[DustyMoment]

Because the public wasn't angry enough to hear them and to stop buying the greenies lies.

You may have a valid point. This whole thing DOES confirm that we will play the stupid enviroweenie game until it REALLY begins to affect our wallets. Now that our pockets have been picked by ham-fisted thugs, I believe that, as a nation, we are re-thinking all the enviroweenie nonsense.

I have no problem with wake-up calls and we certainly needed this one. Hopefully, one long-term result that may arise from this issue is that we will begin to seriously explore clean, alternative energy sources. Oil must now be considered as a short-term solution that is needed to sustain us in the near term, but for long-term, it must be something OTHER than oil or bio-fuels.

[DJ MacWoW]

one long-term result that may arise from this issue is that we will begin to seriously explore clean, alternative energy sources.

Like what? Solar and wind power that have been around since the 80's with no advances?

Oil must now be considered as a short-term solution

Why?

By the way, the Repubs got a bill through congress in 95 and Clinton vetoed it. Dems have blocked drilling ever since.