With energy and food prices on the rise and showing no signs of going down (at least to a point where we are used to), where are all the advocates of the poor and minorities who are being hit by this the hardest. On a grand scale they are silent, no Michael Moore (who would just blame big oil), Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or any prominent Democrats, who would rather pander to their environmental wacko supporters than a huge majority of the electorate They would rather talk about technology that doesn't exist today, or very short sighted solutions like taking oil from the strategic reserves or having a gas tax holiday. Its always about the demand for oil not the supply. Hey, oil prices went down $10 a barrel on just the announcement of President Bush lifting the Federal ban on offshore drilling which still doesn't even get us a step closer to drilling. What would happen to oil prices if we ever laid out a plan with a timetable on increasing our domestic production of oil while finding ways to conserve our energy. Hey, I am all for hybrid cars and finding alternate sources of energy ,but they are not practical on a grand scale at this time. We should be opening up HUNDREDS of nuclear and coal fired plants, shut down all natural gas powered plants (natural gas should only be used for home heating), while creating more fuel efficient practical cars, trucks and SUVs. Just the mere announcement of a plan (which would only take a year if congress ever gets their head out of their a**) would bring down oil prices under $100. While we may never see gas prices of .99 or even 1.99 we would knock it down to $2.25 or so.

So, it seems like the Democratic led congress has abandoned one of their constituencies and sided with the environmentalists, risking their political future. As I said before, there are certain groups Democrats will never cross; the elderly, environmentalists, trial lawyers and teachers. I hate to say it, the poor and minorities don't go out in droves to vote, still falling for the same rhetoric year after year from the Democratic party. They claim that they are the only ones looking out for them while the Republicans only look out for the rich, which couldn't be further from the truth. It is safe to assume that the Democrats in congress are safe and probably will pick up seats in both houses this election year because of the unpopularity of President Bush, but in 2010 and beyond, it will be a crap shoot. If energy prices continue to rise or even stays the same, the election of 2010 could be a very interesting election especially if Obama wins the Presidency. If this happens the Democrats would have no one else to blame, but themselves. Democrats have made this bed and will have to live in it if they continue to side with a small minority of hard core environmentalists who fight every new power plant in this country, than the people who don't have a voice in Washington. We could see a mass exodus from the Democratic party comparable to the likes of southerners becoming Reagan Democrats when the Democratic party became too far left on social causes for their taste.

How are the Democrats will handle this situation? Again they will try to curb Demand and will probably will try to raise the minimum wage a few dollars an hour (which surprises me that no one has written a bill on this). Anyone who has an ounce on economic knowledge (not one Democratic congressman on capital hill that I know of) knows that business will just raise prices when faced with higher labor costs. All of this will raise the price of goods and services for all of us to help a few that are making the minimum wage. Employees that make more than the minimum wage won't get a wage increase, so their buying power decreases. This would hurt the economy no help it.

Again, this issue might not be a major problem for the Democrats this election but in two years I am going to pull up a chair, crack open a beer and see all of this unfold in front of my eyes. Man this is great.