakness: Our dependence on questionable governments around the world for oil, the very lifeblood of our prosperity. So what do we do?
Offshore, onshore, in the Arctic, in the Caribbean, in the oil-rich waters off California, deep in the mountain shale deposits of the Far West — wherever oil is, we should be getting it out.
We owe it to future generations to ensure an adequate supply of energy to maintain our way of life and standard of living. But this is about much more than having affordable fuel to power our cars, factories and businesses. It's also about national security.
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DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!!!!!!!
Becoming a net exporter of energy is a national security goal. Or should be.
Support the American Energy Act:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6566
Excellent.
DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!!!!!!!
I have long thought it ironic that we are literally supporting the terrorists who attack us with oil purchases from the Middle East.
It’s a shame, isn’t it?
We need to drill like yesterday with the price of oil going up again
“Energy: Russia’s invasion of neighboring Georgia has revealed the West’s major weakness: Our dependence on questionable governments around the world for oil, the very lifeblood of our prosperity.”
REAVEALED? Hardy, since this has been known since the 1970s when a little thing called the Arab Oil Embargo took placed because of those who supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
If anything has been revealed, it’s the incompetence and negligence exhibited by every US president and every Congress since the 1970s.
And no one should bet the farm that any effective plan will be implemented this time.
Yes!
The anti-drilling nutjobs are so out of touch with reality it’s impossible to even talk to them. They hide behind the same few lies they repeat over and over.
WE also need to build more refineries.
“WE also need to build more refineries.”
When I call my rep I always say drill AND build refineries.
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