Energy Independence

This cartoon reminded me today of other campaign points brought up by Anne Northup on her blogger conference call yesterday.

A comment I had to refrain my "amens" on was her point that we as a country must become more energy independent.  That would require, in the long term, alternate fuels like wind, solar, and nuclear.  In the nearer long term, opening these "barrels of oil" we're sitting on.

Opening up places like ANWR and off coast drilling sites would take us a long way towards freedom from Middle Eastern oil.

(HT: Gina Cobb)

-Colonel Steve