Obama for Offshore Drilling?
Campaign season is hot. Very hot. Obama now even seems to have given in to big oil, and followed the biggest opinion of his potential electorate – offshore drilling in US waters to lower gas prices.
Unfortunately, there is no more efficient short-term solution to sooth the seemingly immense pain American Citizens feel in theire purses. Yes, we are being cynical here.
We hope, Obama can bring about the change he promises. But one thing we learned today: that such change not only has to come from the people, but has to come very, very slowly, because it has to overcome many hurdles of immense financial pain. The American people have to go through hell, they have to suffer agonies yet unheard of… i.e. , they have to leave their car in the garage and take a walk every once in a while…