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First of all, like I have said before - I am not a Republican. Nor was I a fan of Bush's domestic policies. However, on this issue you are dead wrong. Republicans have not had a super-majority in the Senate in my lifetime. Democrats blocked efforts by Republicans to open ANWR and other areas up to drilling throughout Bush's two terms. The prohibition on drilling there dates back to the Carter administration.

Republicans have been consistent in their advocacy of much more sensible energy plans than Democrats but they have never had the votes to move their agenda through Congress. The point that you and other moderates and liberals fail to understand is that we currently are faced with soaring energy prices in a sluggish global economy.

The damage that Obama's policies is doing to the supply of fossil fuels is long term. When the world's economy heats up, prices will rise even more rapidly and the out of control federal spending will eventually lead to a high inflation rate and sharp devaluation of the dollar relative to other major currencies.

In other words, the steps that Obama and the Democrats have taken and the ones that they advocate will make energy more expensive for American consumers and businesses relative to those in most other developed and developing countries. The government of China is taking positive steps to secure affordable energy supplies for its industrial base and our federal government is doing the opposite. The results are inevitable and extremely predictable.

So you do agree with me then on the point that there is a market for trying to find cheaper energy?

I agree with you on the second point: it could be argued from a purely economic standpoint that both of the two major parties contribute to this, and neither one of them are going to stop it, either be military, S.S., or Wel-fare. Period, the end.

You keep pointing to the left, proving that they do harm to our economy. I argue that both the left and the right both do harm, because they care less about the average American.

The proof is in the pudding, the last decade so the most billionaires ever in the world's history. However, the middle class american, shrinking... why, because of the policies of Bush and now Obama. Period, why is it so hard to understand that.

I could consider myself part of the tea party, but I have yet to hear one of them go after the military... why?

Instead, they will point to medicaide and S.S. and rightfully so, which makes me kind of like them.

When President Obama did the debt commission, I thought it was brilliant. You want to know why because both sides were ticked off. I thought that was the best solution for people like you and me.

But now I have gotten way off target and do appoligize for that.

So what is wrong with trying to use Propaine gas, nuclear energy instead of the other two, or use what Google is doing? I will tell you what is wrong not enough money will be made for those in charge and they would lose power over you and me.