With all of the developments in finance this week, energy is losing focus. In reality, energy is a major contributor to our meltdown.
The US is in a weak position. Minus 700B on oil, the other issues of our economy are heightened magnitude.
We must not lose sight of the main problem...major negative cashflow as a result or our dependence on foreigh oil is a significant contributor to our national problem.
Please don't lose sight of the issues. Despite the greed, lack of oversight and whatever ails the economy, we still need to focus on the balance of energy. We must not let the financial crisis divert us.
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some short notes, from the most-recent posts:
in France the first round of spent nuclear fuel is reconstituted into a plutonium-grade fuel and 'burned' a second time.
there was recently an article about the feasibility of beaming solar energy down to earth from space. electric is the future, and we're getting there immediately through bringing in more wind and solar. somehow europe seems to have resolved these sophomoric objections to wind on account of bird and bat killing. but in the future microwave solar from space, and then fusion. fission is a viable medium-term solution, especially if we did something with the first-cycle waste. battery technology is the turnkey, and there is obviously a great deal of research in improving the energy density of these materials. while china has horded materials, are we going to complain about other capitalists developing better battery technology and then selling it at a premium? isn't that what this country lauds?
don't overlook molecular nanotechnology (the ability to deconstruct and construct materials atom by atom). it's on the way, and perhaps an unspoken arms race like noneother. talk about a new industrial revolution, it's an industrial evolution. new energy sources, but also america's insatiable consumption and the waste it creates could be the our greatest resource. and scrubbing the atmosphere of CO2, while replenishing the ozone layer. maybe by end of this/next century this is commercially feasible. see books by k. eric drexler.
America is going broke. we're starting to see the reduction in monies spent towards domestic policies (infrastructure) because we're running out of money for a budget other than bare necessities, war, and debt interest. Did you see the flick, 'No End in Sight'? They're totaling the cost of the war in Iraq to some $1.5 trillion dollars. Now that's a Bush legacy!
while you make the argument that Obama's lack of executive experience make McCain a worthy opponent, I have to say that it is the decision making capability that is more important in this situation. Obama, like a potential President Palin, would be encircled by a cadre of experienced advisers. How the make the decisions, and upon what factors they base their decisions, matters most. And to me, comparing McCain's and Obama's decisioning, I agree time and again with the approach and conclusions Obama is making. obama's choice in running mate is apropos, guidance from an experienced individual whose judgment seems trustworthy. the real possibility of palin as president is difficult to handle. i don't think she has the capacity to handle the demands, nor the capability with her big family- too many distractions especially with a special needs baby. this is not the time to vote in a "prayer-case super-woman" who is really just another self-proclaimed hockey-mom, a pitbull with lipstick.
sure she's tenacious, but i think she's clueless and reckless. i'm offended at her nomination because it undermines women's rights. the first real opportunity for a woman in the executive office and her credentials are seriously contestable. her political 'dinosaurs' are bothersome. major legal bills from wasilla, when she steam-rolled her pet-project of a million-dollar stadium with heated-seats without first securing the property rights! now there's some class, tact, and diplomacy. sure sounds like a pitbull (aren't those animals usually considered dangerous and a nuisance)? she doesn't interact with the media, isolating herself. is that what we want from an executive- more executive privilege that doesn't answer truth to the public (isn't that part of the Bush Doctrine)? what about the integral role her husband plays in her decision making. the 'shadow governor', who is refusing the answer a subpoena. i don't want a shadow VP or president. what are they hiding? sounds to me like a new precedent of corruption waiting to happen.
as a republican voter, does it bother you the amount of fact-correcting has to take place in the rhetoric and commercials of mccain and palin? i paid close attention to the tactics used and it seemed that mccain and palin started this systematic misleading and falsifying information after the republican convention. maybe i've not paid attention as much before, but i don't recall such blatant misleading and falsification of information. does this bother you, that republicans are trying to capture this office through these tactics? how christian of them!
Thanks Shawn for your comments.
You make an importaint point in the paragraph about decision making style. Of course the candidate will be surrounded by advisors. What you didn't mention is that the candidates pick the advisors. So not only is the candidates decision making style important relative to the issue at hand, but equally important regarding the choosing of advisors.
Neither candidate did a great job in their one choice so far, VP.
It would be great if there were an objective way to evaluate decision making style before electing them president.
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