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Letter To Governor Crist

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Mayr Malool

Published: May 23, 2008

I am writing to you today with some questions and comments regarding gas prices, and more specifically, the greed of the members of OPEC. If we are the greatest nation on earth, and I believe we are, why do we tolerate the gouging we are being subjected to? Why don't we, as a nation, tell the Arab oil companies where they can put their oil, and instead use our own oil for our own people?

What happened to all that oil we are pumping in Alaska? What about all the oil rigs off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana? Isn't that American oil? Why do we export our oil to China or wherever, and then import Arab oil for Americans to use? Why not let the Chinese deal with the stuck up Saudi king, and we just keep our own oil? Doesn't that make more sense?

And if we did use our own oil and let somebody else deal with Saudi Arabia, then the president would not have to meekly ask the king to please pump up the supply of oil, only to be told no! Because I for one do not like the sight of the American president sucking up to anybody, let alone some smug Arab king!

Maybe, as the governor of a very important state, you can do something to help all Americans in regard to this topic. Please, won't you use your connections to explain to those in control of this oil quagmire, that this greed has got to stop. I mean really, how much money do they need before they have enough? Aren't the billions that they have already amassed sufficient? Haven't they cheated us enough? Oil has increased by more than $100 a barrel during the Bush administration. In the year 2000, oil was $27.00 a barrel, and we thought that was high!

There are those who believe that these oil prices are just distractions, to keep the American people busy so we don't see the real problems, which are the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Whatever the case, the people of this nation need honesty, and leaders who will put people first! Please Gov. Crist, be one of those leaders. Help in any and every way you can, before they completely destroy us.

Mayr Malool
Lake Placid

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