My views, Chapter 1

I am been working on this post in my mind for some time. I am not one to really post on things political. I will disclose here and now that for the most part I tend to agree with conservative point of views. I have voted in every election I could since turning 18 and I did not always pick the Republican candidate.

I do have opinions but I seldom express them outside my comfort zone, in other words around people who I am not sure where their opinions lie. I am college educated and according to my Mom, barely. However, my degree is not in political science, ecology, chemistry, biology, engineering, economics or anything else that might lend some kind of expertise to my thoughts. So, I sit back and listen or read, I might start to post a comment regarding fuel prices or the election but then I just erase it, I don't want to sound stupid.

However, the past couple of weeks I keep reading more and more on various blogs about these political and environmental issues, so I have decided to put my 2 cents out there and not care if you think I am wrong or not care if someone who views things differently leaves me a ranting comment. And most of all not care that people will notice I have a run-on sentence issue.

I am going to start with gas prices and drilling on American soil and along the coast lines. I do know this fact we are dependent on oil and this is not going away tomorrow or the next day. As long as the demand for oil continues to rise the price is going to do the same. I don't have an answer and I hope and pray that people smarter than I are working diligently to fix this. That said, from what I understand the oil companies now have better ways of drilling that are less harmful to the environment. So, here is a question for everyone. Do we only care about the environment in America or is it a worldwide care? If the answer is worldwide why wouldn't we use our better drilling techniques here in America instead of using the oil from other areas where the drilling is more harmful?

Now, I want to list some of the things I have come across and would love to have your input on one or all...

1.) I read a concern that if we drill here and get the prices down then we will again become satisfied and stop looking for alternative energy.

---Personally, I think this is a very valid concern. However, I hope we are finally starting to learn a very valuable lesson. Car companies are coming up with cars that use less gas, supposedly a Japanese car company has designed a car that runs on water. So we are moving in the right direction and if the people of America and the world continue to DEMAND these products and these changes the people that want to make you happy (corporate entities that want your money) they will continue to try and get you what you want.

I also think that there are companies everywhere really trying to come up with alternative energy sources, as my husband has pointed out who ever comes up with it is probably going to be make a pretty penny. Therefore, why should we spend spend our tax dollars on this? I think someone will come up with it but I just don't think it will be the government...

2.) I saw today where some people want the government to take over the business of oil.

---I want to know one thing that the government has taken over that was a success. If the government takes over we are going to be the one paying for it and I doubt they have profit sharing. Again, just my thoughts until someone can give me a good enough argument in the other direction.

3.) What about we put drilling in America on the ballot? We have public and televised debates from both sides of the issue and let the public decide. Right now my belief that Congress actually does what the people who put them in office want is very low. So let's take it out of their hands and decide ourselves.

I originally meant for this post to be all inclusive with the issues that are concerning me now, but I am going to post one at a time instead.

I would love to hear you thoughts and be kind please don't "yell". As a people we need to learn to converse and listen to what the other person has to say. We need to learn to compromise and do the best we can for a better today and tomorrow!