Obama's top priority is ... energy ?

This is a very pragmatic idea. An energy revolution is probably a lot more easily attainable than health care reform or ending a war that has no end. It makes a lot of sense in so many ways, chief among which is conserving diminishing natural resources and keeping the environment safe.

It's not JUST an energy policy, it's a "BOLD" energy policy.

Wow! Can't get more specific than that! And look at all the detail he provides...

Obama's style is to package completely commonplace, vague, Kumbaya-singing non-proposals with action words such as "bold" and "aggressive".

Al Gore....endorse, now! Before it's too late!!!

The Great Visionary is all for corn-based ethanol and that means higher food prices (virtually everything we eat is based on corn in some way) and no conservation of petroleum resources (used in pesticides, fertilizers fuel for farm equipment and transportation.) ...all to produce an inefficient fuel! HOORAY!!

We are so lucky to have a candidate who's not politics-as-usual!

Republican Governors are now forced to sue the Bushies over this "Phony" issue.How could this be,didn't Arnold read the reports by Faux Scientist that refutes Global Warming.I'm confused.

CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sue the federal government over its decision not to allow a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, he announced Thursday.

Environmental Protection Agency chief Stephen Johnson announced the decision Wednesday, refusing the state's request for a waiver that would have allowed it to cut emissions faster than a new federal plan the president signed into law Wednesday.

"It's another example of the administration's failure to treat global warming with the seriousness that it actually demands," the governor said at a news conference Thursday.

Bush on Thursday defended the decision of his EPA administrator.

"Is it more effective to let each state make a decision as to how to proceed in curbing greenhouse gases? Or is it more effective to have a national strategy?" he said.

Citing the new energy law -- which sets a fuel economy standard for the whole country -- Bush said Johnson "made a decision based upon the fact that we passed a piece of legislation that enables us to have a national strategy."

But Schwarzenegger said he would like to set a higher standard for California. "Anything less than aggressive action on the greatest environmental threat of all time is inexcusable," he said. Watch Schwarzenegger slam the Bush administration for denying California the waiver »

The new federal law will increase fuel efficiency standards by 40 percent by 2020, requiring automakers to bring their fleets to an average of 35 miles per gallon.

The California plan, however, would cut emissions by nearly 30 percent by 2016, raising fuel efficiency standards in the state to 43.7 miles per gallon for passenger cars and some SUVs and trucks, while larger vehicles would need to reach 26.9 mpg by that year.

In all, 16 states had either adopted California's tough standards or announced plans to do so.

A top aide to Schwarzenegger said the governor has been frustrated with the White House over emissions standards, and was very exasperated after a February meeting with Johnson.

EPA officials say they went the extra mile with Schwarzenegger, even taking the unusual step of holding a second hearing in California on emissions. They say they're sorry he's upset, but they believe a national standard on emissions is going to be more effective.

A White House official would only react to Schwarzenegger's frustration by saying the administration "looks forward to working with him on a variety of issues."

In the ebb-and-flow relationship between Schwarzenegger and Bush, sources close to the governor say this is a low point.

"It's never been a warm, throw-your-arms-around-the-shoulders kind of relationship," said former Schwarzenegger adviser Joel Fox. "Even during the re-election campaign for the president, he would come to California and the governor wouldn't always be there to greet him."

Fox said Schwarzenegger and Bush have cooperated on issues like immigration, but the two have differed on several issues, including stem cell research funding, the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program and climate change.

"He's got a pretty strong personality, the governor has, and wants to get things done. If the federal government is one of those obstacles, then he'll run that tank he has over it. It's not particularly anything personal, I think."

Schwarzenegger is much closer -- personally and politically -- to the president's father, former President George H.W. Bush, another aide said.

From CNN's Brian Todd and Dugald McConnell.

Absolutely fantastic answer. He thinks well on his feet. He is a synthesizer who can put it all together.

This was Sen. Obama in "dialogue" with independent voters in New Hampshire. Sen. Obama seems to confuse talking with independent voters with using the word "independent" in a sentence, hence his urgency in creating an "independent energy" plan.... When Russ Ouellette of the New Hampshire Committee for an Independent Voice tried to point out to the Senator on a CNN piece last night that "crossing the aisle" does not constitute reaching out to independent voters, Obama cut him off at the pass. I'd say the Senator, who I regard as an important voice in this election, needs to work on his listening skills -- particularly when it comes to independent voters.

Why are you surprised? The answer shows a deeper understanding about how all the issues in the end are related. It is part of Obama's appeal that he will answer honestly and thinks broadly.

That ties in with the whole, "Not giving money to hostile oil producing nations."

An energy policy that made this nation energy independent would, in fact, make our current occupation of an oil producing nation unnecessary.

It would also free up billions of dollars and allow us to pay for single payer government supported health care.

