[DTogo]

Even if we did have lose access to the Mid East, then there should be no reason why we cant just immediately amp up our own oil production (and maybe start looking to other energy sources, naturally a subject of debate) and use some of our reserves if we really need to. Worse case scenario should be brief periods where oil is not readily available in excess, and we cant afford to make fun of canadians anymore, followed by periods where we have our own oil.

You assume this Regime wouldn't jump at the chance to enact it's "green jobs" energy (and social) revolution with $5+ gas? Never let a good crisis go to waste...

[emax]

Actually I wasnt really assuming that so much as I was assuming that we remove this administration, not necessarily through upcoming lecetions, and then we have an actual presidential adminsitration in place if and/or when the mid east crisis gets bad enough that we really do lose some access to oil there. I guess that is noit safe to assume. I am trying to asses things logically and not immediately go into falling sky mode but man, having real confidence in our country and its future is such a son of a bitch. Though we all remember what happened after the Carter adminsitration got us into such disasters, both economically and for our security. But then lo and behold, we got an actual adminsitration to lead us and the natural result was the 80s became largely a great time to be an American. uThat is what I am pining for to happen now, people are very strange that way.