What if it really was about oil regardless of which party?

“The center cannot hold” …  An incompetent Bush or charismatic and persuasive Obama … at the bottom line is the one single overwhelming reality slouching toward Bethlehem?

For most Peak Oil worries was something intellectually understood but also easily shoved to the back burner as something of much less importance than other domestic and global issues … like abortion and terrorism.

Well it’s never too late to read up on Peak Oil …. better yet find one of the documentary DVD’s and this time don’t watch it from a political partisan or talk-show pooh pooh perspective.

Your fossil-fuel-based heating and gasoline bills will go up in the future and never again come back down.

Military Report Warns of 'Serious' Oil Shortages By 2015. Will We Go To War For Oil?  Crooks and Liars: Susie Madrak

"While it is difficult to predict precisely what economic, political, and strategic effects such a shortfall might produce, it surely would reduce the prospects for growth in both the developing and developed worlds. Such an economic slowdown would exacerbate other unresolved tensions, push fragile and failing states further down the path toward collapse, and perhaps have serious economic impact on both China and India."  - US military warns oil output may dip causing massive shortages by 2015

Who are they kidding? It's going to put major economic and social stresses on what's left of the United States economy, because China's selling us all those cheap goods. – Susie Madrak

Then … if your mind is still open and wondering … watch young Mr. Redford with Mr. Robertson (hairdo and all) in something extremely precient.