CAT5 and Getting Stronger
Forget about Ivan, Hugo or whatever storm is threatening the Atlantic or Gulf area right now. The storm everyone is talking about is Hurricane Sarah. She’s a CAT5 for the Obama campaign right now and it’s just getting worse. I wish I could take credit for this very clever characterization, but I heard it on Laura Ingram’s radio show last night. Ain’t it the truth? Sarah Palin is devastating the Obama campaign. 10+ point bounce for McCain, depending on what poll. Obama is in freefall, unable to compete with this rising star. Soros and the moonbats have unleashed their innuendo WMD against her but it isn’t working. Americans aren’t buying it and the more the nutroots try, the worse they look and the worse Obama looks by comparison. Obama is now in the fight of his political life trying to compete with his opponent’s VP candidate, and he’s losing badly.
Obama’s problem is fundamental, and it isn’t going to get better: The only thing he ever had going for him is that he was fresh, new, exciting, an outsider to Washington and not part of the elitist club entrenched there. But Sarah Palin is also fresh, new, exciting, an outsider and she has an actual record of accomplishments. She doesn’t just talk about taking on the status quo, she has already done it and won. She doesn’t have to hide and misrepresent her background, its an open book. She doesn’t have to lie about who/what she is; she’s one of us and the working people of America immediately identified with her.
The choice of Palin for running mate is starting to look like the most brilliant VP choice in decades, maybe the century. The choice of Biden by Obama was a loser, and it is yet one more point of evidence of Obama’s lack of judgement.
Go, Sarah GO!!! The more they lie, the more they smear, the more they attack, the more we like you. The harder they try, the more we KNOW they are wounded, they are feeling the pain.
That’s because right always wins out in the end. I hope those lefties don’t let up.:-?
“She doesn’t have to lie about who/what she is; she’s one of us and the working people of America immediately identified with her.”
And that, my friend, is why the “Washington establishment”, the MSM, and all the elitists are worried. Could the days of them telling us what’s good for us be nearing an end?
Alaska is WAAAY up there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VhpA8f8r10
Got nuthin’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXQBg0IDeXQ
BRILLIANT!
Sadly, the latent sexism of the choice (one woman is as good as another) will go unmarked by many American women in this coming election. I hold hope American women are not as dumb as McSame thinks they are…. I mean, they can’t be, right?
With a number of qualified females in the republican camp (three immediately jump to mind) I can only assume it is either her ties to oil in Alaska or those legs that one her the VP pick. :-/ Environmental catastrophes and distraction from true alternatives to fossil fuels here we come! Set sail for the oil fail!
I find this a lot scarier than Obama’s association with an angry, black preacher or whatever else the right is trying to smear him for:
Over the years, Palin has actively courted the Alaska Independence Party, or AIP, an organization that supports Alaskan secession from the U.S. To be clear, we’re not necessarily talking about friendly secession either: As the AIP’s founder, Joe Vogler, told an interviewer in 1991: “The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. … And I won’t be buried under their damn flag.”
The McCain campaign denies that Palin ever joined the AIP. But while it is in dispute whether she attended its 1994 convention, she did visit the 2000 one and addressed AIP conventions in 2006 and 2008. Her husband, Todd, was a registered AIP member from 1995 to 2002, and the AIP leadership certainly considers her one of their own.
Can you imagine what the right would be saying if Obama or Biden: 1) was married to a card-carrying secessionist; 2) spoke at secessionist conventions in 2006 and 2008??? What, exactly, counts as treason nowadays?
Jmdolce-
Who was it that said one woman is as good as another?
Why is it that alternative exploration and drilling must be mutually exclusive to you? Why can’t we drill and use our oil, therefore lessening our foreign dependence, until we are on line with a sustainable alternative fuel program that is capable of providing for the needs of all of our citizens?
In the short term, we will employ a greater number of people, but we will see jobs lost as the oil spigot is turned off in favor of the alternative (s).
