Oil refineries versus hybrid cars

I saw a Congressman from Arizona this morning on CNBC that is sponsoring a bill to make it easier to create oil refineries in the United States to help reduce energy costs. While I am open to the idea, isn't politics about giving to get?

Just adding more refineries is going to do nothing to help reduce America's dependency upon oil, especially foreign, terrorist-supporting oil. In fact, more refineries will simply increase our dependency on foreign oil.

Shouldn't the focus be reduced oil dependency?

As the cost of gasoline continues to rise, GM is fast-tracking its most gas-guzzling, foreign oil-hogging vehicles to market, at the expense of more fuel efficient sedans. GM can keep talking about its hydrogen cars that won't be available for decades, but actions speak louder than words, and the actions of GM are pathetic, even unAmerican.

I'd be more than willing to support reduced requirements for fast-tracking some oil refineries, if Congress got serious about fuel economy, and force the likes of GM to start acting like it cares about gasoline prices, the environment, and foreign oil dependency.

Hybrid cars PROVE that a significant increase in fuel economy is achievable with TODAY'S technology - even for gas-guzzling SUVs. Yes, it might be expensive, however, since the government wastes tens of billions on pork spending, why not fund the best, most fuel efficient automotive technology, instead of giving more money to the oil industry?

Investing in diesel hybrids, biodiesel hybrids, plug-in hybrids and experimental hybrids will not only end foreign oil dependency and clean the environment, but make America's auto industry the best in the world (more).

More gas-guzzling Tahoes and Yukons will never do that.

In the wake of Katrina, Iraq and terrorism, in the face of Rita and the possibility of many more such hurricanes this year alone, isn't it time for real action?