Yes this is my real name and no I'm not a democrat.  I seriously believe that liberalism like a lot of other "isms" is a psychological disorder.

- 1.8 to 6 Trillion barrels of oil are estimated in the U.S. Oil-Shale Reserves (DOE)

America Needs A (Shale) Oil Change (Investor's Business Daily)
The Necessity of Oil Shale (Hawaii Reporter)

Censored Global Warming Videos

A strong economy means that fewer people are poor (and by extension, dependent on Government handouts), and those who prosper have no desire for a Government to interfere in their successes.

A strong economy also means that the country has a strong military - which, all else being equal, puts citizens at ease and the lack of fear or worry makes them less inclined to rely upon a Government that will interfere in their success.

Catching a theme here?

While Kennedy began the slide southward in terms of security issues from outside (his disasters at Bay of Pigs, failed negotiations with Khrushchev,  and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis), he was still a supply-sider economically (remember his quotes regarding lifting the boats). However, from LBJ onward, the Dems have been weak both externally and internally, first with LBJ's re-enslavement of blacks through the "Great Society" programs that removed all incentive for them as a class to better themselves, and his failure to provide clear direction or goals regarding Vietnam.

Carter rushed pell-mell forward on this theme, further weakening the country externally ("hollow force", Panama Canal, Iran, and pursuing detente with the Soviets) and internally (I remember 21% stagflation very well).

Then Clinton's legacy includes being asleep at the switch while al-queda and its allied groups conducted open war against the US, and his knife into the heart of the economy in regards to changes to the CRA 1977 when he allowed subprime loan paper to be securitized in 1998.

Now Obama comes with plans to implement draconian taxes through cap 'n' trade, universal health care, and income tax hikes on small business, while being intent on killing crucial weapons systems (F-22; ABL, BMD, and possibly F-35), negotiating with sworn enemies, allowing Iran to pursue its nuclear weapons development program, and withdrawing from Iraq.

And from his statements on redistribution of wealth, Obama's not afraid to break a few eggs...

So all that is to say, Obama and the Dems will never willingly allow development of significant oil resources on US lands, because doing so would threaten the very foundation of the nanny state he wishes to implement.

Now if only a true conservative would stand up and start talking EVERY DAY on radio shows (the way Ronaldus Maximus addressed people to get around a stifling media) about how many jobs - union jobs - could be created if oil companies were allowed to develop major new sources on US soil...perhaps the "blue dog" wing of the Democrat Party would begin to realize they've been had by the great "O". Perhaps then, and only then, will we begin to swing voters back into the Conservative fold.

Food for thought.

Madness does not always howl. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "Hey, is there room in your head for one more?"