According to DOE the U.S. is producing just 32% of our oil demand?

New energy initiatives have been discusses in the last 28 of 32 State of te Union addresses. Why won't Congress and several successive White House Administrations allow us to drill in the Gulf or in Alaska. People can say it's about the stinkin caribou all damn day buy there has to be a whole lot more to it. What do you think it really is?