AKD-
Enough. There are multiple threads where those lies have been debunked. Even FactCheck.org has had it with the lies!
JMDOLCE:
I doubt women voters are as dumb as you assume they are. No, one woman is not as good as another. Nice little straw man argument you’ve set up there (or should I say “straw woman”?).
Distraction from true alternatives for energy? Oh really? The McCain/Palin plan is::
1. Develop our own resources in the short term.
2. Nook-yoo-lar, BIG time. That’s right, the energy “N” word.
3. Continue dev. of other alternatives.
It is the ONLY plan that makes sense. ANY plan that does not have Nuclear power at its centerpiece is idiotic. They say Obama has recently began mentioning the N word; fact is he is clueless, wrong, and too late to the party.
Now back to your democrite seminar talking points…
Pam,
What has been debunked is the notion that Palin was: 1) Herself a member of the AIP; 2) Present at the 1994 convention.
Show me where anything that I included above has been debunked.
AKD’s credibility, already shattered by his refusal to confront and admit his human-caused-Global-Warming wrongness, is really sinking.
Is it possible to go below zero?
AKD, the truth is out there! Embrace it, live it! It will turn your life around! Leave the dark shadows and murky depths of Leftism! Say NO to the Prince of Lies and his Leftist minions! Come out into the light of truth and reality and Americanism! There is still time!
Pam-
It is clear McCain’s main attempt here is to court the Clinton vote. It’s pretty obvious (again: THERE ARE MORE QUALIFIED FEMALE REPUBLICANS), and no one on the right has really attempted to deny that. But actually SAYING it would hurt Sarah’s feelings.
The right has for sometime now given the ‘look over here and ignore what’s going on over there’ to the alternative fuel sources. The right’s leaders don’t have money tied up in alternative fuel sources so lip service is all that gets paid. We’ve seen the numbers, the US’s consumption of oil FAR out paces the amount estimated to be pulled out of Alaska. And don’t forget that we live in a global market, the oil drilled fromt he reserves will NOT go directly to American pumps but into the world market. That being said, a very small amount of people will continue to get rich off oil, while a possible three cent/ gallon reprieve at the pump will force average Americans to forget about the promises of alternative fuel sources. Which is exactly what the right is counting on.
In the mean time the oil catastrophe that shut down 20-something miles of the mississippi river a few months back got minimal news coverage- which it really shouldn’t as this is the sort of environmental destruction we can expect on a regular basis if we don’t continue to explore the wind/solar options necessary to create a hydrogen fuel.
http://www.dodvclips.mil/?fr_story=FRdamp285391&rf=sitemap
http://www.neworleansoilspill.com/go/site/1794/
Robert,
It isn’t *I* who assume women are dumb. Which is kind of the point I was making. Thanks for noticing.
Yes, Obama has specifically said he intends to continue the exploration of ways to safely implement Nook-yoo-lar energies.
It’s a smart bet, but perhaps not necessary. That’s one of the things I like about Obama, the consideration of a wide field of ideas.
Eco Geek recently posted a video of a hydrogen vehicle from the early 80′s (maybe late 70′s) It was sad to see the idea squashed by the oil industry since then.
Ha! found the link: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/685/jack-nicholson-hawks-hydrogen-cars-in-the-70s.html
While not hydrogen related it does have to do with the suppression of alternate fuel sources:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/
Robert, can you respond to my question in the post? If not, stfu.
Jmdolce-
We have been talking about Palin since last spring. No, there aren’t any more qualified candidates that are women, because they are a part of the Washington establishmen” which is what we are trying to reform!
Why don’t you stop typing for a second and instead read what I typed with regards to oil/alternative fuel sources. That isn’t just me, but damn near every person i have spoken to. You can’t just cut off the oil and we can’t keep allowing the prices to go up. We need the oil for more than gasoline, so it makes perfect sense to use our own supply until it can be replaced.
