I totally agree!
We need to get off foreign energy. I use to be a republican but since this spending spree I can't stand them now. Although I don't think the dem's will do any better. I have no choice in this election. As for the natural gas that comes from drilling too, and also needs to be refined.
PS. As to the surplus the main reason for that surplus was all the company's getting ready for Y2K. The explosion of the internet was a big factor too. All the rush to get up and running made for a lot of money being spent. So thats were the surplus came from. Again where did the other 4.9Trillon go?