Bottom Line: Both issues are tied hand-in-hand. Reflect back to 9/11 and our current state of economic affairs.<br><br>Too Easy!

That's always been the case, don't you think? How can any nation distinguish between national and economic welfare? They're the same thing, I think.<br><br>That doesn't mean that we couldn't finesse dependency on oil, for instance, by developing new technologies. That's where you run into the harder thing to talk about, which takes us from "foreign policy" to "politics" (and the threat of Marg's bat): in whose interest is it not to become relatively less dependent on oil?<br><br>I promise that's as political as I'll get, Marg <br><br>Great wits are sure to madness near allied.--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

Your're right Daddy...a bat, book, or set of heels might be coming!<br><br>

I am new to this...if we keep this up will I need to purchase a helmet and body armor?<br><br>Too Easy!

At LEAST a metal umbrella! <br><br>

And people wonder why I have no desire to leave the continental US. (No offense to my Canadian friends... you're part of the U.S. anyways... )<br><br>

N/M<br>I was gonna reply, but changed my mind. <br><br>

Don't worry, I'm watching here. <br><br><br><br>

Do you chew tobacco or sunflower seeds when you swing that bat around? <br><br>

Is it safe to come back in and play?<br><br>Too Easy!