Man, how freaking pointless is Prez Bush's decision to lift the off-shore drilling ban? He's such a lame duck, and knows it. Not only would off-shore drilling be an eco-nightmare, there isn't enough oil out there to make a shred of difference anytime soon, and hopefully the Dems will never approve this ludacricy. So we'd invest all this time and money for two hundred barrels of oil that wouldn't change anything until 2030 when like everything will be solar powered or electric, or bio-fueled powered anyway (fingers-crossed.)
And speaking of our hopefully solar-, wind-, bio-fuel-, electric-powered future--Bush is missing a huge opportunity here to make a statement to the world. Like,"Yep, we are running out of oil, and look, it's breaking the backs of Americans. So starting today, I want to begin talks with all the big energy, engineering, and car companies, oh, and Boone Pickens, and see if we can begin putting in motion a plan to solve our energy crisis with oil taken out of the equation. It may even create some much needed jobs. And in the mean time, we need to start conserving and cutting back. 'Cause, y'all, I ain't gonna lie, there ain't no more oil out there." And then, just maybe, because the USofA decided to take the first step to break the oil addiction, other nations would follow, like China and India.
You knew the Goreical would weigh in at some point, so I am linking to his thoughts on breaking our oil addiction (foreign and otherwise).
And if you are interested in knowing the history behind the image I provide above, click here--it's called "learning from past mistakes."
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