Politics. I hate the word. It has come to represent exaggeration, obfuscation and even falsification.

It’s very sad that the House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow more offshore drilling (“Goode votes against offshore drilling bill,” The Daily Progress, Sept. 18).

Tapping into Alaskan oil reserves won’t solve the national fuel crisis. But tapping into the heavens sure will, at least according to Rocky Twyman.

Record fuel costs cause record pain