This country is ridiculous… Ok, maybe it’s not the country, it could just be Republicans. Yes, yes… I know that I rage about this topic all the time, but SERIOUSLY… I just don’t get it. Doesn’t anybody listen to what is coming out of these peoples’ mouths? Is the Republican Party sedating their constituents with Special K and then propping them chairs and then waving their arms and heads with string – a la marionette-style?
Today my issue is with oil and the utter retardation of our fearless leader. This is serious stuff, people. We are being led by morons, I tell you… Morons!
The Republicans want to keep on drillin’. They want to tap into our country’s last natural resource way up in Alaska and rip that shit out of the ground because it will allow us (now this is their words, not mine) “10 whole years of oil independence”.
AAAAHH! Now, there are so many things wrong with this I don’t even know where to start. First of all, the US of A uses 25% of the entire planet’s oil, but we only produce 3%. This equals hundreds of billions of dollars every year spent on importing oil from the Middle East, which (now listen closely ’cause this is where it affects you) is causing HUGE price increases at the pumps.
Now, they think that 10 measly years worth of oil is going to stop our dependence on oil from the Middle East? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AFTER THE 10 YEARS ARE UP?!?!
Now, here’s a part that Big Oil and the Republican Party never mention on tv. It will take a minimum of SIX YEARS to actually find and harvest any oil here in America. At that point, we will have been paying exorbitant amounts at the pumps and after everything the total amount of oil found will equal about .002% of the world’s oil supply. Come on, people!
Meanwhile, Exxon/Mobile reports another quarter of record profits! Yay for them! We should totally trust everything that comes out of their mouths because clearly they have our best intentions in mind.
Don’t be suckers, stay informed and VOTE! Here are some final thoughts to keep in mind as we zone-in on election day ’08:
* Once we have the dang oil, we still need to refine it! This means building more refineries in America, which the Big Oil Boys LOVE ’cause it means a simple way to increase their output and produce more money to stuff in their already over-flowing pockets. AND, where do they think we are going to build these refineries? They pollute tons and are the antithesis of “environmentally sound”. You can be sure as hell that no one wants to live next to one of these bad boys.
* Even if we do manage to harvest and refine this .002% of the world’s oil there’s no guarantee that it will actually wind up in American cars and homes. Currently over 90% of all the oil produced in America winds up in the foreign market. It’s shipped to places like Europe where they pay twice as much for it as we do, which means more money for the Oil Boys. So you see, these self-promoting “America Loving” companies have ZIPPO intention of keeping this extra oil here at home. Absolutement NON. This plan has no benefit to the American people at all, unless your Daddy happens to work in the oil business, in which case you’re probably on a yacht in the Riviera and don’t give two shiz shakes about any of this.
Think about it people- this is our environment, our relations with other countries, and our wallets at stake. Don’t forget to register to vote, and please (sweet Jesus) VOTE FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN JOHN MCCAIN IN NOVEMBER!
Clara the Cool 