Comments on: US Pleads for More Oil http://priceofoil.org/2008/01/23/us-pleads-for-more-oil/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming political barriers to that transition. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:05:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Charles Hill http://priceofoil.org/2008/01/23/us-pleads-for-more-oil/#comment-217750 Charles Hill Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:49:01 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2008/01/23/us-pleads-for-more-oil/#comment-217750 It is kind of sad to see our officials go out, hat in hand, begging the oil sheiks for more oil. What is really troubling is that it does not have to be that way. We have oil available on our soil. We are the Saudi Arabia of coal. Additionally, the last time I looked, we were blessed with many very intelligent and clever folks capable of providing solutions to the energy problems we face, if they were given a chance to do so and rewarded for their efforts. But no, our leaders would rather cater to the environmental movement and socialistic left, than look after the wellbeing of this nation as a whole. In doing so, the politicans are really looking after their political furture, not the future of the people fo this nation. So, here we are watching our leaders sit at the begger's table hoping the oil sheiks will throw us a crumb or two. It is pathetic. It is kind of sad to see our officials go out, hat in hand, begging the oil sheiks for more oil. What is really troubling is that it does not have to be that way. We have oil available on our soil. We are the Saudi Arabia of coal. Additionally, the last time I looked, we were blessed with many very intelligent and clever folks capable of providing solutions to the energy problems we face, if they were given a chance to do so and rewarded for their efforts.

But no, our leaders would rather cater to the environmental movement and socialistic left, than look after the wellbeing of this nation as a whole. In doing so, the politicans are really looking after their political furture, not the future of the people fo this nation. So, here we are watching our leaders sit at the begger’s table hoping the oil sheiks will throw us a crumb or two. It is pathetic.

]]> By: Steve Kretzmann http://priceofoil.org/2008/01/23/us-pleads-for-more-oil/#comment-217744 Steve Kretzmann Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:38:33 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2008/01/23/us-pleads-for-more-oil/#comment-217744 This really is both pathetic and frightening. The last time oil prices were this high (late 70s) the response was...find more oil. This time the junkies keep hanging on the streetcorner, even though there's less product to go around. Apropos of nothing, was watching the Wire the other night and I was amused to see the latest batch of dope, "greenhouse gas", being peddled by street calls of "Its hot!". File under: you know the issue has arrived when... This really is both pathetic and frightening. The last time oil prices were this high (late 70s) the response was…find more oil. This time the junkies keep hanging on the streetcorner, even though there’s less product to go around.

Apropos of nothing, was watching the Wire the other night and I was amused to see the latest batch of dope, “greenhouse gas”, being peddled by street calls of “Its hot!”.

File under: you know the issue has arrived when…

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