JMDOLCE has it ever occurred to you that picking a solid Conservative would help McCain, who has big trouble with his Conservative base? Has it ever occurred to you that picking a woman would also help to counteract Obama’s historic mulatto candidacy? Did it ever occur to you that a woman VP that is a real person, someone the working people can identify with, instead of a liar/lawyer/professional politician, would have a lot of appeal? And yes, of course, disaffected female Hillary supporters, that won’t hurt either. But your attempt to boil it down to that one point, insulting Sarah Palin, then insulting women voters by insinuating they are stupid, is very transparent, weak, and won’t fly here.
And that babble about energy in your second paragraph: Did you copy that out of a Sierra Klub paper? I notice you also don’t mention the N word. Do you ever think solar and wind power will be more than 15% COMBINED of our electricity supply in the next 30 years? If you think solar and wind will do it, then you are as clueless as Obama.
i hear guys like you all the time, calling into talk shows and babbling about solar and wind and how wonderful it is. Three questions: What do we do when the sun isn’t shining? What do we do when there is no wind? And do you have solar photovoltaic panels on your house? Bet you can’t won’t answer them.
AKD you have no credibility. I don’t feel like wasting time on your questions when you have no credibility. If somebody else wants to spar with you, fine. You are a complete waste of time, imo.
Wow this Hurricane Sarah thread really brought out the Soros/Democrite operatives. Keep it up, guys. The more you try, the more you smear, the more you flail and thrash around in your effort to attack her, the stronger she gets. She’s all the MSM is talking about. She’s getting millions of dollars worth of publicity free every day. Obama who? What? There’s a guy named Obama in this campaign?
And the public, which so closely identifies with someone who isn’t a professional liar/lawyer/manipulator, sees you for what you are and the backlash is growing fast.
CAT6 anyone?
“Eco Geek recently posted a video of a hydrogen vehicle from the early 80′s (maybe late 70′s) It was sad to see the idea squashed by the oil industry since then.
Ha! found the link: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/685/jack-nicholson-hawks-hydrogen-cars-in-the-70s.html”
Question: Assuming you have solved all of the safety and engineering problems with Hydrogen as transportation fuel, you have all the infrastructure in place. Great! Now, where do you get the Hydrogen? WHERE do you get the equivalent Hydrogen for ~390 million gallons per day of gasoline? Don’t say solar and wind because that is nonsense.
I am all for Hydrogen. I think the future is LPG, Hydrogen, and plug-in hybrids for transportaion. But it is impossible without massive Nuclear power. Obama is a moron when it comes to understanding the real solution.
Well conservative base should be solid now: having picked another person who enjoys taking orders from an invisible voice… there’s a place for people who do that. That place shouldn’t be the white house.
I get that people like the notion she’s a person of the people. That’s cute. But frankly, when I vote for a leader I’m hoping for someone better than average. Someone whom I feel I can count on in a pinch. If I was looking for an every(wo)man to do the job then any(wo)man could fit the bill and I wouldn’t care as much as I do about this election.
Overcoming Obama’s “mulatto candidacy?” I’ll assume you’re serious: I hear guys like you all the time, calling into talk shows and babbling about his racial background all the time. Given that he’s not black enough for most African Americans and not white enough for most of the white population I wouldn’t think he needs his “mulatto candidacy” counteracted.
No, I don’t subscribe to SC. No I don’t have photovoltaic panels on my house, yet. I do live in an area that has an increasing wind farm population, it is good to see us going in the right direction. As for what I do when the sun isn’t shinning: I usually go to bed. But in the part of the world I’m from the sunshines every day, the wind blows every day. Still blessed by nature’s small gifts I suppose. I’m sorry you feel that solar, wind and hydrogen power threaten your way of life. That’s what the right wants.
And if you refer to my previous post, you’ll see that I did mention the N word.
