MissE,

I am trying to have faith that that will not happen. But I have a fear you may be right about McCain. Which will mean our economy will continue to tank and the war will continue I fear. I DO NOT have faith that the Republicans will listen to the Iraqis. They will find some reason to have a continued presence. Too many companies like Blackwater and KBR are making a killing in the war zone I fear. It is funny, I try to be optimistic, but it is getting almost impossible to stay that way.

I agree, (I did feel you were kidding about the offshore drilling etc :-) ). If we stick with using fossil fuels, we will need more gasoline refining, not more oil. And refining is already at capacity so that oil companies can make their tidy profits off the backs of Americans.