[353FMG]

And still Congress ignores this fact. We are definitely not in charge of the country any longer.

[ChinaThreat]

I agree. If there is an equivalent of Nero, this Congress is it. They fiddle while America burns.

[Enterprise]

A talking point of the Democrats is that the oil companies should drill on the 68 million acres they already lease, or else lose those leases.

It's time for someone to call a bluff.

If there is insufficient oil to drill for, the oil companies should publicly state so, and tell Congress to go ahead and cancel the leases and refund the money to the oil companies. On the other hand, if there really is sufficient oil to drill for, and the oil companies are playing a game, then I would like them to be exposed also. Either way, someone needs to put up or shut up.

Another thing the oil companies can do is to tell Congress that since it is demanding that the oil companies drill on their leases, that Congress should also waive all restrictions that inhibit the companies from building refineries on land they already own.