I thought about that comment then put it together with one of the Democrat’s favorite excuses given for not expanding oil drilling in America: “It would take 10 years to see any of that oil and wouldn’t affect the price of gas in the near future.” That argument has a bucket-full of holes in it, which have already been addressed by the wise; but taken with Senator Feinstein’s comment, it brings to light again the amazing illogic, inconsistency, and lack of common sense so often seen in the non-Conservative way of thinking. If one of the non-drilling arguments given is the fact that it’s going to take 10 years for us to see any significant effect from expanding our oil exploration (which, again, is totally unfounded), how does it make sense to say that alternative energy sources is the answer? How many years is it going to take to see any significant effect from exploring these alternative sources? Could it be that Senator Feinstein and her companions are more concerned about cowing to the radical environmentalists than they are about solving this problem? Could they be more interested in government control than in true solutions?

Are most Conservatives in favor of exploring alternative sources? Sure we are. Most of us are also in favor of conserving when we can and taking good care of the environment. But there’s a huge problem now and we have an immediate solution to that problem – let’s go get it.