First, I challenge your oil exec's statistics.

(FYI: the dearth of west coast refineries means all that much bandied about Alaskan crude goes to Asia for refining and sales.)

Bottom line: Big Oil is in no way an ally of the U.S. economy much less the U.S. American people.

Here is what Democrats, Liberals and Greenies would like you to believe the ANWAR oil exploration area looks like:


Remember this photo published by their allies the liberal press? Well it is bogus. That area is in the refuge hundreds of miles south of the costal plane proposed exploration area.

The following is a photo of the real exploration area in summer:



And here is a photo taken in winter:




Do they in any way resemble this? (Another "ANWAR" area located hundreds of miles to the south.)

The CEO of JP Morgan made a good point about Congress this morning in a speach in Arlington. He said that not only has Congress not done well, France has done better in reponding to the energy crisis.

Congress has done next to nothing in response to the crisis. It hasn't taken steps to upgrade petroleum import ports, it has done nothing to bring on new refineries, it has done next to nothing to increase vehicle and housing energy efficiency and it has done nothing to bring major oil fields on line such as ANWAR and off shore CA and FL. As a result the people suffer, oil companies profit and politicians blame everyone but themselves (where the blame belongs).

Being proactive requires political sacrifices that Congress refuses to face. They would rather play the blame others game!