A Good Reason To Drill Now!

At the time of this writing (12:19 pm CST), a barrel of oil has gone up $5.25. Why? Because of the invasion of Georgia by Russia. Investors are afraid that Russia might block the flow of oil. If we were drilling and using our own oil this wouldn't be a worry of ours.

Our leaders that won't allow a vote on drilling say that the reason is it will take 10 years to get it out and it won't affect the price more than a couple of cents. BULL! This was the same reason we got 10 years ago. If we had started then, we would be getting the oil by now and wouldn't be paying $4 a gallon for gas. Experts tell us that it is possible to be getting some of the oil within 2 years.

And about the price, President Bush removed the executive ban on offshore drilling and within 2 days a barrel of oil went down $10 and further over the next few weeks. And this was with the congressional ban still in place. Imagine what might happen when it's lifted.

The Dems like taxes right? Just think of all the tax income from drilling in our own fields. We currently spend from $400 to $700 billion for overseas oil now. What if we kept that money here? And what about the jobs created from new drilling? More taxes, not to mention more people working.

I am for drilling now and spending less for oil. But should we just drill and do nothing else? NO! Let's develop alternative fuel sources. Nuclear, wind, and more. I personally like the hydrogen fuel cell if we can find a way to make it financially feasible. But whatever, let's get it and get off of oil. But until then, we need more oil. Begin drilling and doing research. Why can't we do both?

What Makes America Great?

The other day I posted an article about being proud of America because it was great. But what makes America and Mississippi great? It's the people. In Mississippi and America, its the people that make it a great state and nation. Mississippi has some of the best minds in the country. There are companies from all over the nation that recruit from here. Aerospace, technology, computer and more.

And America has come up with some of the greatest ideas, projects and inventions the world has ever known. I mean, come on, we put a man on the moon in less than ten years. And yet there are people saying that it's going to take over ten years for us to get some oil out of the ground? I don't believe this. Americans can do anything they put their mind to. And when someone tells them that it can't be done, look out, we'll find a way.

So the next time you hear someone say, "America is evil", "America is bad", "It's not as good as it once was", or something of that nature, tell them to step back. "AMERICA is great, has been GREAT, and will continue to be GREAT.

Be Proud!

I just wanted to take a moment and say how great I think America is. There has been some folks in the news later that have said it wasn't as great as it had been or that it was a mean country. Balderdash (always wanted to use that word). America is a great nation. And it still has tons of greatness left in it. Yea, we've had problems and we always will. But would you rather live somewhere else?

So stand up and shout it out, "America is Great!" Be proud to be an American.