To follow up on the drilling thing. The democrats let the moratorium on drilling expire.
To follow up on the economy crises. Deregulation of the banking industry is a large part of the problem. No one wants too much regulation, but it is pretty obvious that some regulation is needed because otherwise greed takes over and screws you and me.
Nothing is black or white, right or wrong. We need to come to the center of the right and left and try to work things out.