Current World Oil Price per barrel.

Oil and Slick Politicians

I've tried my best to keep this web site free of politics.  But I can't stand it any longer.  Here's my rant on Oil prices, and our country's lack of action on this critical issue that's destroying our nations economy.
Democrat Senator Harry Reid


At 3:01 PM, July 17th 2008, Oil was selling at $130.38 a barrel.  This was DOWN from $146.49, the day President Bush announced his lifting of the Executive ban on Oil exploration.  That's more than a $16 (11%) price drop in about two days.

"We can't drill our way out of the problem." - Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

Senator, all it took was the Presidents simple statement of intent to drill our way out of the problem, and that alone lowered energy costs 11%.   Just imagine what would happen if we actually did something about it.

"Coal makes us sick, oil makes us sick; it's global warming. It's ruining our country, it's ruining the world. We've got to stop using fossil fuel." - Democrat Senator Harry Reid.

No, an economy held hostage to foreign energy sources that suck nearly 2 BILLION DOLLARS A DAY out of our GNP, sending it to unfriendly, unstable governments, that's what's ruining our country and the world.   And a do-nothing Congress that's more concerned with the future of Polar Bears, than the future welfare and livelihood of American citizens, is what's making me sick.

America needs the 21st Century equivalent of the Manhattan Project  A no holds barred, maximum effort to develop ALL FORMS of domestic energy production.   Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Coastal and Continental oil exploration, Clean coal, Oil Shale, Oil Sands, Coal-to-oil, and new Oil Refineries should ALL be addressed if the U.S. ever hopes to become energy independent.    Investment, Research and Development of all of these technologies would pump BILLIONS of dollars back into the U.S. economy and directly employ tens of thousands of Americans. 

For the enlightenment of Senators Reid and Obama, here are a few of the benefits of becoming energy independent:

  • Dollars now being sent overseas,  would remain in the U.S., working their way into the economy.

  • No longer provide financial income to nations that sponsor world terrorist activities.

  • Not subject to oil supply disruptions when unstable oil nations make good on threats of war in the middle east.

  • Millions of Americans would benefit, directly and indirectly from the energy production construction boom.

  • Cheaper energy means lower prices on everything that moves; which IS everything.

  • A stronger American economy means a secure economic future for anyone who's invested in a 401-K, or other retirement fund.

  • Higher employment.

  • Lower unemployment.

I can't see why anyone in their right mind would oppose American energy independence.    It's taken 232 years, but what we need is another Independence day.   Energy Independence.