I think this is evidence that Senator Obama has really thought through the issues pretty clearly

Obama gets the importance of this issue. Energy touches on almost every vital issue we face. In the next 15 years, fossil fuel depletion will affect us in ways we have yet to even contemplate, but Obama touched on a few of the larger issues. It is this foresight that gives me hope. My only nagging concern: are Americans really ready for somebody this gifted? I’m not at all certain, but I have to hope they are.

It's not JUST an energy policy, it's a "BOLD" energy policy.

Wow! Can't get more specific than that! And look at all the detail he provides...
Posted by: bruce | December 21, 2007 8:49 AM
How about this Bruce,upon his election,Pres Obama meets with all the Environmental Groups @ the W.H.,no energy Co's.,all in secret and releases no info on the meetings.

And than Faux Noise sues to get the details and Pres Obama employs Executive privilege.

Sound familiar?

Hillary's top priority is ending the war and restoring America's prestige. But hey, who cares about that?

YES!!! There is no more fundamental question facing our future, not only in America, but as human beings on this planet, than energy.

Without it we die immediately, plain and simple. With the current technology, we'll be dead shortly, either through continued warfare and terrorism, or bankruptcy, or global warming.

Kudos for Obama for zeroing in on the crux of the issues facing our nation and world today!!!

Osama Obama is such an empty suit. He stands on stage says the word change a few times and the moonbat morons in the crowd go crazy.

He's a joke and he will never get anywehre near the white house.

Let's try and parse Obama's three policy statements in detail:

1) "I want to end the war."

Who doesn't--under the right circumstances? But this is merely a wish list, not a policy. And it is impossible for any one person, even St. Barack, to "end" a war, because by definition wars involve two or more parties. Unless he thinks that by waving his magic wand the Islamic terrorists will quit their terrorist attacks? This wand-waving policy has failed to end attacks from his fellow Democrats!

2) "I want to get everybody a health care system that is sensible and common sense and saves money."

Obama stands up boldly here in favor of "common sense" and being "sensible". And of course in favor of "saving money". Can't get bolder or more controversial than that....

3) "And the [BOLD!] energy policy."

Sad. Truly sad.

It's odd. Everyone wants to attack Obama for doing what he thinks is the right thing. Yet if he didn't have a strong stance on something, that would be cause for an attack as well.

As for what his policies actually entail, I'd recommend looking at his web site before you go on the offensive about a lack of policy, since all of his policies are clearly laid out there.

I have refused to vote since my 1992 disappointment, because I haven't felt there was anyone electable. I favor Obama this election, and I will vote for him. If he's defeated, I'll simply abstain for another election, because I really don't want most of the other candidates in the White House.

Don't be sad Bruce. Here, let me help you out. Here are specifics on Barack Obama's plans:

* The Iraq War
* Health care
* Energy

Since its near holiday, I mean Christmas, why didn't he just say he wanted peace on Earth and goodwill towards men?

Merry Christmas everyone!

Dec 21, 2007

The computer offered those in the olden times a choice of what to think about in the time the computer user felt like enjoying the limited number of things a computer could tell a person about. The television stations ran programs the management at the network felt people should know right at that time.

The program called the Internet Explorer allowed people to call up written articles, music and video at a time the person felt it would be necessary.

The human mind indexes by both verbal keywords and by optical memory. The viewing of an object both carried and placed creates a thought about the use of an object. The noun for the object creates a thought as well.

The computer provides video and images yet relies on the naming of objects in visual space. Those that train on television and computer video comprehend a positive video message from a negative without the past basis for the correlation and interpretation between the textual mind which created the visual images and the presented elements.

The technology evolved into a stereo-television setup which can be transported. A laptop with the 20 CD’s from ones 18 years with a sack of DVD movies entertain without the text indexing and numeric quantification the computer can perform.

As a piece of consumer electronics, the pc takes a long time to start and interruptions on the wire make it second class to devoted television and stero.

The lap top rumor mill creates great mountains of simple concepts. The lap top with good speakers works to pacify all waking hours of your young optical chunker. Those that use the internet to control video cameras in the mall create a Van Maur shooting opportunity for those that know what interpretation means in a non universal way.

Computers function with absolute certainty. People differ in details in many ways. The computer can never account for this. The fact that one studies computers accounts for this. What did that stupid machine tell you?!?

__Bonus Section ___

The nature show of the past described the life of animals raised in the wild with emphasis on animals raised in captivity and the lack of success reintroducing the animals into the wild.

The inner space of humankind improved dramatically since 1970 providing a captive youth population raised completely in captivity. The wild that remained, called the jungle involved walking a bit to a bus stop and home from a day at the watering hole called school.

Animals in the wild occasionally have bad days and get chased or eaten. The children of those who found themselves chased and pestered adopted a school simulation at home called video school and avoided the jungle and the watering hole.

Today’s wild kingdom provides what you would expect in terms of size and weight bullying for those bothering to attend. The video school children will win by showing up to a home of a future construction engineer and shoot the person until dead and take a new captive space for their own use.

