(w00t! Hummers are happy to be back out on the road! Flickr/Sam Felder)

In a brave last minute move to temporarily save us oil addicts from "the shakes" before he has to roll, G-Dub has lifted his Dad's 1990 ban on offshore drilling. All he needs now is the US Congress to "get off their lazy asses and lift the Congressional ban on drilling" (paraphrased of course). "The Prez" went on to declare that "now Americans are paying at the pump".

The only bad thing, according to White House officials, is that the drilling would "have no immediate impact on prices at the pump". It would take years for production to start and who KNOWS what kind of effect it would have of the cute and fuzzy critters of Alaska.

Ahhhhh, it's just so EASY to just stay with the program. Just drill and serve! But, I suppose if you're into finding newer, better, cleaner energy sources (a lot of work if you ask me), then you could go through the trouble of clicking on the "Write Your Representative" site and sweat over your keyboard, writing a letter to your Congressperson. Ugh... who wants to do all THAT?


(Cute, fuzzy, baby seals are sad... Are there baby seals near the Outer Continental Shelf? I dunno. Maybe they're sad because they can't get 3G iPhone service out that way. Image Source)

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