[dirtbiker]

...namely, to get us to quit sucking off the giant ME oil teat that keeps getting Muslim world richer & more powerful.

We can do that now, by drilling offshore for our own oil and building more refineries.

Saving energy is good, but we still need more energy....

[Bokababe]

"...namely, to get us to quit sucking off the giant ME oil teat that keeps getting Muslim world richer & more powerful."

"We can do that now, by drilling offshore for our own oil and building more refineries.

Saving energy is good, but we still need more energy.."

Drilling offshore here in the US is like digging into our "savings account". It's a great idea if it is part of an investment strategy to transition us to other forms of energy, or even as a temporary political strategy so that we can cut the political legs off of the ME Muslim world. But it doesn't mean that we should expect to simply rely on it to continue driving our SUVs and pretend that nothing has happened. I don't have kids, but for those who do, they need a future, too -- and like it or not -- oil is a limited resource.