Partisans suffer from selective listening.

The first President Bush actually ran ads about the ways that people could save energy and reduce costs in simple everyday ways, like keeping their tires inflated. No one attacked him, since it was common sense.

America represents 4% of the world's population, but it consumes 25% of the world's oil. No amount of drilling will overcome the fact that America is a country that has been bought by special interests, including the oil lobby. The best way to reduce oil consumption is through conservation and immediate investment in alternative technologies which already exist. The idea that investing even more in the oil lobby is one that only makes sense to junkies who can't see beyond their own immediate needs.

National sacrifice used to mean something, but now it's a value of the olden days. If America really put it's mind to it, she could conserve energy while investing in new methods of delivery which are cleaner, and will save everyone money in the long term.