CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT ....

.... And like adults:

‘Congress Needs to Do More’ About Oil and Food Prices, Bush Says
(CNSNews.com) - President Bush, admitting that “these are tough times,” laid some of the blame for higher gasoline and food prices right at the doorstep of Congress on Tuesday. Members of Congress want foreign countries to boost their oil production, but they won’t allow the U.S. to boost its own production, President Bush said at a White House news conference.

The president does not make law, does not write legislation, and does not put together spending bills. Bush can sign it or veto it. The Dems are in control of both houses. Do something. Do something good. Do something positive. If it's good, he'll sign it.

But we know the Dems won't do anything to increase oil production, or make us less dependent on foreign sources of energy.

While energy conservation is good policy, it does not increase production, nor decrease costs. In the grand scheme of things, looking at the global picture, whatever (little) we save through conservation, will not put a dent in the supply that is needed on a global level; and the savings from conservation will be quickly gobbled up by the increased demands of other rapidly growing economies.

We need to drill. We need to refine more at home. We need to use more nuclear energy. We need to scale back on our ludicrous ethanol policy. And, we need to continue research on alternate energy.

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