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Oil is, and I believe will forever be, the single most versitile commodity ever discovered. For those of you who think it will go away or want it to go away, it ain't happening. Not now, not 5 years from now, not in the 25th century. All these pipe dreams of cars running on puppie smiles and granola bars are just wasted time. We are wasting time not utilizing our own supply. We need to start using what we have that we haven't even tapped yet, and do whatever is necessary to keep the supply ample, affordable, and consistent.
If my point of view on this freaks you out, too bad. You don't have to own a car if you don't want to. But, as the last time I checked I still have the right to own whatever car I want, I want my Camaro with a V8. A V8 that I will drive 25,000/yr, and I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for cheap gas since there's enough to go around if we just use it.
I've already written to my state and federal representatives that I will no longer vote for anyone against drilling for oil and lots of it. Including every currently forbidden location that is still on USA soil.
This shouldn't be a liberal vs. conservative issue - this should be an issue for America, if you want prosperity and a continuation of our freedoms to enjoy this country the way Henry Ford envisioned, you should be in support of using our oil no matter what party you affiliate yourself with.
Oil makes the economy move forward, it keeps our production going, it keeps product moving from coast to coast, it affects everything we do. All this alternative engergy stuff is just increasing research costs. Cars like the Volt are a good idea as an experiment, but you gonna try to put that kind of logic into a semi truck to pull 10 tons 3,000 miles in a week? Efficienctly? With the ability to run a million miles before you have to do major work on the system? Just wasted time researching it. The diesel and internal combustion engines might be old in concept, but they're absolutely the best way to do it.
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