Drizzle

I think this weather is the remnant of the front that parked over the midwest and drowned the landscape.  It refuses to move along at any kind of decent pace.

At least it seems to be running low on ammo . . .

Tactics versus strategy

I realize that I am missing the political subtleties (such as pandering to the mob), but I don't see how tracking down and extracting every last drop of oil in U.S. territory (wilderness preserve or offshore) reduces our long-term dependence on foreign oil. 

Keeping the stuff tucked away against the needs of our children and grandchildren, who likely will be able to extract it in a cleaner fashion, would.