What we really need to do is start investing on alternative fuels and setting up a distribution network for it. Get a natural gas network started up, so you can fill up as many places with it as you can gas. You can get natural gas from the mountains around here, so you don't need to worry about depending on some foreign country for oil who has residents that would get a huge grin on their face seeing this country wiped off the face of the earth.

In response to the above post, the thing that gets me is that the government (due to the current Bush administration) has given gas companies like Citgo, Conoco (these are seen more out west), BP, and Exxon huge government funds for "security" reasons or whatever. I wouldn't have a huge complaint about these $8 million dollar grants given out to the gas companies, EXCEPT EACH GAS COMPANY HAS MADE AT LEAST $20 MILLION DOLLARS IN NET PROFIT THIS YEAR BEFORE THE GRANTS .