The energy stakes were  raised with Russia’s invasion of Georgia.  The Kremlin has made a military move because they want to control the oil pipe line that runs through the former Soviet state.  Their military easily advanced and is entrenched in Georgia.  As President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and NATO have moved to bring about a cease fire, the Russians have continued to advance and destroy infrastructure that moves oil to market.  A major problem is occurring because all of Europe, and that includes NATO  get their majority of energy from Russia.  Moscow controls this situation and has America’s attention just as the Iranians are finishing the last phase of the nuclear bomb.  Needless to say the Israeli people are watching closely.
    The entire Russian economy is driven by their state run energy business.  The higher the price, more the profit for the government.  The nation has much to gain by cutting or controlling  oil supply because that raises energy prices.  They have been active in the design, building and maintenance of the Iran nuclear sector.  Again, destabilizing the entire world oil market to drive global cost through the roof.  The Kremlin has a interest and history in encouraging uncertainty anywhere in the world, and are rewarded by financial gain in the energy sector.  Just as the Russians are in Georgia they are also allies of the radical Islamic regime in Iran.
    Needless to say, as this scenario plays out, the American voters are putting money in the Russia’s military’s hands just like we are supporting the radical Iranian regime.  The  American people have their hands tied just like the Europeans do with one exception.  America controls our own destiny because the United States has more energy reserves than OPEC.  With the price of oil and gas at all time highs and rising, the Democrats have denied America the use of our own natural resources.  Democratic leadership and regulation have protected  OPEC and Russian profits, have rewarded radical nations for war like behavior,  and caused Americans and Europeans financial difficultly.  Now with Europe under the thumb of Putin, Europeans will be held hostage by Moscow’s energy policy.  For all of eastern Europe, memories of the Soviet communists are very real. 
    America needs energy and jobs. Europe would like to have our problem because they could solve their problem by drilling for oil and building refineries. Iran is in the process of building 7 refineries currently.  Iran, just like Russia, know that oil and refineries equal low energy costs, financial security and national security, something the Democrats have long forgotten.
    I would like to suggest opening all American land via a national security emergency.  The Democratic party has brought this world to a state of  energy conflict.  It is time for the Democratic party to stand down and step away from their failed energy policy.  The Democratic regulations have the entire world by the throat and Russia and OPEC are applying the pressure.  The left’s regulations protect the OPEC businesses and fund destabilizing terrorism.  The Democratic policies have helped the Russian’s oil industry and rewarded any violent military incursions that bring America into global disputes.   The left protects the Chinese/Cuban business as they drill off of the coast of Florida, and of course the Venezuelan dictator’s business.  It is no coincidence that stated enemies with oil resources are destabilizing democracies across the world, their rewards are financial gain payed for by consumers worldwide.  The United States has enough oil for America and all of Europe except our natural resources are controlled by Democratic regulations.  The time has come to remove the obsolete Democratic energy regulations and provide high paying long term jobs for Americans.   Europe needs cheap oil and natural gas and America can provide it.  Clearly, OPEC and Russia want to control the world’s economies via the oil market and the Democrats are helping.

       

    It is the Democratic policies that deny the opening of oil fields on American soil and off shore.  Washington’s leftist regulations have stopped energy companies from building refineries.  For decades, special interest groups such as the Sierra Club and Green Peace have lobbied for legislation that denies American companies access to domestic oil fields.  Wikipedia.com list 89 environmental groups.   Special interests and Democratic politicians in the federal government and the state level have achieved a stranglehold over America’s oil resources.  It is common knowledge that maintains ,with more oil in the market our consumers would see the price of oil drop and stabilize.  At this time, the American consumers are at the mercy of OPEC and states such as Venezuela.  The United States economy, and every citizen  is dependant on the most unstable countries in the world and stated enemies.  
       With the removal or correction of leftist policies, American companies would expand in business and hire American workers.  These high quality jobs would provide workers with benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan,  something that everyone desires. Added to that failure are the Democratic policies and special interest lawsuits, by trial lawyers, that stop companies from building refineries.  The cost of lawsuits are passed on to the consumer as a business expense, raising prices. These refineries would add gas to the market and cause the price of gas to be reduced. Again, refineries provide good high paying jobs with benefits for workers.  America’s last refinery was built in Garyville, Louisiana in 1976.  I’m amazed that gas isn’t higher. Another point to consider, is the cost of goods and services that increase with fuel and oil based materials.  America’s natural resources should be used to grow good jobs domestically instead of outsourcing the jobs to the Middle East.    It is interesting that Communist China, working with the Cuban government, is in the process of building an oil field off the Florida coast.
            These investments in American resources would deny terror states U.S. funding via the oil market. The Left has denied voters  the financial stability that American jobs provide while growing an important sector of business.  At this time of economic upheaval, high quality jobs in the energy sector would provide American citizens long term  financial stability that NAFTA has denied since the Clinton administration. Clearly, the Democrats have failed to protect  an American economic sector that needs to expand for quality jobs, voters financial stability and national security.  It is this writers opinion, that ultimately America is better off with high paying long term jobs and energy independence from the Middle East.  America needs to bring jobs home starting with the energy sector.