http://biggovernment.com/asparks/2011/0 … il-crisis/
Not entirely true he did have a party at the White House... and I'm sure Muchelle had a healhty menu prepared
I realize Obama can't do anything about what's happening in the middle east but he can and should be doing more here...alas all he's good at is community organizing... maybe he should organize the Libyan protestors and let an adult run the country?
He's pushing for alternative energy...something that we should have been well into by now. In fact, it could all be free-- Tesla thought so.
But we know what drives Ammurrica---$$$$
You'll notice who is against alternative energy, btw...the entire GOP fundraising component!
If you've been paying attention, that's 7 out of the 10 biggest political contributors...
Going to oil-favoring Republicans.
Obama is fighting a Behemoth of money and psy-op campaigns, owing to GOP tv and radio.
But he is speaking common sense and something that should have been a no-brainer. Ooops, did I just stumble on to truth?? No-Brainer...yeah, that's how the Koch's and their ilk get away with it.
People don't think. They only react.
Nobody is against alternative energy!! I just don't think the government should decide which alternative is best... as of right now none are too good so why not access the sources we have?
This is not true - Everybody in the oil industry and the industries that rely on it is against alternative energy that is cheaper, in some cases free. There is no day after day profit from a windmill,or a water fuelled car. No profits = active and aggressive opposition. But if you like to support a system that charges you high prices for your energy every second of every day then that will be ok.
I guarantee you if someone invented a car that runs on water we'd all be driving them and if windmills made enough electricty we'd all have one. There are reasons we don't and it isn't because the oil companies want to protect their profits... in fact those companies are investing part of their profits on alternative energy.
They are not serious about alternative energy. Bet you didn't know that the Taliban went to Texas in 1997. Look it up. They then refused to let Unocal build a pipeline to the Caspian Sea and Halliburton investments. Some say that gave Cheney motive for 911.
But the point is, we are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq for more oil. Oil companies are ruining our country.
Big oil already has the patents under wraps for water and hydrogen energy so when the crisis becomes more dire they can spring another expensive only choice on us to produce the alternative.
Cheap energy is not in big oils best interest so it will not happen until it becomes impossible to avoid.
Keep electing the same slime that is bought by big oil and the scenario will play right into their hands.
The government has been deciding for decades. We subsidize oil companies to the tune of tens of billions of dollars every year. Why are those subsidies good and alternative energy subsidies somehow evil?
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/edito … z1FGrt8xpt
In other words the fascist lefties will nudge American toward green, no matter how much damage they do in the process. No matter that our entire infrastructure and culture is based on automobiles. No matter that most of what we use every day of our lives is in some way associated with petroleum.
A tiny little bitty partial list:
ammonia
anesthetics
antifreeze
antihistamines
antiseptics
artificial limbs
artificial turf
aspirin
awnings
balloons
ballpoint pens
bandages
basketballs
bearing grease
bicycle tires
boats
cameras
candles
car battery cases
car enamel
cassettes
caulking
cd player
cd's
clothes
clothesline
cold cream
combs
cortisone
crayons
curtains
dashboards
denture adhesive
dentures
deodorant
detergents
dice
diesel
dishes
dishwasher
dresses
drinking cups
dyes
electric blankets
electrician's tape
enamel
epoxy
eyeglasses
fan belts
faucet washers
fertilizers
fishing boots
fishing lures
fishing rods
floor wax
folding doors
food preservatives
football cleats
football helmets
footballs
footballs
gasoline
glycerin
golf bags
golf balls
guitar strings
hair coloring
hair curlers
hand lotion
heart valves
house paint
ice chests
ice cube trays
ink
insect repellent
insecticides
life jackets
linings
linoleum
lipstick
luggage
model cars
mops
motor oil
motorcycle helmet
movie film
nail polish
nylon rope
oil filters
paint
paint brushes
paint rollers
panty hose
parachutes
percolators
perfumes
petroleum jelly
pillows
plastic wood
purses
putty
