It's not about that, it's about relationships behind the scenes and behind the curtains (remember footage Bush all kissy kissy w/towelhead oil buddies?).
Hell, for that matter, if it mattered we'd be suckin' more from the gulf of Mexico, but no00000000!!!!, we're gonna let Cuber suck it out from under us and "give" to china so they can get some new cars.
Something has sure made us stupid, maybe it really is that aspen.
You do a lot of touchy feely stuff yourself, so why criticize the President for actions before he started to be the worst enemy of autocratic governments in the Middle East?
And it isn’t like he didn’t have a terrific energy bill that Cheney crafted during his first year in office. If those measures had been enacted, we’d be well on the road to energy independence from the Saudis.