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When I got my driver's license in 1966 the national debt was low and gas was 25 cents a gallon.
Today every newborn American child assumes $30,000 of our national debt. That number continues to grow. Nearly every cent of this money is attributable to the Republican supply--siders from Reagan to Bush. We owe more to China alone than my generation can possibly pay. And don't forget that the trillions of dollars that Iraq will cost us aren't even on the books. Our debt grows every day and we are leaving the whole mess to our children.
Now the crooks that sold us out are now trying to grab everything they can while Bush is still in office. It doesn't occur to them to leave what's left of our natural resources to our children and grandchildren. It doesn't occur to them that our children will face monumental environmental issues. Nope, George Bush, the oilman and President, (in that order) is selling the idea that America's pain at the gas pumps can be solved by drilling immediately.
Does anybody still trust this guy and his parrots from D.C. to New Hampshire? The whole bunch including the Union Leader, Fergus Cullen and a slew of Republican candidates are braying in lock step on this one.
Enough!
Here's a novel idea: Let's let the next generation of Americans decide what to do with our untapped oil reserves.
Under Republican policies we've squandered eight precious years. For eight years Republicans favored big oil over working Americans. For eight years Republicans ignored the environment. For eight years Republicans ignored green business opportunities and alternative energy development. For eight years Republicans gave mileage breaks to SUV's and ignored the need for efficient automobiles. That was great for Detroit, but as usual when crunch time comes, it's the Japanese and Europeans who are ready.
So why, why, why, can't Republicans at least leave something for future Americans?
Why can't Republicans see where this self-defeating greed is leading us?
I expect my "markets-are-always-right" friends to claim that I don't understand the realities of business cycles and investment in exploration and technology blah blah blah.
Baloney to that!
It's time for big oil and the party of big oil to adjust to the realities of American life not the other way around. Let the companies keep their profits. They've stuffed their pockets. Good for them, may they enjoy it.
But, would it be too much to expect our oil industry and the Republican Party to think about America's future instead of exploiting American's pain at the pumps?
Nah! Not this crowd.
They don't have it in them.
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