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My, but you're a friendly bunch. <> Mr. Thompson: While you raise several good points--those regarding the logistics of drilling immediately--you likewise miss some elements of the bigger picture. You seem certain that we should leave the oil reserves we have in the ground, and apply ourselves to alternative sources. You make the unfortunate reference to Mr. Pickens, who stands to profit immensely, due to his financial stake in natural gas and wind farms (look it up), should we take up VP Gore's challenge, or follow Pickens's advice. Here's a challenge to you: please name an alternative energy source that will NOT be more expensive than oil. <> Mr. Young: Actually, given Pres. Bush's 35% approval rating, which must include at least a few people with "political acumen", may I suggest your claim is false? Check out Congress's 9% approval rating under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi and Sen. Reid. Oh, and as for your comment about Rush Limbaugh...please proof read your posts, so they have intelligible meaning. <> Masako: Your post is full of invective, judgment, and harsh words, but practically devoid of meaningful content. You're obviously not happy with the state of affairs, but you also don't address any of the issues with suggestions, practical, or otherwise. Surely you can contribute to meaningful discussion. <> Mr. O'Reilly: Thanks for showing us Americans how posting should be done. Your political leader correctly described some of the problems we have to deal with on "this side of the pond". Some of us look at things like the desert housing in California and wonder, "What were they thinking?" There are significant difficulties in that state, with everyone wanting to live/work within a few miles of the coast. <> Now, to the article by Mr. Norris: Excellent tribute to Rush Limbaugh, and the hope in the storm that he has provided for conservatives the past 20 years. More than once I have been pulled out of discouragement by hearing his optimistic take on current events. I look forward to getting his take on things, five days a week, and find myself missing him and other friendly commentators on Saturday. He has helped motivate me to keep my congressional representative informed of what I consider the key issues facing Congress, and how they should be dealt with. <> All the best to you, Chuck, and also to you who have posted comments.

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Chuck won't read these. He would, like the president, need a coloring book to check for his latest numbers in the polls. YIKES! What would drilling NOW do? Nothing. There are no drilling platforms available, there are few really skilled workers to man any drilling platforms, and if they got the oil out before 2016, where would they refine it? Takes that long to build a refinery and even then, the results would amount to about 3-4c/gallon difference. Even Chuck "kick 'em danno" Norris knows how to figure 1,2, 3. Of course, his SUVs and HumVees require Super Premium fuel at thee $5/gallon (at this time) to power his 7-10mpg in the city bus. However, as much money as he makes he better not be caught counting pennies. Da guy is a jerk in the first place and a bigger jerk in the second to realize the drilling is more feasible than finding alternative sources. Maybe he ought sit down with T Boon Pickens and talk reality here. So, we get all this oil, Chucky boy, when we run out of it, what then? You want to wait until that last minute to start an alternative energy source? I can see the Chuckles with the deer in the headlights look in his eyes. DUH might be the first words out of his mouth.

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Hey Chuck! Stick to making KARATE MOVIES OK? If you had any political acumen at all the last person you would support would be our current Prseident!

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Hey Chuck: By the way ole Rush is running a close second to the idiot that will exit the white house in a few month! He's higher than ever, if you know what I mean!

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Yeah, thanks for the update, Chuck. So let me get this straight. You are a guy who fancies he's guided by God. Do you think God really cares if the polls show that Americans think by a three to one margin that gas prices are a bigger problem than global warming? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Actually, I think God does care, and I would wager that she isn't very happy about humans pissing all over the beautiful planet she gave us, letting so many of the beautiful creatures she created just expire on a bed of concrete because they don't serve the purpose of money, greed, and indifference to the holy natural balance she created. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. You are not any more guided by God than is a common criminal. You're kind of an idolator. Rush (the drug addict) and the polls are what you worship. Not to mention the good old buck. Where the herd wants to go is where the fame and fortune are, isn't it? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. I would say you should stick to karate movies, as Mr. Young advises, and particularly the fantasy aspects of them. But be careful, you can't afford afford any more kicks to the head.

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Thanks for the update, Chuck. I think you folk over there will have to do something to re-invigorate your oil-based economy. The picture is complicated because the collapse of sub-prime mortgages also affects the US economy seriously but restriction of oil supplies clearly won't help repair a situation that I believe is starting hit even middle America hard. I was listening to a talk the other day by a British political leader who visited the US recently. He said that with the decline of industry in the US and the credit crunch, many suburban homes around Detroit, formerly occupied by automotive factory workers, had been deserted and the wilderness was taking over, with deer and other wild animals now being sighted within about a mile of Detroit's city centre. About a tenth of young professional workers and their families in the state are now on emergency relief, he said, not simply social security but emergency relief. With deer in the area, I wonder if it will be bears and cougars next? He also said that out in California, the desert was reclaiming many homes also abandoned in the current economic downturn. In that area, owing to low rainfall, the front gardens and shrubs quickly die off but in the back yards, the swimming pools, which are apparently in most of these homes, become a breeding ground for mosquitoes because the chlorine evaporates in a few days after the former home owners depart. These mosquitoes evidently carry Nile Fever and so far 6 victims have actually died of it, a small number but a sinister warning of what may come. I guess we have to put this down to the Lord's judgement and also as an indication of His approaching Return. But inflated gasoline prices won't help struggling US families, that's for sure.