"A few days ago I wrote about how gasoline and food costs were affecting my family. Today I write about dangerous developments in the Russian theater and how they may adversly impact our economy. It is all related.
"Today we find that Russia has apparently invaded the breakaway State of Georgia. Independent of the politics involved with that action, it is clear this can (and likely will) have a detrimental impact on the availability of oil and subsequent prices of crude and at the pump.
"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suspended the House session early on Friday to circumvent a vote on the energy issue, and then left Washington for a whirlwind book tour in her private jet. (I wonder at what expense in the availability of jet fuel to the overall market). Her response to the energy crisis has been that she opposes opening offshore areas to drilling, as well as in Alaska's wilderness and interior areas to shale exploration, because she fears harm to the environment. Two questions come to mind: 1) Does this mean that she (and Democrats by extension) are comfortable with continued importation of oil from areas that are far less stable (and environmentally ambivalent) than the US, and what does this say for their "concern" for the environment? 2) While their "no drill" zones prevent the US from drilling off its coasts, other, less environmentally friendly, nations such as China are drilling away happily just 50 miles off our Florida coast. How then, do these "no drill" zones protect us from their mistakes?
"Now we have the additional problem of Russia intransigence. What impact this has remains to be seen but it can't help. At all! It is time that President Bush returns to the United States and takes a serious stance on the issue of energy. He should call an emergency session of Congress; not only for the ongoing energy issue but because of the news out of Russia and its import Worldwide. The two issues are intwined, of course, so what better reason to do what's right than this new development?
"Just how much more are we Americans going to take before this gets completely out of hand, and America becomes embroiled in a major recession that could/should have been avoided?
"Respectfully,
"bcsco"
I did receive a nice acknowledgment on my first email. Let's see what's said, if anything, this time.
I just heard on Fox that Putin is in China, and he and W have been seen together.
Let’s not forget the Straits and Mahmood’s threats, as well as Chavez’.
Terrific letter! Very clearly stated and very forceful. Who can deny any of it? Other than Democrats, that is, they are in a dream world.
Or “Utopia”, as David Horowitz so aptly put it. The name of his book, in fact.