The U.S. Geological Service issued a report in April (2008) that 
                  only scientists and oilmen knew was coming, but man, was it big. It was 
                  a revised report (hadn't been updated since '95) on how much oil was in 
                  this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota ; western South Dakota; and 
                  extreme eastern Montana ... check THIS out:                
              The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's 
                  Prudhoe Bay , and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence 
                  on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates 
                  it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable 
                  .. at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than 
                  $5.3 trillion.
                
              'When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically 
                  see their jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.' says Terry Johnson, 
                  the Montana Legislature's financial analyst.
              'This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil 
                  field found in the past 56 years,' reports The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 
                  It's a formation known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly 
                  referred to as the 'Bakken.' And it stretches from Northern Montana, 
                  through North Dakota and into Canada . For years, U.S.oil exploration 
                  has been considered a dead end. Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up 
                  searching for major oil wells decades ago. However, a recent 
                  technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's massive 
                  reserves... and we now have access to up to 500 billion barrels; And 
                  because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost 
                  Americans just $16 PER BARREL!
              That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 41 
                  years straight.
              And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next 
                  one should - because it's from TWO YEARS AGO, people! 
              U.S.Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in the World! Stansberry 
                  Report Online - 4/20/2006 Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the 
                  Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world is 
                  more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated 
                  its extraction. As usual, nothing has happened!!!
              They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our 
                  borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth. Here are the 
                  official estimates:
              8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
                  18-times as much oil as Iraq
                  21-times as much oil as Kuwait
                  22-times as much oil as Iran
                  500-times as much oil as Yemen- and it's all right here in the 
                  Western United States . 
              HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because 
                  the politicians in Washington have been greasing their pockets from the 
                  SIG's & Lobbyists to block all efforts to help America become 
                  independent of foreign oil.
              James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more 
                  oil in this very compact area than the entire Middle East -more than 2 
                  TRILLION barrels. Untapped. That's more than all the proven oil 
                  reserves of crude oil in the world today, reports The Denver Post.
                
              Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price - even with this find? 
                  Think again! It's all about the competitive marketplace, - it has to.
              Got your attention/ire up yet? Hope so! Now, while you're 
                  thinking about it do this:
              Take 10 minutes and compose an e-mail, fax, or good 
                  old-fashioned letter to all your friends and associates. Alert them to 
                  the fact that many/most politicians have been and may continue to 
                  obstruct all plans to make America independent of foreign oil. The only 
                  solution is to vote these types of politicians out of office.
                
              Now I just wonder what would happen in this country if every one 
                  of you sent this to every one in your address book.