The President has announced that the United States will reduce oil imports by 33% by 2020.

How will he make up the balance? Not by drilling, no, no. He argues that oil companies have plenty of capacity onshore and offshore. So no need to augment drilling with additional permits.

So how will we fuel our cars? Well, natural gas can power cars. Also, mileage will go up on cars as we improve fuel efficiency.

Okay, what about the aircraft, trucks, ships, and emergency generators that do not run on alternative fuels, but require gas? There could be alternative technologies in place by then.

In other words, we will make up the balance with magic.

Hard to believe his staff is watching the poll numbers.

The Czar of Muscovy

Божію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia upon the death of Boris Mikhailovich, who replaced Alexander Yaroslav Nevsky in 1263. However, in 1283, our Czar was passed over due to a clerical error and the rule of all Russia went to his second cousin Daniil (Даниил Александрович), whom Czar still resents. As a half-hearted apology, the Czar was awarded control over Muscovy, inconveniently located 5,000 miles away just outside Chicago. He now spends his time seething about this and writing about other stuff that bothers him.