“Yes, Obama has specifically said he intends to continue the exploration of ways to safely implement Nook-yoo-lar energies. It’s a smart bet, but perhaps not necessary. “
“The right has for sometime now given the ‘look over here and ignore what’s going on over there’ to the alternative fuel sources. The right’s leaders don’t have money tied up in alternative fuel sources so lip service is all that gets paid. We’ve seen the numbers, the US’s consumption of oil FAR out paces the amount estimated to be pulled out of Alaska. And don’t forget that we live in a global market, the oil drilled fromt he reserves will NOT go directly to American pumps but into the world market. That being said, a very small amount of people will continue to get rich off oil, while a possible three cent/ gallon reprieve at the pump will force average Americans to forget about the promises of alternative fuel sources. Which is exactly what the right is counting on.”
I copied and pasted the second paragraph from your post. WHERE in there does it say anything about Nuclear? I know the Obama supporters are rushing to chime in and say “Oh, well Obama is now talking about Nuclear”. Sure and he as much intent with Nuclear as Nancy Pelosi has on drilling. The only energy plan Obama intends to carry out is Leftist Ecowhacko psycho babble that, taken along with massive tax increases, will destroy our economy.
“As for what I do when the sun isn’t shinning: I usually go to bed.”
That’s what the photovoltaic panels do too when the sun isn’t shining. They go to bed (and produce no power). The wind isn’t blowing everywhere as consistently as in your area. How much wind, how many turbines does it take to replace 390 million gallons of gasoline per day?
Yes, god forbid we should explore Eco-friendly solutions to our energy condition. That’s just WHACK-O psycho babble. What we need is some clean burning coal- RIGHT? LoL
I do concede that sadly, most american do (fail to) think like this.
NOBODY (but you and other straw men warriors) is saying don’t explore them. But FACT is we need a whole lotta power. Wind and PV is not going to be more than 15% of our total electric needs for the foreseeable future. For the reasons I stated. Ethanol is a F’ing boondoggle; won’t be useful until we get 8:1 or 10:1 units of energy out of every unit we put into that process (Corn is ~1.2:1).
Sounds like you are on the same team as Obama and Pelosi, talking so confidently about alternative energy sources that don’t exist or are not practical. No clue on what to do that makes sense, and no plan to bridge the gap. I am talking reality.
WHY don’t you have Photovoltaic panels on your house? Why? You are so confident they are needed! They’re the solution! WHY don’t you have them? YOU are part of the problem!
JMDOLCE about Obama:
“Given that he’s not black enough for most African Americans…”
=)) Except that typically about 90% of them voted for Obama in the primaries.
=))
This is fun, JMDOLCE. Like I use to say to San Francisco Liberal: Batter up!!!
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LoL, unlike most of the elite right I don’t have the initial capitol to have them on my house at this point. I will eventually, as well as a wind turbine in the backyard, once I’ve settled. I don’t plan on living here in ten years, no point in the investment. Then I’ll contact you to find out what brands are best, since, I being part of the problem means, you must already have them installed. If tax incentives (you right wingers like tax cuts, right? made it possible I’d make the investment sooner.
Keep in mind that the solar issue of only 15% over the foreseeable future is under a rightwing regime. If properly backed that number could increase, a LOT. BUT, lets assume you’re right- drilling in alaska will only alleviate 3% of our needs… eventually. So, why is the right so hell bent to create an eco-disaster. Uh-oh, there’s that whackiness again: she mentioned the environment. I know, I know, oil spills are just par for the course, right? That’s a course I’m not will to play.
I’ll have you note YOU mentioned ethanol- I didn’t because, I know it has major problems. Hell if ford makes “flex fuel” vehicles there MUST be something wrong with the technology.
