We could have been drilling in ANWAR years ago if the liberals did not block the effort in the senate........We would already have cheap gas and be weaned off arab oil......Its going to take a long time to develop alternate energy sources and the arabs will bleed us dry in the mean time................................They have us by the family jewels and they know it......
Republicans have controlled the senate for...how long? Way to try to blame the libs for high gas prices.
We could solve the enrgy addiction in a few years, along with most of global warming. We should decry that every car sold in the US needs to be able to burn E35 by 2008, E50 by 2011, and E80 by 2015. We can give the car companies tax breaks so they won't lose profit (though toyota and the other japs who still make cars in the US would have the most to gain...). We can give tax breaks to chemical companies, and sponsor research. Think about it. More construction jobs for the plants. More transportation, mainly rail, jobs. More chemical plant jobs. More farming.
It's in this nations vital interests to get off saudi oil. We realize this, and that's why we get more oil from canada than anybody. But we also need a cheaper and more environmentally friendly fuel source than gasoline.
Speaking of energy, we should pass laws saying that our coal plants need to meet tough restrictions. The US has massive numbers of coal tonnage, and we should take advantage of the infrastructure. But we do need to pass these laws the Repubs have continually shot down.
We can do this. But we need leaders who don't represent the here and now of Wall Street. Our leaders don't ask us to sacrifice, they ask us to shop. They tell us gas is continuing to rise, and going to, but recommend we don'r conserve.
They tell us we're addicted, but instead of going to counselingthey advise us to find another vein to poke a needle into.
We need leaders who have long term strategy in mind, not short term gains.
Dems06
