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That is a great analogy to this issue, which is about long-term survival vs. short-term expediency. Fact is, immediate resumption of drilling won't yield a single drop for a long, long time, and it would be better to dedicate the nation's energy to something truly productive: rendering petroleum obsolete.
No, it's not going to happen overnight and yes, there will be considerable pain, but mostly it's going to take a conscious realignment by Americans to reality. Namely, the huge economic/political wave that this country had ridden since WWII and the Marshall Plan has petered out, the price of gas will NEVER go down and it's going to take some real American ingenuity and daring to put this country back on top.
We've done it before, but we can't rely on Darwinian free market principals to find a solution. It's going to take forward-thinking, intelligent leadership: a trait the GOP leadership completely lacks today.
I have to believe that if people are shown the truth and a real exit strategy, a majority will adjust their lifestyle to make it work.
