Gas prices?

[Iceberg]

I am surprised no one mentions our President's failed ventures into Iraq.. It is amazing how a $2 trillion boondoggle in a country that had no WMD or Al-Queda now consumes a disproportionate amount of annual budget. If we were not so busy selling our debt to the Chinese the dollar would be stronger and the price of oil would be much cheaper... Ron Paul has this topic nailed.. To bad none of the established parties takes him seriously.

[mtml427]

It really is too bad we (our nation) have found ourselves in this ackward position. I understand the probable underlying reason to invade Iraq was to establish a central location to protect our interests in the Middle East (especially since the Saudi's would rather not have us there). Ironically we are now in a situation where we cannot just pull out without some very severe reprecussions.

[SantaFe66]

Why are we burning coal that pollutes our air instead of using clean nuclear sources?

Why aren't we drilling in ANWR, Gulf Coast, and other locations with plenty of recoverable crude oil?

Why don't we have new refineries so we can process our own oil instead of going to our "friends" in the Middle East or South America?

Answer: The environmentalists, the EPA, and bleeding heart liberals.

This problem could have been solved decades ago by drilling in our country, processing crude here in our own refineries and building nuclear reactors for power like the Frogs have done. Their nuclear industry is a model for what we could have had without the environmentalists and fear-mongers that scared everyone about nuclear energy. Nimby's are the reason we aren't drilling here.

Greenhouse myth, Human caused global warming hysteria. We've become a nation of manipulated beings instead of in-charge of our country. If you think it's bad now, wait until the "pleasers" get the White House.