You keep throwing out the problems with renewable resources (as I would expect from an oil dependent right winger) but you also fail to note that photovoltaic batteries do, in fact, exist and are getting better all the time (unlike the clean burning coal solutions your boy McCain is hocking.) Why are you afraid of REALLY and truly exploring alternatives to fossil fuels? Remember the concern is that YOU (and your cohorts) will distract from the issue of alternative fuel sources- as has been done for the last 8 years. Also remember it is the greater good, not immediate convenience most of us “hippies” are concerned with.
Let me guess, you’re one of the folks who mock Obama for suggesting we each do our part to contribute to conservation (which is funny if you look at “conservation” and “conservative,” makes you wonder where you’re concerns REALLY lay… should I say “lie?”) God knows, no american should make sure their vehicle is properly tuned, or their tires are properly inflated, or that they shut the water off when not using it, or turn the lights off when the room is empty… god forbid!
Keep screaming and twisting about those of us who actually want to make things better. Hopefully, you will, soon(er than later) realize, it’s you and yours that are the problem. Keep shoveling your status quo. You’ll eventually drown in it.
I’d be interested in seeing your sources for the “90% of them” that voted for Obama in the primaries.
Let’s not ay race isn’t a factor: 35% of those who didn’t vote for Obama in the West Virgina primaries cited his color as a factor.
That’ disgusting.
“LoL, unlike most of the elite right I don’t have the initial capitol to have them on my house at this point. I will eventually, as well as a wind turbine in the backyard, once I’ve settled. I don’t plan on living here in ten years, no point in the investment. Then I’ll contact you to find out what brands are best, since, I being part of the problem means, you must already have them installed. If tax incentives (you right wingers like tax cuts, right? made it possible I’d make the investment sooner.
Keep in mind that the solar issue of only 15% over the foreseeable future is under a rightwing regime. If properly backed that number could increase, a LOT. BUT, lets assume you’re right”.
Do you see the logical flaw in your argument now? That’s exactly where I was leading you. WHY won’t solar be more than a small part of our electric power supply within the foreseeable future? Because it is very expensive (about $10 per W installed price in California). And that is AFTER (In California) the subsidies paid for by the California Energy Commission. The REAL cost is about $15 per kW. So what does “properly-backed” mean? The Gov’t subsidizes it even more? Increased demand from subsidies will only increase the prices; worldwide demand for PV panels still exceeds supply. At $15 per W, 2 7500W PV plant, which is about what most typical homes would need, would cost $112,500 to install. How long do you think that would take to pay for itself? Those PV panels don’t last forever; typical warranties are 20 or 25 years. And they start to drop off ion efficiency as they age. Have you ever really looked into this, calculated it? Do you understand any of this?
Do you know what Nuclear-generated electricity costs? Less than 5 cents per kWh, and that is with ALL costs (including decommissioning the plant).
So do you start to get it now? Do you see the practical problems, the economics? Or are you going to just stay in your comfort zone, blaming Right-wingers and spouting nonsense when the truth is quite well known and just requires some thought, analysis, and logic to arrive at.
Obama is a clueless idiot when it comes to energy production, energy policy, and the economics. Do you remember what he said about how if we just kept our tires properly inflated and got regular tune ups, it would go a long way? Keeping tires inflated would make a difference, a drop int he bucket. But would someone please tell this clueless idiot that cars don’t need tune ups anymore? haven’t for about 20 years or so.
The you disparage “right-wingers” and neatly just rationalize and dismiss it all by reverting to your talking point slogans. Honestly, you don’t appear to even understand what you are talking about.
And on a personal level, I have already done more than Al Gore to go green and save the planet. I am the designer of a leading edge high-brightness LED light engine that is in mass production and is going into commercial lighting. It saves anywhere from 70 to 85% of the power and lasts for 60,000 hrs plus with no maintenance. I am not just talking about saving energy, I am doing it and enabling others. My home uses less total energy than the typical home one quarter its size because I have a state-of-the-art Water Furnace geothermal HVAC system (very expensive), with hydronic radiant heat, super insulation, and an on-demand (tankless) water heater. So far from being some knuckle-dragging, oil and coal waster promoting the status quo, I am actually doing real things to make the situation better.
