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Old 08-05-2008
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Re: Democrats Adjourn Congress, Republicans Stay and Work

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Originally Posted by aaronssongs View Post
What folks don't seem to get is that it is a finite source of energy.....one day there will be no more, and rendering the discussion of it, a moot point. Do we wait for that fateful day to arrive, or do we, like the thinking beings we claim that we are, do something actively about it now? Little movement towards that end, hence the reason for my cynicism.
Why not both? Who exactly is saying we shouldnt also use alternative fuels? All I see is democrats saying no more oil, and republicans, use everything and anything. Which makes more sense?
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