Liberal Democrats Have NO Energy Policy
That's right... Democrats have NO long-term energy policy, even though they keep repeating the same environmentally correct buzz-phrases to please their Enivronmentalist Masters.
There's nothing more comically aggravating than watching as Democrats on C-Span try and defend their Party Line on energy independence.
Caveat Emptor: No matter how many high-falootin' words all your Democratic representatives spew, like "investing in new green technologies" and "creating jobs in the emerging green sector", remember, they're just words. Notice how NONE of these people can describe any of those "new" technologies, or just what is a "green sector".
Another justification the Liberal Democrats love to toss out is "America's petroleum greed", because the United States, which makes up about 6% of the world's population, consumes about 25% of the world's crude oil. So what? News flash! We BUY that crude, remember? I guess it's "not fair" that the U.S. is one of the most prosperous and technologically advanced countries on earth.
But WE REG'LAR FOLKS are greedy, because we choose to drive to work instead of standing for 2 hours on on stinky, lumbering, overcrowded buses; we live in nice dwellings instead of damp caves; and we enjoy the privileged lifestyle that comes with being part of a successful capitalist economy vs. the squalor of a "socially just" collectivist beehive.
Even sadder: the Democrat Elitists, who CLAIM to be the real Party of the People, aren't going to be listening to the people any time soon, even though several Gallup Polls have come out, showing some not-so-surprising results about what Average Joe thinks should be done concerning America's Energy Crisis:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/107542/Majority-Americans-Support-Price-Controls-Gas.aspx
http://www.gallup.com/poll/22171/Majority-Americans-Support-Use-Nuclear-Energy.aspx
What these 2 polls tell us is that American attitudes are changing towards increased domestic oil exploration and the use of nucelar reactors to generate power. More than half of the respondents to both polls favor both. But do Democrats care, even though they claim to speak for "the mainstream"? Nope! You'll find Liberal Democrat representatives at the local, state, and Federal level still chanting their environmentalist mantras: "We need to get away from fossil-based and radioactive fuels and invest in "renewable energy resources."
Wonderful. Just answer the People this question, O Democrat Environmentalist: Since most American goods are transported by rail and truck, just what "renewable resource" do you have in mind for powering a 220 ton locomotive or a 50,000 pound 18-wheeler? Corn? Soybeans? The world's largest hydrogen fuel cell?
And just what do Democrats have in mind for all those power plants that run on natural gas? "Well, we need to explore the use of windmills and solar power." Awesome! There's nothing like a repeat of this favorite liberal slogan.
Let's take a reality break here. To match the 1.1 gigawatt generating capacity of just 1 of Diablo Canyon's nuclear reactors, it will take over 660 windmill turbines or over 30,000 solar panels, not taking into account the facts that windmills don't work real well in calm weather, or that solar panels work lousy at night time.
Diablo canyon supplies power to the residents of San Luis Obispo County. To meet the needs of the residents of Metropolitan Los Angeles, you'll need at least 3 times Diablo Canyon's full capacity, which is 2.2 gigawatts. Can you imagine the amount of real estate required by 3900 wind turbines? And the number of solar panels required to produce that amount of wattage would cover most of the state of Delaware.
But all the Democrats and their liberal environmental puppetmasters keep doing is chanting their "use less" and "renewable resources" mantras without any thought of the actual logistics involved. Sort of like the Aesop's fable about the mice that wanted to put a warning bell on the collar of the cat. The idea looks great... on paper. But has anybody thought about what happens when you actually try and make it work?
Try mentioning that to the Democrats and their liberal supporters.
Don't be surprised if all you get is dead silence, right before the name-calling begins.
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