Darn That Barack Obama
Either Barack Obama is making sense or I’m developing a man crush on him. Believe me, I’m really scrambling for a third option.
Asked about nuclear power at the YouTube/CNN debate, Obama gave the grown-up response, Edwards gave the pandering simpleton response, and Clinton gave the all-politics-all-the-time-I-didn’t-inhale response.
Though Sen. Obama is too leftist for me, I do greatly appreciate that he is actually willing to tell the people where he stands. Like it or not. Those who criticize Obama for a lack of experience often just show an inside-the-beltway arrogance. As an Illinois Legislator, Obama did what other legislators do across the country – balanced budgets every year and put together comprehensive solutions to difficult problems. He comes from a political setting where people demand results and can actually reach the officeholder. Can Edwards, Clinton, McCain, Thompson, and the other D.C.-insiders say the same?
Hint: no.
(BTW, I’d argue that Romney, Richardson, and Giuliani can point to similar successes).
Frank Staheli also is impressed.
Asked about nuclear power at the YouTube/CNN debate, Obama gave the grown-up response, Edwards gave the pandering simpleton response, and Clinton gave the all-politics-all-the-time-I-didn’t-inhale response.
Though Sen. Obama is too leftist for me, I do greatly appreciate that he is actually willing to tell the people where he stands. Like it or not. Those who criticize Obama for a lack of experience often just show an inside-the-beltway arrogance. As an Illinois Legislator, Obama did what other legislators do across the country – balanced budgets every year and put together comprehensive solutions to difficult problems. He comes from a political setting where people demand results and can actually reach the officeholder. Can Edwards, Clinton, McCain, Thompson, and the other D.C.-insiders say the same?
Hint: no.
(BTW, I’d argue that Romney, Richardson, and Giuliani can point to similar successes).
Frank Staheli also is impressed.
posted by steve u. at 7/24/2007
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This quote of Hillary Clinton from that debate is probably what you were referring to, and is one that makes me almost sick to my stomach:
"I have proposed a strategic energy fund that I would fund by taking away the tax break for the oil companies."
She has probably never come across an opportunity to pit two groups of people against each other that she hasn't taken.
On the other hand, you're right about Senator Obama!
Almost every time I find out more about Barack Obama, the more impressed I am with him. His stance on nuclear energy is a breath of fresh air.
Just don't bury that S*** in Utah!
We should explore the possibility of building a huge nuclear complex in the middle of Nevada (not Yucca Mountain which is close to Las Vegas).
There is practically nothing in the middle of Nevada, as ANYONE who has ever flown from SLC to SF would know. Water may be a problem and might have to be piped in.
The advantages of a Central Nevada Nuclear Power Complex are as follows
1. Waste can be buried on site (or in one of the mines in other parts of the state once the mines are exhausted.)
2. If something goes wrong, few people will be impacted.
3. If we can transmit power from Delta to LA over high voltage DC lines, we can certainly transmit power from central Nevada to SF, LA, LV, Phoenix, SLC, Seattle, Portland.
4. A complex in the middle of BF Nevada would be easily defended from terrorists, unless terrorist figure out a way to start looking like rattlesnakes and jack rabbits.
5. Land would be cheap.
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time"
Bob Marley, Redemption Song (Uprising, 1980)
OK, so maybe Bob wasn't advocating nuclear power (certainly doesn't sound like he opposes it). I couldn't find a definitive explanation on the web.
Or reprocess the "waste" -- which is 93% recyclable -- as much of the rest of the world does and as we should have been doing but for the moronic decision of President Carter.
This is something that Edwards and Clinton know. The waste problem is something that can be addressed. The political problem is something they choose to address by stupidly wringing their hands over the waste problem.
whoever said there is no humor in politics?
"Believe me, I’m really scrambling for a third option."
and "man crush" ?
LOL. thanks, Rep U. i agree with you on this one...
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