Drilling Deeper
Doesn’t it seem a bit strange that our politicians are locked in a seeming death struggle over whether to drill for more oil in ecologically sensitive places at the same time that scientists have pretty much agreed that consuming too much oil is what produces the most ecological damage?
Even stranger, if the surge in oil and gasoline prices has shocked Americans into driving less, switching to higher mileage cars and generally looking for ways to reduce their energy consumption, why are politicians of both parties frantically searching for the holy grail of lower prices? Senator Harry Reid, taking a cue from Stephen Colbert, declared that “Democrats are the party of drilling!” in an attempt to capture the low ground from the Republicans.
Not to worry: the Republicans, on the campaign trail and in the Congress, have made it clear they won’t give up without a fight.
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I worry about sidewalk anythings and a lot of the bloggers are not dealing with all the facts and yet they want to set the direction of the government. I dare say we are still going through the worst government in the history of the US and I worry about having an unknown who seems to be wishy-washy about everything including whether he should have had his kids interviewed lead us for the next term. I am a bit frightened by those who we have to choose from as usual. It seems I always have to vote for the lesser of two evils.
There is no energy independence any more than there is independence from the international financial system. Oil is sold worldwide and any that is found here just goes into the world market. Alaska Slope oil goes to Japan as well as the Lower 48. The U.S. invaded Iraq to make oil available for companies to sell in Europe and Asia, not primarily to make oil available to American consumers.