There is a wind these days and it is coming straight out of the garbage dump. Everyone reading this has smelled this retched odor. Gas hovers at or above $4.00 a gallon, depending on where you live and what does the right wing do? They exploit the misery. You could smell it coming. Drill ANWR and drill offshore. Even John McCain, Mr. Global Warming, has gotten into the act. The oil companies are making record profits at the expense of the American people and what do these representatives want to do? Hand them their fantasy scenario on a platter. We all know the recent rise in gas prices are not caused by supply and demand but by speculation. Experts claim as much as 70% of current prices are driven by oil speculators.

Hey, if supply was the issue and drilling was the answer then there would be no debate from here. But drilling only extends the debate into the future. This is why the Bush Administration is calling for it. It allows the current prices to continue and allows the oil companies to drill with impunity, a win-win for big oil and a lose-lose for America. It does nothing to change the playing field. The answer is to change the entire nature of energy in this country and then if we need to tweak our oil reserves we do so from strength.

The issue of drilling has become the leading talking point for Republicans. President Bush stuck his head out of the White House today and pressed the issue. All the Right Wing mouthpieces on radio and TV are touting the message and then you have this character. This should show you more than anything how much big oil has its tentacles around the GOP. As Rep. Issa politicizes the death of Tim Russert, this will leave you shaking your head: