[HiTech RedNeck]

The new oil field booms seem to have a large critical mass behind them, and OPEC thus far isn’t moving to undercut them, something which killed past U.S. oil booms. It remains to be seen if OPEC would keep that same attitude if instead of Obama, a Republican — even Mitt — became president. But also, since these new booms pretty much depend on fracking, they are politically vulnerable. One fracking site, out of thousands, was suspected of getting oil into shallow aquifers. And the greenies are going ape crap over it, when such a low incidence problem if it’s even real (and not a coincidence of a local toxic materials spill) would probably be best addressed by piping in fresh water subsidized by the fracking companies.

[SJackson]

Off the thread topic, but at best it's a boomlet, not a boom. The government, ours, doesn't want a boom or domestic energy. But that will change in time, we do have the reserves. It would be nice it they were used while I'm alive, but if it's the grandkids, or great grandkids, maybe they'll think of me when they tell the Arabs to Foff.

Another President, the solution to unemployment is in the mirror. Energy, domestic, coal, gas, oil. Dare I mention the financial sector or healthcare. All these evil people, and they're the employers. Go figure Mr. President.