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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (39435)	8/14/2008 10:52:17 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

The lib mantra "we're not going to drill our way out of this problem" has started to sound really foolish. Voters now realize that congressional Dems are in the pockets of alternative energy industries--they're trying to preserve those re-election campaign contributions.

To: Carolyn who wrote (39435)	8/14/2008 11:39:28 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224748

Rove: To win, Mr. Obama needs to pick up 18 electoral votes more than John Kerry received, meaning Mr. Obama must carry Colorado or Virginia and add another small state to his column.

To: Carolyn who wrote (39435)	8/14/2008 3:15:33 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

Carolyn - I think there is distortion going on all over. I am for domestic drilling to insure at least an emergency supply. It is not true, likely not, that it would affect short term prices. But this isn't a short term issue, afterall. I get annoyed at people who don't want to possibly unpristine a natural area to drill for gas but don't mind other countries and beautiful areas unpristined to get the gas for them to use. And i do think it is imperitive to have an emergency supply... there is no way in the foreseeable future, I don't think, that we can be completely without the need for some degree of oil supply. If it is there, go find it. That's security. And only fair, to some extent. Don't want to 'mess up Alaska'? Then don't use any oil that is drilled from other countries whose 'landscape' is compromised to get it. Or something like that. I just wish the rhetoric from all sides would be dropped and things brought to a more practical level.