Richard Phenneger For Senator

Rebecca made a comment on a previous post, that I feel hits the nail on the head.

Clean and responsible use of our resources is, of course, the ultimate goal; however, our economy is driven by energy (pirmarily oil). With that in mind, it is clear that, while we search for alternative energy sources, we allow the use of our nations own resources. Liberal environmentalists seem to have a choke hold on politicians who continue to place overwhelming restrictions on companies willing and able to drill for our own oil, build refineries, and build nuclear power plants. I hope our politicians and uninformed citizens start to realize that we humans are part of the natural world, not the world’s enemy. If our economy falls apart, our “carbon footprints” will be the last of our concerns. Let’s meet our needs now and prepare for our future needs simultaneously. I, for one, am tired of relying on other countries for oil.