For those of you taking up the challenge to write to local as well as Federal lawmakers, I applaud loudly. May I also recommend you communicate to every friend and family member to do like wise. In my opinion the oil dependency is one issue that WILL affect all your love ones....sooner or later if we do not get something done.

Regarding the posts about not being able to drill enough on USA soil. PLEASE....don't carry the party line of we can't drill our way out of the problem. The real impact would be the message sent to OPEC.....because they are pretty sure we will continue to do nothing...as we have been. An announcement that we WILL begin drilling and expand exploring for domestic oil is ONLY one step of many to be taken. It will send the most immediate message. Followed as quickly as possible with any and ALL alternatives that contribute to oil/energy independence.

You want an impact on jobs......get the above going and see what newly created opportunities occur.

Have you heard what is going on in TX? They are opening closed wells...they are repairing all related drilling operations....they are rebuilding oil drilling equipment...they are uncapping wells that were deemed unprofitable at prior $$/barrel. You wanna pay $150 per barrel....pay it to USA/domestic operations.....FIRST. By the way, as a result TX has the hottest economy in the USA.

The impact and dividends on domestic drilling can not be....should not be ....measured as what will it do at the pump.

Oil/energy independence.....WHAT EVER IT TAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTK