Crap In Trade - The Energy Fiasco

You 've already seen the dire predictions by various pundits on what a debacle President Obama's Energy Plan is going to be. This kind of shenanigans continues in Washington because the people that vote the Democrat Ticket lack common sense. I'll explain.

The Obama Administration wants to levy substantial taxes on energy in order to create some kind of "green energy sector" that is somehow supposed to create jobs and eliminate the country's need for imported petroleum. When the Administration talks about about "green" or "renewable" energy sources, we're focusing on wind or solar generated power. The Administration's energy plan has no provisions for the developement of biofuels or nuclear power. There is also no provision for creating more hydroelectric or geothermal energy.

Now here's where the "common sense" part figures in.

How many solar panels or hydrogen fuel cells will it take to power an 18 wheel truck or a locomotive? Most of our petroleum is used fo power vehicles, like cars, or trucks and trains that haul most of this country's consumable goods.

How many diesel-burning locomotives or 18-wheelers will be taken off the roads by the Adminstration's Energy Plan? Or do we need to start growing our own food again?

Most of this nation's power plants are fueled by natural gas or coal. What kind of "clean" energy source will the Administration convert all these power plants to?

A single nuclear reactor can provide as much energy as hundreds of windmills, and not deface the entire countryside. Nuclear reactors are emisionless. President Obama and his environmental cronies could care less... nuclear power is not an option.

The Adminstration's Energy Plan is really NO plan, just a lot of feel-good rhetoric to make Average Joe not feel so bad about being bent over a fence-rail. Once again, the average taxpayer will be having his pockets picked EVEN MORE by a greedy, over-reaching Gub-Mint that wants YOUR money to spend on useless programs and feed the coffers of greedy Government labor unions, who fill Democrat campaign war chests in return for big favors.

And we'll still be buying oil from OPEC. Nice job, Democrats!