Anthony implies that our current state of energy dependence is solely the fault of the current administration, totally ignoring the fact that it took DECADES for us to get to this point, courtesy of both Democrats and Republicans (including Lord Clinton).

But, that’s the typical Obamatron mentality. They can’t help having unrealistic expectations of their messiah, and they will learn that they were duped by an agenda-driven media to vote for the candidate they (the media) selected. There was nothing honest or fair on the part of the media during this election cycle. Since Vietnam and Watergate, the media has appointed itself guardians of what the American public should know, since we are obviously mere neophytes to their vision of a utopian Amerika!

But don’t be too harsh on him. He is young and very likely has no political memory of the Carter years (he promised change, too, and boy, did we get it). Let’s just hope that the incoming administration isn’t Carter on steroids. I don’t think I could stand having that much fun again!

As an American, I sincerely hope Obama doesn’t screw the pooch, and actually succeeds. But as a mature realist, I see a bad moon rising for our nation, with his quasi-socialist plans to transform OUR nation into what HE thinks it should be.

The Pickens Plan has it’s pro’s and con’s, as does any plan (yes, including Obama’s).

Shouldn’t our energy policy be “all of the above”? (I seem to recall one candidate running on that theme, and it wasn’t Obama). Why is so much mental and emotional energy spent shooting holes in ideas, instead of refining them into successful implementation?

None of the alternatives can do it all, by themselves. They must be integrated to compliment each other. What’s so hard to understand about that? Haven’t we learned from overloading the petroleum basket with our fragile energy eggs?

I really detest this “all or nothing” mentality our short-attention-span society has adopted (or been taught by college professors?). It’s intellectually dishonest and naively (and dangerously) short-sighted.

It’s the same mentality that believes we are at war with Iraq, instead of terrorists, and that we are in two SEPERATE wars instead of one big, global, long-lasting one against extreme religious idealism on two combat fronts. (The very same idealism that would decapitate liberal scholars and Hollywood Halfwits, if they are allowed to succeed.)

I have a questions for you, Anthony. You say we have “nothing to show” for our struggle against terrorists, so…what do we have to show for our struggle against fascism (you do know that Germany never attacked us, don’t you?), imperialism and communism?

Finally, for all of you who fancy Obama as another FDR, remeber that he implimented policies to gaod Japan into attacking, so he could bring America into World War 2. Is that what you’re looking for in Obama? Or is the fact that FDR’s economic policies PROLONGED the Great Depression, forcing America into a Quasi-socialist way of life, dependent on the government?

Anthony implies that our current state of energy dependence is solely the fault of the current administration, totally ignoring the fact that it took DECADES for us to get to this point, courtesy of both Democrats and Republicans (including Lord Clinton).

But, that’s the typical Obamatron mentality. They can’t help having unrealistic expectations of their messiah, and they will learn that they were duped by an agenda-driven media to vote for the candidate they (the media) selected. There was nothing honest or fair on the part of the media during this election cycle. Since Vietnam and Watergate, the media has appointed itself guardians of what the American public should know, since we are obviously mere neophytes to their vision of a utopian Amerika!

But don’t be too harsh on him. He is young and very likely has no political memory of the Carter years (he promised change, too, and boy, did we get it). Let’s just hope that the incoming administration isn’t Carter on steroids. I don’t think I could stand having that much fun again!

As an American, I sincerely hope Obama doesn’t screw the pooch, and actually succeeds. But as a mature realist, I see a bad moon rising for our nation, with his quasi-socialist plans to transform OUR nation into what HE thinks it should be.

The Pickens Plan has it’s pro’s and con’s, as does any plan (yes, including Obama’s).

Shouldn’t our energy policy be “all of the above”? (I seem to recall one candidate running on that theme, and it wasn’t Obama). Why is so much mental and emotional energy spent shooting holes in ideas, instead of refining them into successful implementation?

None of the alternatives can do it all, by themselves. They must be integrated to compliment each other. What’s so hard to understand about that? Haven’t we learned from overloading the petroleum basket with our fragile energy eggs?

I really detest this “all or nothing” mentality our short-attention-span society has adopted (or been taught by college professors?). It’s intellectually dishonest and naively (and dangerously) short-sighted.

It’s the same mentality that believes we are at war with Iraq, instead of terrorists, and that we are in two SEPERATE wars instead of one big, global, long-lasting one against extreme religious idealism on two combat fronts. (The very same idealism that would decapitate liberal scholars and Hollywood Halfwits, if they are allowed to succeed.)

I have a questions for you, Anthony. You say we have “nothing to show” for our struggle against terrorists, so…what do we have to show for our struggle against fascism (you do know that Germany never attacked us, don’t you?), imperialism and communism?

Finally, for all of you who fancy Obama as another FDR, remeber that he implimented policies to gaod Japan into attacking, so he could bring America into World War 2. Is that what you’re looking for in Obama? Or is the fact that FDR’s economic policies PROLONGED the Great Depression, forcing America into a Quasi-socialist way of life, dependent on the government?