Normally I consider American politics about as entertaining and blog worthy as whales humping on The Discovery Channel.  But…

I recently stumbled across a quick 4 minute video on Presidential speeches (pre and post election) documenting just how worthless political rhetoric really is when it comes to Presidential candidates making promises to eliminate/reduce our dependence upon foreign oil and ameliorate the effects of high gas prices on the American consumer.

Below is a video from Glenn Beck, the always outspoken CNN talk show host, where he picks an issue and harps about it for an hour or so.  I’m not a huge fan, but the combined footage he put together on campaign speeches condemning high oil prices is an excellent recap of worthless talk over the last 30 years.

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Pretty impressive piece of footage when you consider the price of oil has been a major political topic almost as long as I have been alive, and has yet to be resolved or even acted upon.  I guess that’s why T. Boone Pickens finally decided enough is enough and created his own media blitz to push natural gas and wind power.

So when you find yourself being caught up in all the political blame game of the Republicans did this, and the Democrats did that when it comes to the present energy crisis, just think back to this one video.  Because in all likelihood, the promises made 30 years ago will still go unfulfilled after the spotlights are turned out and the votes have been counted.