re: #314 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Thing is, Big Oil’s got their hands far up the GOP’s backsides, so that the GOP’s answer to the problem of energy independence is always the same: “Drill Baby, Drill!” That our energy problems are solely due to “tree huggers” who are standing in the way of getting at oil and coal cheaply and in plentiful supply. So the answer is not to invest in alternative energies, it’s to kill the EPA, to amend or simply repeal items like Clean Air Act, so that we can get at those reserves quickly and cheaply. So what if we’re choking on noxious fumes and living next to lakes that could ignite from a cigarette, we need to get that oil and coal out of the ground…and into China’s hands!

Prices will inevitably go up over time as the reserves become depleted - all they do is kick the can down the road and push America backwards in creating renewables.