Posted by
martin stuart on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:03:37 PM
All of the above.
This should be not only the campaighn slogan for the right in this election, but a governing philosophy. The people are really suffering because of energy policy. The cost of everything is going up. it is crushing the life out of our economy. Weather we are in reccesion or not ,people are afraid to spen their money because of the uncertainty. We have done nothing so far. The people who make descitions in this country are in a position to simply write a check.
It will hit them and perhaps it has started with a drop in the market. The consumer economy is 2/3rds of the of our economy and people are afraid or unable to buy stuff. The position of the left is not acceptable. They seem to be saying that we cannot drill because it will not do anygood for ten years. I do not accept this. The minute we pass the legislation, it will change the price because of speculation.
But evan if it takes ten years,...so what. we cannot do it because it only works in the ling run.
All of the above.
drill, drill, drill.
Drill everything we have. We do not stop offshore drilling by not doing it ourselves. We simply cede the field to the Chinese, Mexicans, and Cubans.
We do not stop artic drilling by not drilling, we just leave it to Canada and Russia. It makes no sence. The royalties can benifit us and not
adversaries.
Nucleor
What is the point of electric vehickles if they are recharged with oil produced electricity. Nucleor plants in every state with the waste stored on site under EPA regulation.
Coal.
Technology will make it cleaner and cleaner and we have our own. Cars are 99% pollution free with technology, coal plants can do this.
New Technologys
Sure,...why not? this is the future. some user taxes can evan be used to fund research. It may be the future but we are stuck in the present and people need to live and work.
Conservation.
We should be downsizing our auto fleet and thats that. There is no reason that 135 pound people need 2 & 1/2 vehickles to run to the store for groceries. Private jet travel should be taxed out of excitance and public transportation should be substidized and expanded.
All of the above. If the GOP just has the courege to take a stand.