Energy Independence

You know, it's great that we can send billions of dollars to open humanitarian regimes like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria for their oil. Every time I fill up at the pump, I swell with pride at the thought of women being stoned to death and Hugo Chavez constantly reminding us how evil we are.

When are we going to get serious about energy independence and stop sending our money to support tyrants and people who hate us? Obama rejecting Keystone XL only furthers this trend. Who would you rather your money go to: Canada or a country where it is illegal for women to drive.

And turning food into fuel is not the answer. Food prices have skyrocketed as larger and larger amounts of corn are used to make auto ethanol. I personally believe that a shotgun approach of cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, efficiency, electric vehicles and domestic conventional oil are the only way to fix our oil trade debt problem.