But the difference between me and the Al Gores, Osama Obamas, Nancy Pelosis, and other morons who just babble nonsense, is I am a realist. I understand the whole picture, what our options are, what the technology is or can do, and what actually MAKES SENSE an dis doable. And I am actually doing it, not just babbling about how we need to do it like these so-called leaders are (they are actually morons).
And you? You talk while I do.
Source: MSM. As I recall it was in the West Virginia Dem primary. The MSM progandist news readers were leading off their reporting by saying that “70% of white voters voted for Hillary” as the crawler at the bottom of the screen stated the factoid that most West Virginia voters had not graduated from high school. In other words, they are hillbilly white racist crackahs because most didn’t vote for Obama.
Thewn just moments later they glibly reported that 90% of “African’Americans” voted for Obama. Nope, no racism whatsoever there! No crawlers reporting on their educational level, nope, nothing at all. Move along, nothing to see here!
This is the kind of excrement that has replaced Reporting. These so-called Journalists are mostly just news readers and propgandists.
You realize the expense you are talking about for wind and solar energies are still (wo)man made impediments? I assume you do, as you seem knowledgeable on the situation.
I’ll again point that I haven’t said word one AGAINT nuclear power, again, a tactic used by you- not me.
I’m well aware of geothermal heating, and as you point out, I am also well aware of the price tag (expensive.) I’ve got a leaky OLD home with a shitty forced air system and yet still managed to keep my gas AND electric bill for the last three months below $25.00 (sorry I recycled the bill, I don’t have my kilowatt usage handy.) That, so you know, is 100% American earned dollars, I don’t get any sort of special assistance. I’m not rich but am in the fortunate situation of not requiring public assistance of any kind.
Again, yes, inflating tires does little (like ~1.5-3%) for gas economy, and while this is just an example, are you suggesting we DON’T do what we can? That hardly makes sense at all (and BTW- re: tune-ups: you don’t check plugs and wires, etc to make sure your engine is firing efficiently?)
Let’s again bag on solar, but as of 2002 the amount of energy beamed upon the planet in an hour (how many zettajoules? Like 3.5k?) was enough (if theoretically it could all be properly captured) to supply power to the world for a year? This is a resource that due to *current* price you’re willing to give up on?
Im sorry, I’m not that hopeless. Just because I can’t afford it at the moment doesn’t mean it isn’t viable in the (near) future.
I’m glad to hear you’re doing so much to help the planet, while I just talk about it. I really am. I’m also looking forward to the innovations you are in the process of mass producing. When can the public look forward to making use of them? Soon, I hope. Because if they aren’t it won’t just be economy the reds have ruined. There’s some stuff we just won’t be able to come back from.
BTW- I’d drop the air of smug superiority you attempt to promote, it makes you seem too liberal.
I do agree with the state of reporting in this country.
I remember going over captions of on-line “news sources” for pix.
One depicting picture of white people with carts full of items coming out of a closed store read “People do what they must to survive”
while a similar picture of blacks reported “looting runs rampant!”
No good.
JM, I apologize for being a jerk about this. I think you’re reasonable and I think you have the best intentions. I just get really wound up because nobody really wants to see green alternatives more than me, but they have to make sense! And I go ballistic when the Obamas and the Pelosis and the Al Gores bandy about these things like they are all so simple. They are not.
For solar to make a very substantial contribution, the cost has to come down to about 2$ per Watt installed. I don’t know if it ever will or can. Until then it doesn’t matter how much solar energy is available, it will be a minor player. There is a very promising new technology and company called, I think, Nanosolar. I am eagerly waiting for them to get to market. I originally intended to put a 7500W PV plant at my house, but I just couldn’t justify the expense.
Of course I believe in conservation. Everyone should, and it shouldn’t even be necessary to promote that. It should be automatic.
