Alternative Fuel Fantasies

It seems that despite the fact that we live in the world of today, we have a leader in the White House who insists on emphasizing yesterday and tomorrow. Our President says that we can't invest in the fuels of yesterday but need to invest in the alternatives of tomorrow. This makes perfect sense because we paying the today's national debt with tomorrow's money and still haven't even paid yesterday's bills. Just what is wrong with facing today's reality? We're caught in some futuristic Star Trek episode donning our Klingon outfits to escape the real fact that not doing anything yesterday makes today suck and tomorrow don't look much better.

Two percent. Since the Department of Energy was created in 1977 to get us off of oil, we've cut our reliance on it by two percent. Thirty-four years later, Obama gives a speech to pacify Americans looking to some far off unrealistic future where we will resemble Holland with the dearth of wind mills to power us into the 22nd century. Well, Mr. President, thanks for the glimpse into the future but oil still rules the day and dreaming about tomorrow doesn't do a thing today for our economy. If I hear one more time about how green jobs are the wave of the future...

All along we were told the it was Bush/Cheney driving up oil prices but now that they're gone, the new boogey man is the evil speculator. Why don't liberals just man up and admit that the drive to kill domestic oil production is really behind it all. World conditions would not matter if we could supply our own oil (and we can) and then we could afford time to find alternatives. Instead this two percent of alternative fuels in use today is treated like the holy grail of future energy. In like manner, it is always that two percent that opposes public prayer that ruins it for everyone.

This all makes as much sense as Obama pushing healthier foods in a time of food inflation. What kind of food will people buy? The cheapest which is not the healthiest for you. Who can afford solar panels? Who can afford a 40K electric car? We need a speech that will bring relief today and help Americans who are out of work, out of money and out of patience. We should put Obama out of a job.

The War That Is Not A War

In light of President Obama’s conduct during our entry into Libya, the question must be asked: does Barack Obama suffer from ADD? His entry into the conflict seems so disjointed and haphazard that it is still hard to rationalize why we are involved. This may also explain why he has given no justification to Congress, even though he is legally obligated to do so by the War Powers Act of 1973. Can it be he just can’t concentrate long enough to make this “kinetic action” legal? How is Libya a threat to our national security when Obama will do nothing to secure our borders? We can’t even get a straight answer on if Quadafi must go. Oh yes, Obama was for his removal before he was noncommittal about his removal.

He has displayed the same haphazardness during the health care debate and the list grows. It began with a big statement of intent but then fell short on action. The stimulus fizzled out after a short term boost to state governments, who are now back to where they were before it passed. Even during budget talks, the result is nothing but short term extensions. This short term thinking has our national debt crisis spiraling out of control.

Contrast this to President Bush’s entry into Iraq. Hussein was in violation of 15 U.N. Resolutions and it was only after Bush got authority to act by Congress that he invaded Iraq. Agree with the action or not, he did it by the book. So many of his “evil” policies that were derided by Obama and the Democrats are strangely still in place today. The biggest change Obama could make to the Homeland Security Threat Level announcements was to say that the color code would no longer be used. We still have the Patriot Act, secret surveillance, Guantanamo and many more. Just who is the real Wild West cowboy picking yet another fight in Libya that will not end soon?

Democrats are no more prepared to lead America now nor have they ever been. Our energy policy is filled with “fly in the face of reality” hopes for a green economy. Witness our skyrocketing fuel prices. This will short circuit any economic growth on the horizon. Watch out for inflation. This short term form of thinking is why Obama is destined to be a one term president.