Here’s a pretty good test. Simply make it legal to go get it. If a company is willing to risk capital to go get it, it’s their risk so what is it to Democrats and those who believe there’s not enough there to matter? If they don’t want to invest their own money–don’t but don’t stand in the way of those who are willing to invest their money to find out.

That is the beauty of capitalism.

Would you be amenable to voting for another candidate instead of Culver? If there was one politican (regardless of party) that is bad for Iowa, it would be him.

I agree you’re a liberal, but I don’t believe anyone wants to see our nation fail. That’s why I’m tired of partisan politics. We are all working to the same causes (sort of), and have different ideas for getting there. It’s of no value when you tell me my ideas are worthless and it does no good when I say your ideas are stupid. Let’s come up with ideas, objectively consider the ideas, and work toward some common goals.

Probably the best example of this is the “Pay as you go” thing Obama introduced this week. We all agree we need to match spending with revenue, but it has turned into a partisan game, politics as usual. First of all, Republicans need to stop arguing for the sake of arguing. Secondly, Democrats shouldn’t spend a trillion dollars and then tell me they’re about balancing the budget. Both parties lie, cheat, and steal to make it to the top. It’s all garbage.

Culver is another great example. Democrats and Republicans all agree the state is in huge trouble this next session, but its a political game of who can dump the blame on who. Everyone (hopefully) has some strong reservations about Culver, but Democrats will still vote for him because of the party, and Republicans will still vote for someone else because of the party. Quit voting for parties, and start voting for ideas and candidates that are going to be the best fit for Iowa and our country. Partisan politics makes me sick!!!

My problem with the “drill baby, drill” mentality is that it’s all sound, no substance. There are billions of barrels of oil in North Dakota? When we are consuming 20 million barrels a day that’s not going to last as long as you might think. Thus, it’s not an answer. It’s a non-answer. Why get so riled up about it?

But I am a liberal. And I think the taxation of pig and cow farts is long overdue. And it is my goal to prevent any effort to solve our nations problems. I think all corporations should be disbanded, and I think we should gather on communes and farm our own food. And we should be taxed on that food. (Actually, I believe none of those things, but I wanted to save you the trouble of making the accusations)

The problem with all these elitist Democrats wanting us to live like they did 100 years ago is because they have no intention of doing so themselves.

Al Gore is the biggest hypocrite of all. When Al Gore parks his private plane and starts driving a Yugo, shutters down most of his house, and paints his black roof white, I might start taking this green stuff seriously but right now I believe it’s nothing more than trying to steal from those who work and transfer the results of their hard work and let the government decided how to distribute their wealth.

This “global warming” thing is a great big scam. They try to convince me I am contributing to “global warming’ when I have to use heat in June. Yea, right!!!

The Culver administration insists on showing us how to lose weight so why not expand their messianic role to include energy-saving measures?

Uh, WHY is it silly? You obviously do not pay attention to scientists who say there are years and years of oil if we simply go get it. Have you heard of the Bakken Formation in ND? There are claims to be BILLIONS of barrels of oil there. Again, Democrats say NO.

What about coal? Don’t use the flimsy excuse of coal is dirty as modern technology has found ways to scrub coal to where it is a clean source of energy and supposedly we have all the coal right here in the US we can ever use.

Again, Democrats say “NO”. Why?

You are a pessimist. If liberals would get out of the way and allow capitalism to work, we will have solutions to our energy problems and we won’t have to use pedal cars to get around. I fully believe the solutions are right under our noses (and our soil) but Democrats are preventing us from utilizing it.

Do you like paying exorbitant prices for energy? I don’t. I want to have enough left over to provide a nice life and that’s not a pipe dream. Liberals, get out of the way.