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Old 09-24-2008, 03:10 AM   #45
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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute View Post
Did they?

Honestly, if the unborn generations are born when offshore drilling is going on, why would they groan? The concept of offshore drilling would be foreign to them.

As for Pelosi, she and Reid want to maintain control of both houses. Political expediency will always win out.
They groan b/c we continue to shove our generation's problems onto them.

Think where we'd be if in the late '70s during the last oil crisis we got serious about ending our dependence on oil?

It's just like every time I look in the mirror and wonder what I'd look like if I'd stuck with my New Years' resolutions.
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