Thursday, September 11, 2008

Off-Shore Drilling...Ahem

Oh yes, let's have more offshore drilling: sex, drugs, and oil. Taxpayer dollars at work under the Republicans. Let's give more money to the oil companies so they can not pay taxes. By the way, this is another example of the rich getting richer under the Republicans. It illustrates the choice we have even better. Do you want good jobs and healthcare or do you want to help the rich get richer? You want jobs and healthcare, vote Progressive. You want to help the rich getting richer, vote Regressive (Republican).


Stephanie said...

Kim, I have a question about this issue - it's a question that bugs me, and it's still a question. It's not an opinion, and it's sure not a position! But it's this.

If we care for the planet and not just our own fat butts here in this land of privilege and perpetual adolescence, then wouldn't we want to be the ones who drill? We have the technology to do it with the least amount of damage to planet, people, and property, .... so shouldn't we be the ones doing it?

I'm just wondering.

Kim Antieau said...

Hi, Stephanie! I don't think anyone should be doing it. We need to get off oil. There are so many better energy alternatives. And yes, I know Americans don't like to hear this, but we've got to change the way we live.

Stephanie said...

Oh, I can see that point -- but since it's not practical yet, someone is going to be drilling.

And to my mind, high gas prices have turned out to be one of the best things to happen lately for American families, health, air quality, transportation (more trains, fewer trucks) ... I even heard reports of people having to buy actual ingredients instead of prepared foods! Can you imagine? Cook for your kids instead of driving to MacFakeFood? One family car. More reasonably sized homes ... yeah ... we shoulda raised gas prices a long time ago.

(But I rant.)

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