Faced with the fact that our international oil producing friends are out to bury us, our politicians still are not missing a beat!

Arising early this morning as I usually do, I caught part of a program in which Republicans and Democrats were facing off on the energy crisis. One side insisted that increased production was the panacea, while the other stuck by the need to preserve!

Well, like it or not, the human race is parasitic by nature. We feed off of death, be it by virtue of the meat (and even vegetation) that we consume, the death occurred in war, or the inherent need of some to thrive off of the hardships of others!

In a way, oil production as well exists because of death. The vegetation and animal remains that went into the construction of oil is certainly not a product of the living, now is it? And the real problem as I see it, and this was born out by this political face off this morning, is that the two political parties still value their affluence over the common good and need! In other words, we elect vultures to public office, as these critters too, feed off of death, and they, like many a politico, care not who supplies the meal!

With massive oil deposits of our own, be it in shale or crude, our current dependence upon foreign imports is more a matter of greed than necessity, in my opinion! And this morning, I saw several political types, gathered around a table, like piranha at a free banquet, still attempting to mislead the public with their confused rhetoric, instead of genuinely addressing this national emergency, and an emergency it is!

The words: “Then let them eat cake, often attributed to Marie Antoinette, definitely came to mind!” A statement that seems to be just as true now for those who wield the power as it was some two plus centuries ago, when Marie Antoinette (November 2, 1755 – October 16, 1793) was reported to have uttered the very same words, and with the same callous disdain and slobbering greed I might add (another opinion on my part)!!

Regardless of the potential for energy independence, one thing is for sure - “The oil companies are going to bleed us out of our very last buck they can, closely followed by the food industry, and the speculators whose only endearing quality (again in my opinion) is greed and self-satiation at any cost, including our national survival!”

This may not be a shooting war, but it still promises to leave many Americans destitute of even dead of exposure, especially come next winter when our poor and elderly can not afford the fuel to heat their homes, or when our Middle Classes must choose between feeding their kids or gasoline to take them to and from work!

As for those flatulistic bonvivants, you can bet your backside that they won’t miss a beat, or a heaping helping of steak and bubbly, worrying about you and yours!

Now I have no problem with a guy making a buck, or even a small fortune for that matter! What I object to is when the bums lie and cheat to get there, have no concerns for their fellow man and “Our Country“, or strive, cheat, lie and steal to rake in every last dime that was ever minted, with absolutely no concern for anyone or anything else, including their own immortal soul!

“The United States is still our home, and by God, no entity, foreign or domestic alike, should be allowed or permitted to destroy it for something as petty as vast fortune alone!” And from what I saw on the tube this morning, there are many out there (especially in big oil and indigent politics) to whom the survival of our way of life takes a back seat to greed, avarice, and their own self-perceived right to fart through silken sheets! “Crass, but unfortunately true none the less!”

Is it too much to expect our elected government to act in the best interest of those who pay their exorbitant salaries? Does many of our political officials really believe that “We The People” are all that stupid as to allow them to destroy us piecemeal, as they are currently doing with gas and food prices?

With unemployment on the fast track, oil prices still rising, and elections nearing, maybe it is time to send the message again that “We Are Mad As Hell, And We Ain’t Going To Take Much More”, within the law of course!

“Vote the bums out, and vote no more bums in!” And last but not least, if any politico, regardless of political affiliation, fails to deliver upon his promises, is overly vested, or is proven to be a liar, legally throw the bum out of office! It is not only our right, it is our duty as Americans!

As Abraham Lincoln said, away back in about 1861: “This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it!”

A government, any government, is empowered by it’s people to act in their behalf and general welfare. Bringing us to a screeching halt by curtailing or severely limiting energy supplies, especially in critical times like this, is not only counter productive, it is also severely damaging, if not nearly fatal, to our entire economy!

“Again, these are but my own personal opinions!”

VERITAS (The Truth, As I See It)