I think it's the 'drill here and now' issue that's the 'catch' I was talking about.. yes, we're all pro-energy independence.. but you want to just kill our resources to get to a non-sustainable energry source.. whereas we, the left, want more sustainable sources without having to destroy the earth to get it..
I really don't know why that's hard for you to figure out, but I really don't know why with a lot of things concerning you(ie the right)
The fact that you are calling it "sustainable" rather than pointing to some particular energy source to save the day, shows that you don't have anything ready for prime time that
is sustainable. I don't mind the search for sustainable energy sources, but in the meantime, why oppose something that could provide energy in the short term that's already proven to be practical?