Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Paris Hilton (A proper response)

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I never liked Paris Hilton, until I saw her response to john "i have nothing new to add" the same's ridiculous ad where he compares Senator, and Candidate for President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to celebrities paris hilton and britney spears. Now, I know the "I used to be a 'maverick'" campaign will see eye to eye with the half of this they like and will want to make her their energy adviser (she's got to be better adviser than senator "we're a nation of whiners" graham was), but this is a surprisingly good response to mccain's jack ass of an ad.

I don't think offshore drilling is the answer, or even much of a band aid, to the energy problem we, in the United States, and we, of the world, face. But if it ends the bullshitification of the issue... Give FL, AK, LA, TX, and every other state that wants it, the right to have oil and dead fish wash up on their shores for not much more than drilling profits. If it breaks the goddamn political shenanigans and dead lock in what pretends to be the United States of America's Legislature, so be it. I say let states decide on offshore drilling (with tough federal environmental regulations). Of course, We already drill offshore, not to mention the fact that big oil is sitting on 68 million unused acres of Federal land it has already leased from Us. This "compromise" on the renewed call for additional offshore drilling should only be made as part of a Comprehensive energy package that must also include raising the Gas mileage on all Non industrial, commercial, and agricultural vehicles to 40 miles per gallon. It must close tax loopholes/corporate welfare for energy companies and use a windfall profit giveback from the Oil companies, who are profiting enormously from the current gas prices, to fund the hell out of wind, solar, bio-fuel and any other cheaper, cleaner energy source.

Maybe the extra bit of oil that comes out in 10 years won't even be needed. They may close down he pumps out of "cost effectiveness" before there's even a spill. The market could drive things in a direction that is better for Our health, environment and security. A compromise of this nature on energy is not my Ideal, but it would be nice to end all this Grandstanding/lying that drilling off shore will save us all and bring gas prices down to where they were before this oil man was appointed president. We need to get onto the real goal of getting off of a resource that not only pollutes but, WILL RUN OUT.

And one more thing, there are little everyday things that everyone can do to conserve oil, gas, energy, and money. Making sure your tire pressure is where it should be conserves gas and if everyone did it regularly, may actually have a real positive effect. Too bad ignorant asshole old men, with nothing better or positive to say, make fun of the little things that Average Americans can actually do right now. Not to worry, the man who wants to be the president in 2009 and can't even use a computer won't stop me from doing what I can. I'm unplugging my cell phone charger as we speak.

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