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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
If you look at the political environment today domestic oil independence faces HUGE opposition. We can barely even drill offshore let alone tap into our land based oil stores.
There would have to be a huge political shift for us to get to the point where we could be self-sufficient with our own oil.
I'm not saying I'm opposed to it at all. I support it, in fact. I just don't think we can get there given our political climate.
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I'm picking up what you're laying down.
We can thank our current president for the moratorium on offshore drilling. He bent over
for the "green" special interest groups, who I presume is the huge influence being referenced. The major political shift can certainly happen in the near future, though; especially, after the train wreck currently in power is removed from office. The momentum is already there. It just needs to follow through.
I agree with whoever said this earlier that a political section would be a good idea. I'd be all over that like white on rice.