You Can Lead A Horse To Water But

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it wash. Huh? Just because you please some conservatives on offshore drilling, doesn't mean they'll vote for your energy or environmental bills. That pretty much proved itself in the Healthcare bill. After adding a number of ideas the Republicans wanted, many of the same folks that wanted them later decided those same ideas were not good after all. No. It's true. Some Republicans did have some good ideas. Even if they did deny it later. The thing is energy and environmental legislation is just as important as healthcare, even if fewer people are interested. Global warming is happening, or if you're not so sure, or even if you're sure it isn't happening, doesn't it make sense to hedge your bet? So if you're going to hedge your bet, doesn't it make sense to do it in a way that will create thousands of good paying jobs? Especially in a high tech industry that the rest of the world is already rushing to take advantage of? Some folks say it will cost us more by driving up the cost of oil. Think back to when there was a big spike in gas prices a couple of decades ago. So what happened? The Government started to push for alternative energy sources. So, what happened? OPEC dropped the price of oil to squash such talk. You think they can't or won't try it again? It's all about money. If OPEC thinks we're cutting into their profits, do you think they'll whimper or slash prices? Just don't get in the way of that knife.