Free: Contests & Raffles.
Domestic production, free markets and deregulation have worked in the natural gas market pretty darned good. And, as I remember it, Bush lifted the moratorium on off shore drilling in the gulf and fuel prices went down. Even with two wars going on. What has this socialist, black theology, far left liberal we have in office done?Why is it so many Democrates think sending our petroleum dollars to countries that hate us is more eco-friendly than keeping it here in North America? Canada and the US are two of, if not the most, eco-concious countries in the world. We can definitely do it better and safer given the chance. And, if drilling domestically, we can add additional excise taxes that will support alternative fuel research while still controlling the cost of personal civilian fuels until those alternatives are viable.It would also create damn good jobs here at home. Not the seasonal tax dollar supported census, community organizing jobs we've seen from this administration so far. We are talking high wage Union, right to work nonunion jobs alike. We would need more domestically produced trucks to support these workers. Demand for domestic steel and aluminum would rise. And endless amounts of goods and services to support these projects and workers would arise.We could also attract Bayer, DuPont, Ticona and a slough of other producers of plastic resin that have been forced to operate over seas here to the US. Civilian heating costs would drop and the expansion of those jobs domestically would open up. The cost of commercial use of petroleum (the largest sector of petroleum usage in the USA) would come down allowing corporations greater cash flow stability and long term forecasting that would open up even more opportunities for good high wage jobs for both right to work supporters and union supporters.Sorry, but you are living in a clouded bubble if you think that limiting free markets and expanding regulations on domestic oil production is the answer. Yes, I will be voting Republican in November. Because the alternative is guaranteed to fail the American worker and our way of life. At least with Santorum, Romney or Gingrich there is some glimmer of hope. Even more so if we can give them back a productive senate to work with.
Republican or Democrat is like saying "dung" or "poop". It's just two different ways of saying the same word: "Politician". Asking or expecting a politician to get something done in todays politcal environment is like believing in the tooth fairy.
This'll be tough for scouting season, but I'll try guilt trip my buddy into driving and then not pitch in. I should save a few hundred dollars that way.
I will be riding MikeWalkings new motorcycle to save gas!!
