In a recent interview with Fox News Business Channel, Mr. Reid (D-Nevada), the Senate Majority Leader, who was evidently fed up with questions about drilling [off-shore, western shale deposits, etc.], suddenly exclaimed:
"Coal makes us sick, oil makes us sick; it's global warming. It's ruining our country, it's ruining the world. We've got to stop using fossil fuel."
Talk about outta touch. . .
Where would America be without oil, coal, plastics, and myriad other things that are products or by-products of fossil fuels? How does Mr. Reid fly back and forth to Nevada from Washington DC? How does he get limoed around the Capitol? Does he enjoy the extravagant meals in the Senate cafeteria? What powers the microphones he speaks through? There are thousands of things we take for granted everyday, the very things that make our lives comfortable and not a struggle, that are a direct result of fossil fuels.
As I write this, it's 84 degrees and humid (at 7:30 am.). Our AC is runnin' to keep our family comfortable. My computer is goin' fine, allowing me to write this post. Florida Power supplies 'always on' power to my home which allows me to brew the coffee I'm enjoyin' as I post. A little later today I'm gonna fire up the Harley Dixie Glide and ride to Jacksonville to cover a biker event. Gonna be burnin' a little fossil fuel for that one, too. When I return home, I'll flip on the lights and be able to see. I'll fire up the grill and put on a steak (gas grill - another fossil fuel) and enjoy an ice cold brewski that I pulled outta the fridge - runnin' very cold thanks to fossil fuel - as I grill my evening meal. Then maybe a little TV, a little reading, by electric lamp. That's enough - anyone with any common sense can come up with thousands of examples, too.
Which may just go to prove that the boy from Nevada has no common sense.
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