TELL WASHINGTON TO GET THEIR HANDS OUR OF YOUR POCKET

The only thing Einstein and I share is the same birth month. I am proof one does not have to be a genius to understand the incredible mess our country is headed for. Come on, phantom CHANGE is simply a major mistake. We are talked to and about as if we were imbeciles. Not so!

There are so many people who want to take over this country and this world, they will lie about anything. Let us look only at one segment of great harm to us and our freedom at this moment: Gasoline

• We have oil and gas. We must drill in our Gulf and in Alaska. We MUST do this.

• Gas prices effect everything we do and have from getting food to home heating and travel.

The political contenders and worse, those we already have in congress say we should tax the profits of the oil companies. That is about as bright as a cave with no candles. Those profits belong to many of America's retired or soon to retire. You do not have to be one of the world's richest to own oil stocks. This is taking money out of our public hands, those who buy and spend. Congress wants, particularly those in congress running for office, to put it in the government coffers and give it to other countries and/or pay incredible salaries and benefits to congress for a lifetime. We are not that stupid, but we are too silent!

If we drill in our own oil supply we can put people back to work. We can open our own refineries or as it is now we need to refurbish them. They are in poor condition and this is our one most used commodity. We depend on gas and oil for everything in this country. Our President was recently in Saudi Arabia appearing to beg the Princes for a cut. In my opinion just cut them out; use our own supply.

If we think for one minute we can depend on corn, grass, soy or Canola for alternative sources just sit down and think about it. This is no more difficult to figure out than are you taking Johnny to succor or is Bobby's mom picking him up? Simple, just think! We use these grains, etc., for our food, oils and to feed our livestock which in turn is also our food. We will not have enough. At this point we have not learned a method that is less expensive than gas/oil. There is already substances in the food for our livestock you don't want to know about, if the grain supplies are shortened the meat will not be edible, at least no safely.

Some states are about to tax gasoline! Do we, citizens of the United States of America, dislike ourselves so much we refuse to stand up and say you are in office because we put you there? Now we want representation. All those e-mail notices you get to sign this or that list to send to congress is malarkey. Send your very own e-mail to your congressmen both state and Federal and if you don't get a substantial response keep sending them. Call them. Let them know you are not sleeping out here.

Be brave: Do not vote for anyone who promises CHANGE unless they can identify what they plan to do and how they plan to do it from A to Z. Nobody this election year has done that so far.

IN GOD WE TRUST

©johna moody 06/09/08