$10.00 a gallon gas?

[MacUser]

Elect "MacUser" for president ......

If called I shall serve.
Go Black!

[dolfan]

Macuser, I agree -- we've gotta drill till we have a shortage on drill materials. My question is simply what the government is going to do? We know eventually they'll do something, even if it's wrong (bet -- it will be). I'm just curious as to the caution they use in approaching it while they rush in headlong to regulate health care when we spend as much on one as the other. I think, and this is just me, we need an Executive Order declaring a national emergency and militarize every inch of ground where oil lurks beneath, and then contract Halliburton or whoever in to get it out and pump it only to the USA. Give tax credits dollar for dollar for every bit of construction cost and new refineries. For crying out loud, we all paid to rebuild New Orleans (and still will for a long time), let's federalize (militarize) the coastline and put refineries right there. I don't care what we do to the environment, honestly, as long as I don't have to pay more than $2.50 for a gallon of gas. These gas prices are killing the economy. And if the Commerce Dept. says we're not in a recession now, just you wait.

[forestwalker]

That's the kind of short-term liberal thinking that's gotten us in this mess.

[dolfan]

Explain, please.

[Mike Vande]

Yeah, I know. You and others see me as a real drag.

No, we have never seen you at all. All we see are your somewhat depressing words.

Everyone seems to want that "feel good, prosperity" stuff.

Wrong again Karen, not too many folks here are into prosperity teachings. And you know, the Lord DID inspire Paul to write "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." (Philippians 4:8) You might even think God is into the "feel good" stuff...

I don't claim to be a prophet, but the prophets didn't have "good" messages either and were hated.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, every prophet-wannabe uses what happened to them as an excuse for their gloomy outlooks, judgmental spirits, and general lack of people skills at one time or another. It's easier than admitting their presence is comparable to the infection of the Pepsi Generation with a Carter's Little Liver Pill personality. Karen, you aren't hated, at least not here. Really hating someone is much more work than you dropping the occasional gloom bomb into our presence is worth.

I guess it is just human nature when someone points out things that you would rather not think about or have to deal with.

Not quite as much as using any excuse to avoid admitting one's own problems....

[MacUser]

I don't care what we do to the environment, honestly, as long as I don't have to pay more than $2.50 for a gallon of gas. These gas prices are killing the economy.

Listen, first.. we all care about the environment. We all want clean air, water and land etc. My only problem is let us do thru proven innovation/advanced technology that works.. BEFORE we demonize the very substance that our advanced world operates on.

The cold fact is that we have NO ALTERNATIVE yet. Green Conservation isn't innovation and innovation is the only way out of this. So if we have no electric semi, dozers or jumbo jets.. let's stop allowing our best friend, OIL, be demonized.

If we don't win the PR battle or Battle over words FIRST.. nothing following will even matter.