So you didn't answer the question (as usual). If I take a poll here and ask if you are full of bs and should leave, will you honor the results since polls mean so much to you?

I see this is ignored again.

We are more dependent on Foreign oil, even Bush admits that, and with our two former oil men in power we have done NOTHING to reduce our dependence on that foreign oil.

What happened 8 years prior to Bush? Democrats didn't do anything to lessen our dependence. As usual you ONLY BLAME BUSH, and ignore everything else.

I agree the energy issues have been ignored by Carter, Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton as well as Bush 43. However when GWB ran we heard how both he and Cheney were former OIL MEN. With all the experience in the oil business WHY HAVE THEY NOT DONE ANYTHING to help solve the problem? Like every other issue the things that were problems when GWB took office have gotten much worse during his time in office. He not only did not help find solutions but the problems have gotten much worse. Issues like the annual budget deficit that was not a problem in Jan 2001 are raging NEW problems created by Bush. I can understand how no President could solve every problem but in this case Bush has not solved ANY problem and has both made them worse as well as creating new problems for our country! Let us JUDGE BY RESULTS as Bush has said. The results of him and the GOP that controls Congress that have passed the Bush agenda are at fault and we need a CHANGE in November 2006!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets make Bush a true Lame Duck as is already a Lame President!

Col, Col, Col, stop with the idiocy already. The American people refuse to stop using their cars when they could car pool or use public transportation. People would rather buy a gas guzzling SUV (which was technically made for rugged use) just to fit a few more grocery bags than a gas saving Toyota car. People are driving just as much today, if not more, as when gas was $.98 a gallon. It seems to me that our dependance on foreign oil is more the fault of the American people than Bush's fault. We are the idiots who chose to pay $3.00 a gallon rather than stick it to Big Oil by either using our cars less often, not buying SUV's and/or using public transportation.

However when GWB ran we heard how both he and Cheney were former OIL MEN. With all the experience in the oil business WHY HAVE THEY NOT DONE ANYTHING to help solve the problem?

And you expect people who made their living our of Big Oil to go against them? Now this i s funny.

CharlesC

An effective leader understanding that would use his power to solve the problem in different way. For example, if Bush had continued and expanded the CAFE standards for Cars, SUV's and Trucks, even though Americans as you state would be driving as much or more we would be using a LOT LESS oil. If Bush had used some of the money we wasted in Iraq to subsidize the development of alternate energy and cars that do not use oil, we would not only be less dependent of foreign oil but the new products that would have been developed by a program of subsidies to American Companies would have provided new revenue for the companies, provided new jobs and reduced the trade deficit. Bush sat of his ass doing NOTHING but insisting we drill in Alaska which would not produce as much new oil as just increasing the average miles per gallon by ONE mile. Read my book and LEARN SOMETHING!

CharlesC

I expect the President and VP to do what is BEST for America not what is best for the oil companies.

CharlesC An effective leader understanding that would use his power to solve the problem in different way. For example, if Bush had continued and expanded the CAFE standards for Cars, SUV's and Trucks, even though Americans as you state would be driving as much or more we would be using a LOT LESS oil. If Bush had used some of the money we wasted in Iraq to subsidize the development of alternate energy and cars that do not use oil, we would not only be less dependent of foreign oil but the new products that would have been developed by a program of subsidies to American Companies would have provided new revenue for the companies, provided new jobs and reduced the trade deficit. Bush sat of his ass doing NOTHING but insisting we drill in Alaska which would not produce as much new oil as just increasing the average miles per gallon by ONE mile. Read my book and LEARN SOMETHING!

Hey stupid, do you even bother to go look things up before you post? The US government is "already" spending 2.1 BILLION dollars on alternative fuel research! How much more should GW spend? While we listen to you complain about how much he's spending? I mean come on, You say he needs to spend more and then complain when he does!

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Drmiler

You can not read.

For example, if Bush had continued and expanded the CAFE standards for Cars, SUV's and Trucks, even though Americans as you state would be driving as much or more we would be using a LOT LESS oil.

The lack of progress in becoming LESS dependent of foreign oil demonstrates we are not doing nearly enough to solve the problem. Bush has spent more then $300 Billion in Iraq and the final number could go as high as a Trillion dollars. How is it we can spend 500 times more to invade a country that was no danger to the United States but we can NOT spend enough to solve an issue that impacts 100% of Americans EVERY DAY?

