Since there are more "intelligent" people here than PnS, how do you suppose obama will end USA's?

Question

dependence for middle-eastern fossil fuels?

spiritually speaking.

Answer 1

I unfortunately think that McCain will most likely win.  

Sometimes I would love to be wrong and this is definitely one of those times.

Answer 2

The technology exists now.

First of all, the US produces almost half it's own oil. Secondly, there are other major sources, such as Mexico, Venezuala, and Nigeria. So it's not like we have completely wean ourselves off oil in order to avoid the middle east. If we can replace about 1/3 of our oil usage with other forms of energy, we shouldn't need Middle Eastern oil. This should be easy enough to do by widespread use of solar, wind, geothermal, tidal generators, and other renewable sources.

In the short term we could also use more coal, drill more doemstic oil, and build more nuclear reactors.

I think avoiding "middle eastern" oil is a bit short-sighted, though. I don't want to be held captive to the politics of countries like Venezuela, Mexico, and Nigeria any more than Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq.