Own a car in Seattle, Portland? Thank an Alaskan

I'm getting a little peeved at this chatter about how Alaska "sucks the rest of the country dry" with pork dollars.

They've got it backwards, it's the rest of the country that sucks Alaska dry.

More specifically, here's who sucks Alaska dry:

Washington State produces no crude oil but 68% of their imported oil comes from Alaska. So people in Seattle are sucking Alaska dry each and every time they fuel their Volvos and Audis.

Oregon produces zero crude oil just like Washington and has zero refineries. According to the state of Oregon, 90% of Oregon's petroleum comes from the four refineries in the Puget Sound area of Washington. 80% of the crude exported to Oregon comes from Alaska's North Slope oil fields. More latte liberals driving Volvos and Audis powered by Alaska crude.

So who's sucking who dry? Alaska is fueling its own transportion needs and the Pacific Northwest to boot. Washington State and Oregon import far more energy than they produce. They are energy welfare queens.

Energy is the number one issue in this election. America's Energy Coast is contributing energy. Alaska is contributing energy. Let's stop bashing Alaska and start thanking them for all they do to fuel America.

Full disclosure: I live in Oregon. But I grew up in Louisiana, so I can appreciate the contribution made by energy producing states. Seems the only time liberals care about Louisiana is when people are stranded on rooftops in the 9th Ward or a hurricane shuts down offshore production and drives up gas prices for everyone else. Just like they only care about Alaska when they can use polar bears and Arctic ice as propaganda for their climate alarmist agenda... or they can belittle Alaskan politicians.

I drive an American made car that gets 35 mpg on the highway and I'm glad Alaskans and my friends on the Gulf Coast are working hard to produce domestic energy for me so I can "go mobile".