Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Democrats Ridiculous Energy Policy
I always find it amusing to watch the Democratic convention. They bring up one speaker after another. All of whom whine about how government hasn't done something to help them. No where is there any talk about self responsibility. Only what government can do for you. I can usually laugh off their incessant whining, invocations of class warfare, protectionism, and litany's of other failed liberal policies.
But there is one issue I can't let go. And that is the Democrat's ridiculous policy on energy independence. They want to make America energy independent in 10 years. An honorable goal. The only problem is they have no clue how to get there.
They talk about wind power, solar energy, and electric cars. But is it realistic? How are we going to power all of these plug in cars? Wind and solar power have been around a long time and they still aren't viable for primary electricty generation. Should we risk our future economy on the "hope" that we can develop renewable energy sources in 10 years? Are we going to gamble our way of life on technologies that are unproven?
The bottom line is we have no idea if we can make these technologies work in the next 10 years. If we fail, energy prices will skyrocket to levels that make today look paltry. That is the sacrifice that Democrats wish us to bear. A solution that will cripple our economy and destroy our quality of life. Do we want to roll the dice with our economy and way of life? I know I don't.
We can be energy independent, and we don't have to hope for the wind. Fact. We have enough oil off our shores, in Alaska, and in shale oil to meet our energy needs for the next 100 years. We can meet our expanding electricity needs by using another proven technology. Nuclear power. If we start now we can build plants within 10 years that are clean and can handle all of our electricity needs for the future.
All we have to do is tap into our natural resources and develop proven technologies and we will give ourselves the time necessary to build a reliable and cost effective renewable energy source. Make no doubt about it, we need to find renewable sources, but it makes no sense to put all our eggs in one basket. A basket that has shown little promise to deliver.
We need energy independence, but we need a policy rooted in reality and not in fantasy. A policy that we can easily achieve in ten years and not one that asks our citizens to sacrifice needlessly. Oil and Nuclear power are not a hope. They are real. All we have to do is to remove roadblocks and make it easier to tap into these resource and the private sector will do the rest. In the process we can create millions of new jobs and move our country forward. It will make us energy indpenedent. It will buy us the time necessary for viable free market alternative energies to be developed without unduly burdening our economy.
It is the right thing to do and it is the thing we should have started ten years ago. All we have to do is get the Democrats out of the way and we can have the energy independence our country needs and deserves.
