Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Dan...

"The bulk of our refining capacity is concentrated along the gulf coast, leaving the nation’s gas supply vulnerable to annual hurricanes. Without new oil exploration and new refineries, our domestic capacity is fixed. As demand rises with the growth of the U.S. population, we find ourselves increasingly dependent on oil-rich nations-- many of which have questionable governments. With worldwide demand for oil increasing, and our domestic supply fixed, we face a new era. We must increase domestic production, pure and simple. We cannot afford to be held hostage by unrealistic environmental rules that threaten to strangle our economy. Existing refineries cannot carry the nation if we hope to maintain reasonable gas prices."

I couldn't agree more and simple common sense tell us that is true. Unfortunately, common sense is not very common among our
elected officials. Liberals in general seem to hate the idea of developing new oil reserves or refineries.

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