Friday, January 28, 2011

For National Security, We MUST Drill NOW

This nation has been in a precarious energy situation, unnecessarily, because we have refused to produce the energy this country needs, choosing instead to import oil and ship billions of dollars overseas.  Much of the oil we purchase comes from regimes unfriendly to us and our supply could be cut off at any time.  Now, with the upheavals and unrest in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, the situation is critical. Obama and his energy czar have made it clear they want gas to rise to seven or eight dollars a gallon and utilities to double or triple.  This could come about, devastating our already weak economy, but more important the situation poses a huge threat to our national security.  Obama took advantage of the oil spill to order a moratorium on drilling in the gulf, and after the moratorium was lifted only two drilling permits have been issued.  Why cannot our congressmen act to stop Obama from hurting our economy?  Why cannot we demand that this country become self-sufficient in energy?    We have reserves of oil, gas and coal and we can utilize nuclear energy.  It is great to search for new forms of energy whether it t be fission, fusion, hydrogen or something else.  In the meantime, let us utilize what we have plenrty of, oil, gas and coal.

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