[nathanbedford]

I can recall writing before her debate with Biden that Sarah Palin should plan to go before a serious forum, I suggested The National Press Club, and make a very serious speech on energy, the purpose of which was to grab the issue, indict Obama for his socialist, watermelon approach to energy, and establish a real claim for personal gravitas.

It is astonishing to me that Republicans in general have failed to articulate this issue in a serious, read "wonk-ish" presentation with the possible exception of Newt Gingrich who has made it a real issue and has, typically, come up with a bumper sticker, "drill here- drill now." Clearly Newt Gingrich has been way out in front of the other Republicans on this issue.

I suggested to the Republicans in the last election cycle that they solicit money from both energy producers and our energy consumers such as electric utilities were legally possible and encourage them to form 527s to take on Obama. Either the Republicans are smarter than I am or the American corporations were already intimidated by Obama and his crony capitalism- or fascist capitalism.

I do not understand why the public should not be conditioned to see the face of Barack Obama on the fuel pump every time they go to tank.

I do not understand why all of the jobs that have been lost in oilpatch and sent overseas are not rehearsed every time we have an unemployment report such as came out last week?

The missed opportunities are breathtaking.

[Pollster1]

You write like a historian who understand economics, or like an economist who understands history. Either way, thank you for your serious contribution to election thought. I hope one of our conservative candidates lurks on FR and reads your writing or has an adviser who does. I’m also astonished at how much is overlooked in the campaigns, and I don’t believe it’s over the heads of the average American.

[rlmorel]

Agreed.

They are either incompetent or complicit.

Or both.

[rlmorel]

And the RNC wonders why it is that scores of conservatives REFUSE to make any contributions to the RNC, instead contributing directly to candidates of THEIR OWN choice.

[riri]

do not understand why the public should not be conditioned to see the face of Barack Obama on the fuel pump every time they go to tank. I do not understand why all of the jobs that have been lost in oilpatch and sent overseas are not rehearsed every time we have an unemployment report such as came out last week? The missed opportunities are breathtaking.

The only conclusion one can draw is that this globalist train has left the station, as Soros stated. And the RINOs have clearly decided they would rather have tickets on this train ride to hell than stand on principle.

[lentulusgracchus]

The missed opportunities are breathtaking.

You've heard my snark before -- that the NWO gentlethieves at RiNO Central have a "gentlethieves' agreement" with the NWCommmunistOrder "gentlethug" types at CPUSA Central a.k.a. the Obama Administration.

That issues are not being fought out honestly.

That the Big Fix is in, and we're the chumps.

[jospehm20]

“Clearly Newt Gingrich has been way out in front of the other Republicans on this issue.”

Would that include the global warming commercial on the couch with Pelosi?