[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Quote of the Day by lavrenti

[Free the USA]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[Grover_Cleveland]

I wonder what Mr Choon thinks about nuclear energy

[okie01]

Congressional negotiators should stop and ask: What's our goal?

Presumably, it's to provide Americans a safe, secure, plentiful supply of energy at affordable prices. Energy brings growth; growth brings economic vitality, and economic vitality brings a higher standard of living.

The author identifies the goal for only one side of the debate.

The other side has a quite different goal: to protect the muskeg, mosquitos and tundra from the depredations of American energy companies, thereby wounding capitalism and bringing us closer to a socialist society.

Accordingly, Congressional negotiators don't have a whole helluva lot of common ground to find...

[madfly]

ping

[dixiechick2000]

"Congress should shun horse-trading when it comes to energy policy. It ought to set a reasonable and desirable goal — plentiful and affordable energy for all Americans — and work from there. Our economy, our strength as a nation — not to mention common sense — demand that we do things a little differently this time.

BTTT!

Thanks for the post, JH2. And, thanks for the pings, TG and mad.