Only today, they have energy as a weapon.

One premise of the new Putin Doctrine is that oil prices will stay high and that Russia, with its plentiful reserves, can use oil profits to fund its global ambitions.

This is where Congress comes in. Since President Clinton refused to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1995, Democrats have stood in the way of any rational energy plan. Today, we pump just 25% of our oil; 40 years ago, it was 60%. We send about $900 billion a year overseas to buy oil, money that helps fund Russian and radical Islamic mischief. This is a problem.

Now for the good news: The U.S. is the world's largest potential oil supplier — with as much oil, the Institute for Energy Research says, as has been used by the entire world over the last 150 years.

Just offshore, we have 86 billion barrels of crude. The U.S. Arctic region, including Alaska, holds 30 billion barrels. In the Far West, we have more than 800 billion barrels of shale oil.

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In a mere 44 days, the U.S. moratorium on offshore drilling will expire. Congress should let this happen. It should also open up ANWR and the rest of Alaska to drilling and exploration. And while we're at it, let's get moving on oil shale and nuclear power.

Congressional Democrats get furious when they're accused of lacking patriotism. Fair enough. Want to be patriots? Help America make use of its abundant energy by drilling for more.

Except if the US can come up quickly with green technologies like the GM Volt, countries with oil won't have everyone else by the balls.

Wake up! Get away from oil or others will always have an influence over us and the world all the time.

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And exactly where does the energy to charge that electric car come from?

We could install windfarms in the VP and Pres office's when the "dream team" takes office. That much hot air has to be put to good use...

Except if the US can come up quickly with green technologies like the GM Volt, countries with oil won't have everyone else by the balls.

'If' is an illusion. And oil is still needed for infrastructure and construction. Cargo ships, 18 wheelers, trains and construction trucks all need petrol based fuels to move and build the world.

And the key word you use 'quickly' is also a falicy.. Nothing happens quickly when you are talking about changing everything from modes of perosnal transportation to global shipping.

Liberals live on a hope and a dream, reality always gets in their way darn it.

Just like the Wright Brothers