On the recordMay 10, 2006
the cynicism is layer upon layer, but here is the other cynical part of this. They are also using, the Republicans and the Bush administration, this as an excuse to say, well, now, we need to go drill in Alaska, in wilderness areas, and now we need to drill offshore in many of our reserved areas off our States along our coast. Those would not be available for years. They are a small fraction of production that we need, and if we would just channel that money back into true, aggressive investing in research and getting transitioned to a new economy with alternative fuel, ethanol, biodiesel fuels that we can grow and produce in the Midwest, instead of depending on the Middle East, our economy would be so much stronger. It would produce jobs. It would be a cleaner environment, and it would truly lessen our dependence on foreign oil.
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