Reply #8: No one wants to admit that we are so addicted to oil that

[Jennicut]

we will not stop drilling anytime soon. And the oil is getting harder to find, so it is becoming more and more risky. There is no viable network of renewables in place to replace drilling overnight. And the main oil fields used in the world are declining. The ocean is becoming the place to look for more oil. This problem of oil (and to some extent, coal and natural gas) running our entire economy, our way of lives and no way to stop it quickly is bigger then any President, though to get us off of it, it takes leadership. Drilling won't stop under Obama but if he puts some things in place now and gets cooperation from Congress, then the framework to switch over to alternatives can be there after he leaves office. Two key things are his willingness and the willingness of Congress. It is a shame that we didn't start sooner but Reagan was elected in 1980 and the oil crisis of the 70's faded in people's minds.