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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.

You are correct that the republicans never had a super majority. In the Bush 8 years. I can admit that I am wrong.

Why do we always look to oil or coal for that matter? Why at every election cycle, we look at this issue and nothing gets done?

It is like the aboration issue, every election cycle it gets brought up and after every election it is forgotten about until the next election. Nothing gets done.

See, I believe that there is government interferance on both sides and I am still waiting to be proved that one party does not interfere with my daily life. I got a feeling I am going to be waiting a long time.