After George W. is through, because of term limits, Jeb can take over!

Yup, you're probably right there Doug. And then we'll have Neil of Silverado fame.

The best thing that has come out of this election is that I have been able to enjoy watching my Ol' buddy Doug have fun.

NicoleC, I'm a great lover of our environment and think that we should do everything in our power to protect it. But we do our cause no good if we get our facts wrong. Drilling for oil has little impact on our environment. I have seen many oil wells in The Middle East and quite honestly you don't know that they are there. A small nodding donkey in an area smaller than the average back yard, and that area is being taken over again by desert flora and fauna.

What we need to worry about is the pollution cased by BURNING fossil fuels. Conventional Power stations, automobiles and heat pollution from cities are much more damaging.
Then there's the garbage created by our throwaway society.

We would serve our cause much more by repairing our appliances, and recycling our glass, cans, paper etc.. Then using smaller cars (or, heaven forbid, bicycles) and lobbying the powers that be to work towards using nuclear, solar and wind energy in place of fossil fuels.

Don't weaken our cause by making a big deal about irrelevant things.