And by the way, the money we are sending out of the USA is being used to buy our country, the lastest evidence being the purchase of the Chrysler building in NYC by Dubai.

It is absolutely nuts not to DRILL NOW, even if the price of gas never went down a penny, (but it will).

1. You’re arguing with Liberals over energy. Verdict: stupid.
2. You’re arguing with Liberals over oil-drilling. Verdict: stupid.
3. You’re arguing with Liberals over refinery construction. Verdict: stupid.
4. You’re arguing with LIBERAL via oil-derived plastics-encased electricity-sucking devices sending electrically-produced signals over a network built and maintained via oil- or coal-derived power sources! Verdict: colossally-STUPID.

Either vote with LIBERALS, or vote the LIBERALS out of power and get on with doing things which have traditionally enabled the United States of America to BE the best in the world.

BTW- Obama opened a speech with this gem: “We live in the greatest country in the history of the world. I hope you’ll join with me in helping to change it.” Verdict: So far beyond colossally-stupid that we’d have to stand on the shoulders of every liberal ever born to date just to SEE where that bit of genius speechwriting originated!

I don’t know of anyone who wants to shutdown or nationalize oil companies.

LIBERAL Representative, Maxine Waters suggested recently, that she thought the government should run the oil companies…I think that would qualify as nationalizing.

All the lib pols from this area will be hard pressed to say “no drilling” when their constituents realize that they are barring the one thing that will bring their heating costs down short term: drilling.

As mentioned above (and ignored by the elitist liberal snob, lgm), the fact that we will be showing the world that we have the will to tap our vast reserves of offshore oil and oil shale etc., will act to drive prices down.

It may take up to ten years to develop some of the oil fields we need, but how long will it take to make all of these theoretical alternative energy sources viable?

Oil will fill the gap in time before these alternatives are developed and exploited.

Let’s try to avoid a Democrat Dark Ages, shall we?

On July 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm, lgm said:

MNUSMCDavid said (#54):

Bus lines and light rail …. forms of welfare and entitlement.

Taxes pay for roads, too.

Then I would be as “entitled” to drive a car as you would to ride the bus, although I subsidize more of your bus than you do my car.

Azygos said (#57):

If you want to cram yourself into a bus with a bunch of people more suited for studies in antipsychotic use go for it. I’m going to continue to drive my car, alone.

Those who fit and have to social skills to ride the bus with their fellow citizens can solve the gas crisis. The fat “elites” can whine.

Ah yes, the “fat elites.” You mean the limousine liberals that drive big SUVs and fly as they wish on private airplanes? Those fat elites?

sonofdy said (#73):

Why can’t I take the bus? How about because THERE ARE NO BUSES RUNNING HERE.

Investment in public transportation infrastructure looks like a better idea now than it used to. There’s also “urban planning” — designing cities and suburbs to make public transportation practical.

Well, if you want to run a bus or light rail out to my house, I will be happy to ride it. Unfortunately, the investment by society would far outstrip the return on that investment, but hey, do another feelgood project.

How do you use “urban planning” after the fact?

Supply and demand. Once the Fed fixes the dollar we should be in good shape.

Right, if we lower our demand for foreign oil and drill here and develop alternative energy sources, OPEC will glut the market and the price will come down.

No. Those big, evil oil companies employ many, many people – many who aren’t rich and many who’d be in serious trouble if we nationalized or shut down the eeeeevillll oil companies?

I don’t know of anyone who wants to shutdown or nationalize oil companies. I know I don’t. We will still need oil companies to survive, but if people start finding other ways to get their cars moving, some of these oil companies will likely shutdown, or at least downsize. That’s capitalism. That’s the American way. As other options for fuel become available, we’ll let the market decide. You’re a conservative, so I’m sure you’d agree with this post.::)))