On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:26:19 -0400, Bert Robbins wrote:



You and your ilk always use the canard of "dependence on foreign oil" as a
way to try and change the behavior of the people that live in the US to
your liking.

The operative word is "dependence". When the economy tanks because of the
escalating price of oil, your "ilk" will blame it on Clinton. Or when
supplies get tight, and we are in yet another oil war, blame it on the
liberals. Or when Chavez says "F* you" and stops shipping us oil,
assassinate him. It's a fair trade, blood for oil.

35 years ago, when the first oil crunch occurred, the smart money was on
developing an effective oil policy to prevent future occurrences. That
still hasn't happened, but then we aren't very smart, are we?