In the summer of 2008, there was a drumbeat every day as oil prices went up and that led to higher gas prices for consumers. Where is the outrage now? Gas prices are up dramatically and approaching $3 a gallon in many places in America. Where is the media asking what the administration is going to do about this?  In the State of the Union, President Obama gave a tepid acknowledgement to using our own energy resources and nuclear energy.  Late last week in a meeting with the GOP House Caucus, he hinted a little more.

Let's acknowledge most of the media is in the bag for President Obama and will continue blaming President Bush for everything.  President Bush has a role to play in the problem we have today regarding energy independence.  He had a majority for 5 years and the people right after 9/11.  We should have started drilling everywhere including my back yard if necessary on September 12, 2001 and done everything we could to become energy independent.  Can you imagine the boom we would have if we were energy independent and the Congress managed the budget and tax policy as if they cared?