Voters responsible for energy crisis

John C. Lovelace, St. George, Utah

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

Gasoline is approaching $4 per gallon. Who is to blame? As much as I hate to say it, folks, we, the voters, are! There is no shortage of energy sources in this country, there is a shortage of allowed types of energy development.

Thanks to our elected representatives, in both the House and the Senate, all types of energy exploration and power projects are at a standstill. The politicians wail, gnash their teeth and wring their hands about the price of energy when in fact their pandering to the environmental Luddite groups is the cause of the present situation.

While it is the politician who continually votes to restrict the energy sources in the United States and causes the increase in costs, it is the voters of the United States who send these representatives to Washington.

We the people caused this situation by casting our votes for representatives who care not one whit about how the energy situation affects the people. This situation can be changed through our vote; the next time let’s do it right!