Obama calls for new era of energy exploration

But not that of which we need.

Hey folks,

When I saw this headline, I got a little excited. I thought perhaps Obama was finally coming around to understand that we need to forget the stupidity of oppressive taxation and regulation on the Energy companies. But that is not what this is about. According to the AP - Obama calls for new era of energy exploration By PHILIP ELLIOTT and MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writers

NEWTON, Iowa – President Barack Obama, standing Wednesday in the shell of a once-giant Maytag appliance factory that now houses a wind energy company, declared that a "new era of energy exploration in America" would be a crucial to leading the nation out of an economic crisis.

With pieces of wind turbine towers as a backdrop, Obama touted the small manufacturing firm as a success and as a step toward reducing the United States' reliance on polluting fuels. But as the president on Earth Day set a goal for wind to generate as much as 20 percent of the U.S. electricity demand by 2030, legislation to make that a reality faced a challenge back in Washington in the Democratic-led Congress.

What has THIS Company actually produced? What are the numbers, that are realistic, of Wind Turbines that are needed to achieve this ridiculous goal? What is the cost? What about the FACT that by 2030, the EXPERTS predict we will STILL need about 85 percent of all our energy to be Oil? Where is his figures and facts to back up his declaration?

"The nation that leads the world in creating new energy sources will be the nation that leads the 21st century global economy," Obama said in a state that launched him on the road to the White House with a surprise upset over one-time rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"America can be that nation. America must be that nation. And while we seek new forms of fuel to power our homes and cars and businesses, we will rely on the same ingenuity — the same American spirit — that has always been a part of our American story."

Yeah, so let it happen. Stop standing in the way. Americans GET IT. You seem to be the one that doesn't.

It's an American spirit, though, that has been damped with economic downturn and financial crisis.

The president left Washington for a few hours Wednesday to visit this small Iowa town, which took a huge economic hit when Maytag Corp. shut its doors in 2007. The Maytag plant employed some 4,000 in a town of 16,000 residents in jobs that paid about $30,000 to $40,000 a year.

Need I remind you, that further Oil Exploration and Drilling will produce 160 thousand new jobs, and produce about a TRILLION dollars in new revenue for the Government. Meanwhile;

In its place is Trinity Structural Towers, a 90-person manufacturing firm that makes parts of wind turbines the president hopes to expand on land and at sea through the government's first plan to harness ocean currents to produce energy.

Which at this point is going NOWHERE.

"Now, the choice we face is not between saving our environment and saving our economy," Obama said. "The choice we face is between prosperity and decline. We can remain the world's leading importer of oil, or we can become the world's leading exporter of clean energy."

Or we could do what actually works in the real world. Drill here, Drill Now, and stand on our own. This completely absurd statement by Obama is nothing but rhetoric. Saving the environment or saving our economy? Prosperity or decline? The word that should have been used there was poverty, by the way. Patiently absurd. We have the answer right under our feet.

In Washington, the president's plan to increase alternative energy sources and create environmentally friendly jobs hit some snags despite Obama's fellow Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reinforced Obama's message in testimony to a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Wednesday.

The administration's draft bill is designed to help stem the pollution blamed for climate change by capping greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the nation's reliance on fossil fuels. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gases by 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, and by 83 percent by mid-century.

Meanwhile CRIPPLING our Economy, and chasing a failed dream. It will NOT benefit anyone except maybe make Al Gore another 100 million dollars. Along with people like him that will benefit financially from the SCAM.

The White House wants to see movement on the legislation by Memorial Day. To help that along, aides said the president plans to personally make his case that the costs of dealing with climate change can be reduced dramatically by adopting programs that will spur energy efficiency and wider use of non-fossil energy such as wind, solar and biofuels.

Where? By whom? How? All this is BS folks.

In Newton, Obama proclaimed that "once-shuttered factories are whirring back to life," although the facility he toured is a shadow of what it replaced here about 30 miles east of Des Moines.

"Today this facility is alive again with new industry," Obama said, while noting that "this community continues to struggle and not everyone has been so fortunate as to be rehired."

Sorry, but Obama making these statements show either he is a complete idiot, or he thinks you are.

Trinity now employs about 90 people — hardly the replacement Newton so desperately needs.

"We'll never have another Maytag," said Paul Bell, a Newton police officer who also serves in the state legislature. "Maybe we shouldn't have had a company here that the majority of people worked for. We put all of our eggs in one basket."

Recognizing the challenges remaining in Newton and scores of towns like it coast-to-coast, Obama quickly added: "Obviously things aren't exactly the same as they were with Maytag."

Obviously.

With the same root in realism, Obama acknowledged the United States' energy policy will not change instantly, given the country's reliance on oil and natural gas.

"But the bulk of our efforts must focus on unleashing a new, clean-energy economy that will begin to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, will cut our carbon pollution by about 80 percent by 2050 and create millions of new jobs right here in America, right here in Newton," he said.

PROVE IT! He can't, but he is setting it up so when your energy bills "Necessarily skyrocket" and you do not see any thing happening, he can then say, "Hey, I told you it would not happen right away, hang in there, by 2050, you will see progress. If you believe that, then YOU are an idiot."

But it won't come quickly. The United States imports almost 4.9 billion barrels of oil and refined products annually. That is raw energy that cannot be replaced, one windmill at a time.

Instead, Obama urged bold thinking — and spending — to address climate change and energy supplies.

"So on this Earth Day, it is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration in America," he said to applause.

Obama also pushed personal responsibility, calling on every American to replace one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent. The president also said the leaders of the world's major economies will meet next week to discuss the energy crisis.

Neither Obama nor this Congress is interesting in Energy Independence. If they were, they would stop with the myth that we can be energy independent by way of a SCAM and start doing what we actually CAN do now. It's time to let them know in no uncertain terms, STOP WITH THE SCAM.
Peter

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