That takes time. It’s surprising how many conservatives tout the liberal line about the evil oil industry when prices might go up.
I've thought the same thing many times. As if we should ignore the thousands of jobs created, direct and all through the economy, not to mention the security of producing a sizeable portion of what we use.
Which leads to your second point:
What are you talking about? We produce about 10 million barrels a day and use 29 million. We import a hell of a lot of oil. The fact we export some production makes our importing numbers go up.
Hey! Clear thinking about energy isn't allowed!
lol