An effective leader understanding that would use his power to solve the problem in different way. For example, if Bush had continued and expanded the CAFE standards for Cars, SUV's and Trucks, even though Americans as you state would be driving as much or more we would be using a LOT LESS oil. If Bush had used some of the money we wasted in Iraq to subsidize the development of alternate energy and cars that do not use oil, we would not only be less dependent of foreign oil but the new products that would have been developed by a program of subsidies to American Companies would have provided new revenue for the companies, provided new jobs and reduced the trade deficit. Bush sat of his ass doing NOTHING but insisting we drill in Alaska which would not produce as much new oil as just increasing the average miles per gallon by ONE mile. Read my book and LEARN SOMETHING!

I expect the President and VP to do what is BEST for America not what is best for the oil companies.

Maybe you should realize that what is best for American may not be what you think is just like Bush may be doing what he thinks is best for America.

You are quick to bitch about Bush not doing anything, according to you, yet you never give any ideas as to how you feel would be a good way to solve the problem. That and the fact that he does come up with something as oppose to you who never has any idea.

Here's a question just to see how smart you really are. Yes I am questioning your qualifications just like you do to others. Let's say gasoline would drop to $1.5 for what ever reason within the next few days, tell me how exactly would this solve the dependency of oil problem that you point out often? This is a hypothetical question so please don't start with the "it will never happen" crap.

This is how I see it, Americans have proven that even with 3 times the price of what it was about 4 years ago, it has not stopped them from using their cars as often, if not more, as they did before. Bringing down the prices or getting more miles for your buck from gasoline will only make us even more dependant of oil which is not solving the problem. Alternative fuels is the solution to our dependancy of oil, something Bush is spending money on but something most oil companies don't really want. BTW, developing a new prudoct does not garantee new jobs, all they have to do is reduce the production of say, gas powered vehicles and replace the difference with a production of alternate fuel vehicles while using the same people that already work there. if you hire new people to create a new type of car while slowing down or stopping the production of gas powered cars, what exactly will you do with the people who were working on the gas powered cars? It seems that you do not think your ideas thru enough, you seem to always skip little details that can easily take you entire argument and destroy it.

Now be a man and answer my question if you dare.

The drop as you suggest would not impact our dependency but it would help a lot of people who are struggling to pay the higher fuel prices. The $ 3 plus per gallon cost is increasing costs for everything and adding to inflation that harms everyone.

What would have helped was to require higher mileage from cars and SUV's which Bush REFUSED to do and to use the tax laws as both a penalty and incentive to develop more efficient cars and to develop alternate energy like massive Wind Farms and the use of coal that we have in this country. Bush has done NOTHING!!!!!!!

This is from my book-- Read and learn:

Energy

Restore the Café standards and make them apply to all cars, trucks and SUVs.

Establish new targets for increased miles per gallon for each type of vehicle over the next 10 years.

Establish tax credits for car manufacturers who achieve the established standards.

Establish tax surcharges to car manufacturers who fail to meet the new mileage standards.


Utilize the additional tax revenue from surcharges to help fund the tax credits to corporations who achieve the new Café standards.

Provide federal subsidies to more fully utilize available coal supplies to create the energy needed wherever possible. Subsidies should be used to help provide for clean air equipment and to research new methods of utilizing coal in a non polluting way. Tax credits should also be used to convert existing oil and gas fired generators to coal and with the cost of transporting coal from the source to the user.

Provide subsidies to help car manufacturers develop cars and trucks using alternate propulsion systems such as fuel cells and hybrid/electric vehicles.

Provide subsidies to develop long-term renewable energy supplies including geothermal, wind, direct solar conversion, cold fusion, fuel cells etc. The objective would be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil as well as provide for the sale of the new technology and equipment to other countries. This would have the obvious advantage of not only solving our energy problem but eliminating many of the political entanglements that our dependence on Middle East oil creates. In addition, a reduction in the purchase of foreign oil would help our balance of trade as would selling the new technology and equipment to other countries. Thus this strategy would be a win-win-win-win situation for our country by enhancing employment, corporate profits, reduce our trade deficit as well as simplifying some of our political entanglements.

Encourage the development of natural gas in areas controlled by the United States

Encourage the development of additional oil supplies that are under the control of the United States and do not endanger the environment.

Carefully evaluate any new or renewed agreements to provide United States produced energy to other nations. Our objective should be to first provide for energy independence before pledging our assets, especially oil and gas, to other countries.