Randy, you took two paragraphs to say nothing. It only takes me tow sentences!

Hey Dauntless, the educated among us know perfectly well what Dr. Sowell meant.

I do not pretend to understand all of the legal issues.

I do understand that when the Department of Energy was created during the Carter Administration we received approximately 30% of our oil from foreign sources. The Department of Energy was formed specifically to reduce our dependence. Many years later we still have a Department of Energy with thousands of federal employees, and we receive over 70% of our oil from foreign sources. This is what some people would probably call a great government success - spend BILLIONS, get NOTHING in return. Our policies have prevented safe drilling on land where this kind of disaster could not happen. Our policies have also created a large security issue issue in case we are ever in a...