To: Joe NYC who wrote (145662 ) 4/21/2002 8:30:13 PM From: tejek Read Replies (1) | Respond to I knew you could do it, to leave the shallow thinking behind and open your mind. Having said that, I accept the need for oil until the time comes when we change the fuel that runs our economy. Therefore, my intent is to use it as sparingly as possible and if I had my druthers this country would go on a long overdue oil diet. It would do our trade deficits some good and maybe allow us to be more honest in our foreign diplomacy. If there was an area where individual action counts more than anything, this is it. Suppose 50% of the population cuts their consumption of oil and oil derived products by 50%. You suddenly have the country using 25% less oil. When you lose me is when you start talking about compulsory actions, imposing your views, when so much can be (and is not) done on voluntary basis. One other thing.......I find a recurrent theme in conservative rhetoric both on and off this thread that liberals tend to be deficit in the brain department. That's easy........fighting your friends [your fellow conservatives] who want to drill in the ANWR. I personally would not use it now, but (as posted few days ago), it would be a great idea to use it as a greatly expanded strategic petroleaum reserve, buy building up the capacity to extract oil, but the actual extraction would not start now. It would only start in case of a potential shortage in the future.
