"Addicted" to Foreign Oil? Nope!

I'm getting really tired of people who should know better talking about "our addiction to foreign oil." Oil is an absolute NECESSITY, as is water and air. Are YOU "addicted to air or water? I don't think so, but you need both to survive until something better comes along. The same is true of oil. And people are trying mightily, and so far without result, to come up with "something better." They talk about "wind power," and "natural gas," and electric cars (which need coal or oil to produce electricity with which to charge), and even nuclear power. So far, only nuclear power shows any promise when it comes to replacing ANY amount of oil. Everything else does a little, but not nearly enough. So we have to continue using oil until something better (or even as good) comes along to replace it. Even President Bush talks about "our addiction to foreign oil." But the Congress still flat REFUSES to do ANYTHING to facilitate domestic drilling; the one thing that can alleviate our dependence on foreign oil. Liberals (such as has-been comedian and former liberal talk show host (on the slowly disappearing "Air America"), and now pursuing a doomed run for Congress (to join his friends there in obstructing domestic drilling), wants to "Tax somebody. They won't notice it." This is the typical liberal (socialist) response to ANYTHING. “Since Al Franken's Democrat colleagues have been in the majority, the cost of a gallon of gas in Minnesota has nearly doubled,” added Sheehan. “Given the Democrat's track record, Minnesotans have every reason to be skeptical of Al Franken's commitment to lower fuel prices.” This, from Al Franken't opponent in the election. (Norm Coleman)