The perpetuation of a fight for life society ended feebly with many a week livered louse practicing plodding brain capitulation for enigmatic personal success. A concept taken remains an object and not a subject for subjective judging of life’s ills.

The ultimate captive life of medicine provides clean air, clean food and water and shelter at the right temperature. Those that test the body relish the fact that a hospital can patch a wounded knee and clean them up after a bout of the flu.

The appeal of the life financially lured many that find themselves bankrupt conceptually. The habituation and lack of public demeanor appear to have crushed the academic and social engineering that the country valued.

Having found removal of tumors to work for ill patients, the ill fitting odd sort finds themselves at odds with the medical community who wish to cut out their pancreas for sport.

Taking ones medicine makes sense when ill. The rewards a person in captivity feels stems from who provided the first pouch from that cooking box that God provided.

Life shows people the ups and downs of a human life. With managed care daily the shell of the human form looks stellar. The heart, liver, lung and tongue have no brain and philosophy left that will not denigrate from the un-tested bodies around them.

Captive lives show the world models look to be livable but no one would want to live in one.

Don't be sad Bruce. Here, let me help you out. Here are specifics on Barack Obama's plans:

* The Iraq War
* Health Care
* Energy

Goal: Energy policy that is free of imports of from countries that don't like us - who wouldn't want that? Therefore, we wouldn't be in the middle east. Great.

Boy Wonder's Solution:____________________________________________

As is reported above, progress is being made and troops will probably be w/d in 2008.

The gov't should then be able to cut taxes more and spur even more economic grwoth, which will allow more people to provide for their own healthcare more efficiently than any gov't plan.

As far as Boy Wonder's energy plan, let's have less dependency on foriegn oil - open ANWAR, open off-shore drilling, open the Northeast oceanfront to windfarms, open federal lands for drilling, build more nuclear plants. This is easy. I wonder why Boy Wonder wouldn't give these specifics?

Well, this ought to get people talking...

Obama, like GW Bush, seems to recognize that energy policy is a key lynchpin that can drive the economy. But unlike Bush, he actually wants to save the planet from global warming.

Energy technologies today are like nuclear fission was back in the 1930s and 40s. We are capable of developing revolutionary new technologies. But we lack the political will to make it happen.

Obama has the political will, the foresight, and the pragmatism to make it happen.

Benetin,

If the alternative energy is just a matter of political will - where was this cry a decade ago? People have been saying we are running out of oil for over 30 years now.

Also, if all it takes is some capital investment, can't Hillary's friend Mr. Buffet throw $30 billion at the problem? Propbably could get George Soros to chip in also.

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It's not JUST an energy policy, it's a "BOLD" energy policy.

Wow! Can't get more specific than that! And look at all the detail he provides...

Posted by: bruce | December 21, 2007 8:49 AM
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Please give us the specifics about the energy policy promulgated by Dick Cheney meeting with oil company executives in 2001. How is his plan any better than what Obama is proposing?

Oh, that's right - YOU CAN'T! Because Cheney believes that the American people have no right to know what goes on in the office of the vice president of America.

To you folks criticizing Sen. Barack Obama -- I suggest you have not been doing your homework. Not that I'm an expert on all the other candidates, for I am not. However, I decided for Obama in early August, and here's my remedy for your "stinkin' thinkin'" about Obama.

1) Read "The Audacity of Hope". That will get you thinking about the possibilities of what a new era for America could look like.

2) See him in person, shake his hand, feel the genuine conviction of this man. Study his character, competence, and intellect and see how that squares with his unselfish desire to be a leader and actually bring both sides together to solve real issues that have been allowed to fester for too long. Obama is a uniter, not a fighter.

3) Watch all six Jefferson Jackson Day speeches from Iowa, but if you don't have time, just watch the Edwards, Hillary and Obama speeches, but they are certainly better if watched in the order of that night. (You'll find them on YouTube.com) Compare and contrast. You'll see why he is the visionary who should become President, why Hillary would be better suited for Sec'y of Education, and John Edwards should become AG -- the best use of their respective skill sets. Barack is head and shoulders above the other Dems as the choice for President. And, IMO, the Repubs offered up this cycle.

4) Watch more C-Span in your spare time. Learn about the world. Read, do some research on the Internet. Open your mind to the possibilities of a new era for the U.S., once again as a respected nation in our global economy -- not just as a military #1 but once again as an economic #1.

Barack is by far the best Presidential candidate, bar none.

And his statement regarding energy being number one (if he only had one pick) just shows how truely brilliant Barack Obama is. He nailed it.

Now the question remains, will the U.S. be smart enough to elect him, or do we want a guy like G.W. Bush, reading "My Pet Goat" for six minutes after the WTC were attacked, or crawling around under the desk saying, "Nope. No terrorists here". We need to choose carefully this cycle -- it's important!

And for those who would choose bigotry over character and competence, well, may God help them.