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Nero Fiddles While Our Wallets Burn
Jul 19, 2008 | 8:43 PM
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I have been focused recently upon our nation's lack of an energy policy. To me, it is the most important issue we face right now. Iraq and Afghanistan, FISA, home mortgages (actually part of the energy issue, but ultimately secondary and not important from a practical standpoint) and foreign policy all take a back seat in terms of where our government should be focused: Energy.

With that in mind, I'd like to place exhibit A into evidence of how our politicians are not talking the same language in terms of what to do about our current crisis. Even a perfunctory read of this article would lead one to assume that Mr. Pickens and Democratic leaders are working together on putting together an energy plan, until you get to this section buried deep inside the article:

But Mr. Pickens doesn't agree with all the Democrats' energy priorities. Bills to limit speculation on energy prices are "wasting time" and ignore the cause of high prices – not enough oil, he said. "Go ahead and drill on the OCS," said Mr. Pickens, who also plans to meet with House Republican leaders next week. "I'm not against anything except for foreign oil."

As noted in the article, our current importation of oil is on the order of $700 billion per year, and further increases in crude pricing will simply increase this price tag. We don't have enough oil. We don't have it because we are not allowed to drill where the oil actually is - the outer continental shelf and the Alaska National Wildlife Preserve.

While politicians are wringing their hands over speculators (mainly Democrats but there is a fair share of clueless Republicans joining this Quixotic effort), Congress is not doing a thing to address our lack of adequate energy! Our energy policy, once again, should be doing everything to squeeze kilowatt-hours out of anything we can: Wind, hydroelectric, solar, biofuel, natural gas, coal ("clean" or not) and oil. All preferably from domestic sources, of course.

When this Congress fails to address anything beyond "oil speculators" think about it as you pedal your bike to the election booth in November. Then vote accordingly...

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acoolone read my blog view my photos
Jul 19, 2008 | 11:48 PM

When you stop and think about how much money some of these democrats are making off of foreign oil I can see why they don’t want us to drill offshore. I think an investigation needs to be held to see how much money Pelosi has tied up in foreign oil. That investigation needs to include everyone who does not want us to drill offshore.
Marks read my blog view my photos
Jul 19, 2008 | 11:55 PM

I want all of them gone, Cool. I don't care if they have an "R" or "D" after their name...they have been there too long.
acoolone read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 12:13 AM

Good luck with that ideal. With this congress I do believe if the American people stood up to them they would have us shot in the streets to save their on jobs.
Marks read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 12:20 AM

Yeah, I know...
Dak413 read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 10:01 AM

I think the main reason to drill here, is to keep our money in this country, instead of making a handful of dictators rich, I think the original thought as tto buying from foreign governments was to save our resourses, and pread the wealt into thes countries to promote democracy, and all it's done is make dictatorships stronger, it is time to rein in this unlegilated foreign aid , and put it where it should be in our own country, just imagine what 700 billion doallars would do for the economy of this country, maybe that money would make it easier to promote alternative energy sources , by keeping the wealth of this country here at home, I've always believed in the philosphy of charity begins at home, and still do !!
furbie read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 11:34 AM

I totally agree with you Mark, and Dak as well.

There's not a handful of reps that deserve to be in office, but we'll never get them out.

We're making sand jockey's rich while we're starving the life out of this country !
furbie read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 11:36 AM

Come to think :

writing in Picken's name sounds pretty good !
Dak413 read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 2:17 PM

a write in, is more apt to get us what we don't want, than what we do !
acoolone read my blog view my photos
Jul 20, 2008 | 11:45 PM

You ever heard the old saying? “ I know I’m screwed, but I’m sure you’re totally fu-Ked. It’s one step worst than saying you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. In this case we are screwed if McCain wins but totally fu-Ked if Obama wins.
moankie82 read my blog
Jul 21, 2008 | 12:54 AM

There have been 100 meetings on the energy crisis this year. But Congress has not taken any action whatsoever. DUH!
cbfan read my blog
Jul 24, 2008 | 11:59 PM

Marks, I think were on the same page on this issue. I wish our govt' would allow more drilling, but I hope another source of energy will be feasible one day. And I hope that one day is starting now with Pickens' ideas. Let's be open to all of the possibilities. Wind power is not going to be the major source of energy anytime soon, but we have to start somewhere.
moankie82 read my blog
Jul 25, 2008 | 6:29 AM

Marks and cb. Right, even if any one thing won't be the total answer, it at least saves us from a few barrels of oil from the crooks in saudi and kuwait.
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