At the pump

This morning I just paid $3.86 at the pump and topped off. With oil pushing past the $133 mark it's going to hit everyone's pocket book. So who is to blame? Well, I do not know the answer at this moment, but I would say the majority of it lies on the shoulders of Congress. But before researching this I'll hazard a guess and make a statement which follows.

The reason I state this is that we have the ability to tap ANWR and the Gulf of Mexico, build more refineries, and go to other sources of energy such as natural gas, but the government won't allow it because of the Left.

The Left, in this case the environmental whackos led by their leader Al Gore want to preserve the environment and save the Polar Bears. So in effect it's pushing away from resources we badly need and forcing us to go to people that do not like us at all and buying the goods from them. In turn, it raises the price that we pay at the pump.

Now on to the bad guys across the the pond in the Mideast and elsewhere. The sell the stuff at a higher price because they know we need it right now. With that the price goes up due to demand for the product. With that said it makes them rich beyond belief, and us suffering through it all being forced to pay the price because of the earlier talking points. They know what our situation is and they are using every opportunity to ram it down our throats right now because we know that if it wasn't for oil, there would be nothing out there except a bunch of sand and nomadic huts sheltering the masses looking for water. Which brings me back to Congress.

Why in the heck is Congress trying to point the finger at Big Oil for profiteering and sueing OPEC? I have no clue on this but I can only reason that it's because they are trying their best to deflect the issue from themselves mishandling the whole situation. Heck, oil wasn't even $30 a barrel back in 1999. Something is up and a good place to start is right at our elected officials who are mostly Democrats with no real experience in the field.

My solution come November is hire new people if it's possible. Drill for oil where we please and use every bit of technology and know how and go to reasonable alternative solutions before it really gets out of hand. This will be the only solution from becoming dependent on others for resources and putting us back on the map as a leader in World Affairs.