refrigerant
refrigerators
roller skates
roofing
rubber cement
rubbing alcohol
safety glasses
shag rugs
shampoo
shaving cream
shoe polish
shoes
shower curtains
skis
slacks
soap
soft contact lenses
solvents
speakers
sports car bodies
sun glasses
surf boards
sweaters
synthetic rubber
telephones
tennis rackets
tents
tires
toilet seats
tool boxes
tool racks
toothbrushes
toothpaste
transparent tape
trash bags
tv cabinets
umbrellas
upholstery
vaporizers
vitamin capsules
water pipes
wheels
yarn
Second list found on Gasprices-usa.com:
air conditioners
ammonia
anti-histamines
antiseptics
artificial turf
asphalt
aspirin
balloons
bandages
boats
bottles
bras
bubble gum
butane
cameras
candles
car batteries
car bodies
carpet
cassette tapes
caulking
cds
chewing gum
combs/brushes
computers
contacts
cortisone
crayons
cream
denture adhesives
deodorant
detergents
dice
dishwashing liquid
dresses
dryers
electric blankets
electrician’s tape
fertilizers
fishing lures
fishing rods
floor wax
footballs
glues
glycerin
golf balls
guitar strings
hair
hair coloring
hair curlers
hearing aids
heart valves
heating oil
house paint
ice chests
ink
insect repellent
insulation
jet fuel
life jackets
linoleum
lip balm
lipstick
loudspeakers
medicines
mops
motor oil
motorcycle helmets
movie film
nail polish
oil filters
paddles
paint brushes
paints
parachutes
paraffin
pens
perfumes
petroleum jelly
plastic chairs
plastic cups
plastic forks
plastic wrap
plastics
plywood adhesives
refrigerators
roller-skate wheels
roofing paper
rubber bands
rubber boots
rubber cement
rubbish bags
running shoes
saccharine
seals
shirts (non-cotton)
shoe polish
shoes
shower curtains
solvents
spectacles
stereos
sweaters
table tennis balls
tape recorders
telephones
tennis rackets
thermos
tights
toilet seats
toners
toothpaste
transparencies
transparent tape
tv cabinets
typewriter/computer ribbons
tires
umbrellas
upholstery
vaporizers
vitamin capsules
volleyballs
water pipes
water skis
wax
wax paper
Dude, you're making environmentalists' point for us. Oil is a finite resource that is used to produce many products that make our lives much easier and in some cases even save lives.
It is extraordinarily selfish and short-sighted to waste it as casually as we currently do. I know people who hop in the car to drive their kids two blocks to a friends' house. That's ludicrous.
Another example: Obama was ridiculed during the presidential campaign for suggesting that we could reduce our dependence on foreign oil by making sure we keep our tires properly inflated. But he was absolutely right. It's estimated that Americans waste more than 1 billion barrels of oil per year by driving around with under-inflated tires. Sure, that's just a tiny fraction of our total consumption, but imagine how many heart valves and hearing aids you could make with a billion barrels of oil...
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/ho … ?series=19
You can have all of the above and still have less oil being used as gasoline. Sheesh.
In fact using less gasoline would mean that you would have more of the listed for a lot longer!
Perhaps Obama should make posession of cars a federal offense then he can solve the energy problem and obesity at the same time! God I should be a lib! Lol
Alternative energy has been around before most of you were born. Big oil companies were not about to give up their grip on the economy and so alternative energy has been blocked, thwarted and lobbied against for years and years. So peak oil reached it's limit is about 2004 and now the sky is falling Henny Penny, but hey, big oil got rich and getting richer. To blame a President,then start oh say about 40 years ago or so and every President from then on. Are you foolish enough to think this is a 'new' idea?
The SF Examiner is hardly an unbiased source for any lib vs conserv. issue. Here's a snippet about it's new owner:
"A conservative Christian, Anschutz, who could not be reached for comment, has long contributed money to political causes and candidates, including former Sen. Bob Dole. Anschutz also backed the 1992 campaign in Colorado that opposed municipal ordinances that would provide civil rights protections for gays and lesbians.
"He's a very religious man -- it's very important to him," said Martin Fridson, a Wall Street specialist in the high-yield bond market who included a chapter on Anschutz in his book, "How To Be a Billionaire."
http://articles.sfgate.com/2004-02-20/n … p-anschutz
You should find a better source than the Examiner.
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