Politicians out of touch

The price for a barrel of oil is at an all time. People are paying record prices at the pump. The US is becoming more dependent on foreign oil every day. So, what is Congress' response? Nothing. Our politicians are held hostage by a small, but vocal minority who will not allow companies to build new nuclear power plants, oil refineries, or to drill for oil any where in the continental United States or off our shores. What is truly maddening is countries like China are drilling for oil closer to our shores than we can! Meanwhile, we remain dependent on oil from unreliable sources like OPEC, which includes Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Venezuela, countries that can bring the United States to its knees if any one of them cuts its supply. Our leaders need to find the courage to abandon the failed policies that have been in place for the past 30 years to allow energy companies to drill for oil here in the United States.