http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/25/AR2007012501547.html
Energy Independence?
Is there anything more depressing than yet another promise of energy independence in yet another State of the Union address? By my count, 24 of the 34 State of the Union addresses since the oil embargo of 1973 have proposed solutions to our energy problem.
The result? In 1973 we imported 34.8 percent of our oil. Today we import 60.3 percent.
And what does this president propose? Another great technological fix........
The trend is clear to see.........