I get very upset when any plan for energy independence doesn’t have Nuke power as its centerpiece. Because there is no way in hell we are going to get anywhere near that without it. We should be building 15-20 each year in this Country, freeing up Natural Gas for transportation fuel and ending the need to build new coal burning plants (and there is NO such thing as clean coal in my book). With all that extra, cheap, endless power we could have the power to charge up plug-in hybrids at night, plus produce Hydrogen. There are already fleets of Hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles in Southern California, being tested. The technology works. The problem is they still cost too much, there are safety and engineering issues, and we don’t have the distribution infrastructure. All solvable problems. But we need a vast supply of cheap electricity to generate the Hydrogen from electrolysis of water.
So you see, the real mid and long-term solutions start with Nuclear. But the hardcore anti-nuke zealots are fighting it. The Democrat leadership is against it. In Kalifornia there is a 30 year religious crusade against it.
Short-term (now to 10 years) we must absolutely develop our own fossil-fuel resources. Drill wherever there is oil. I don’t care if it is Al Gore’s backyard, we go after it. We must be energy independent, we must fuel our economy as we transition to alternatives. This is what idiots like Obama, Pelosi, et al will not acknowledge or accept. The environmental risk of oil drilling is much less than in past years, not zero, but it is a risk we must take.
I don’t trust Obama and the Demcorite leadership on energy. They have shown no understanding or willingness to accept reality. They would take us right over the cliff.
I hope it sinks the S.S. JEREMIAH WRIGHT and sends it down to davey jones locker=d>
See, now your argument sounds like the intelligent individual I saw hints of hiding under the surface.
Your points, for the most part, are valid with minimal name-calling, I like it.
The issue of creating enough power for the production of hydrogen is an issue that always comes up. I again, say *I* haven’t said word one against nuclear energy. I know that many dems (which, BTW, I am not) do, and while I don’t claim to know ALL the facts on the issue of nuclear energy, we’re in an R&D phase. And while I don’t 100% agree with some of the things McSame has said about rushing to nuclear power, I’m also not to worried about it, because I don’t trust a word of it. He is only saying “nuclear” to placate individuals such as yourself and prove to others he can pronounce it.
I know you think Obama is an idiot, I understand your concerns I feel the same about McBush. But, on many topics Obama, has indicated that he will consult the experts in the field and use THEIR input to formulate policy. Guess what, I respect that. If you don’t know the answer to a problem you find people who know about it and you pick their brains. Unlike the current administration who only consults science to say he’s done it. Then disregards it and carries on business as usual. I don’t believe that would be the case under Obama.
I’m sorry you have no worries about the continued and increased drilling, but your mindset, is exactly the distraction that government is getting caught up in, and is the major hinderance to advancement of renewable sources of energy. I know you don’t seem to want to believe it, but oil has been and IS making too many republicans (and even a few dems) rich to really abandon it int he foreseeable future. And the longer you (and I’ll use your term here:) “stay in your comfort zone” with oil as the primary energy source we’re begging for continued eco and economical disaster. In the mean-time such disasters could be headed off by making moves to these renewable energies. Again- I get they’re expensive, but what you’re failing to address is that hydrogen (which at this point is viable, save the chicken or egg argument over filling stations) and wind and solar energies will NOT get less expensive unless we start using them. Why will they? because like everything else we innovating Americans do, we will enhance and refine the technology used in generating them, which like will, eventually, lower prices. Which as I’m sure you understand will not happen with oil, sure, eventually, we’ll see a very small decrease at the pump, but that’s only until we’ve dried up that field… and at what cost? I know there’s little Sarah Palin hates more than polar bears, but eradicating them (and other wild life) isn’t necessary for our continued energy independence.
summation:
The notion that we need to full out drill in alaska to gain our energy independence is flawed. Prolonging our switch to alternate energy sources is only going to continue our dependence on oil (foreign, or otherwise) until we’ve depleted our native sources as well.