‘All of the Above’ Good Energy Plan
By The IntelligencerWhile paying lip service to concepts such as using more coal and building new nuclear power plants to meet the nation's energy needs, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign for president makes it clear that "alternative" fuel sources and conservation are the foundation of its plan. It won't work, of course. Plentiful, inexpensive sources of energy are needed immediately - not decades down the road.
During a campaign stop in Toledo Wednesday, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reminded Americans that the energy plan put forth by presidential candidate Sen. John McCain makes sense. It would deliver vast new sources of inexpensive energy quickly.
Palin, McCain's running mate, noted that all facets of energy independence are covered by the plan. Conservation and development of alternative fuels are key parts of the McCain program. Any doubt that she and McCain favor alternative energy and conservation can be resolved by noting that while governor, Palin has pushed for $250 million in renewable energy funding and $60 million in help to make homes energy efficient - in her home state alone.
That certainly sounds like a commitment we can believe. It contrasts sharply with Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, who contradicted the campaign's alleged commitment to clean coal technology during a visit to Ohio a few weeks ago. "We're not supporting clean coal," Biden emphasized.
McCain-Palin have made clean coal technology and nuclear power twin keystones of their policy. Hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for new coal facilities - including those to produce gaseous and liquid fuels - are included in their plan. So is expansion of the network of safe nuclear power plants.
McCain and Palin refer to their energy plan as an "all of the above" strategy - which also includes drilling for new oil and gas reserves here in the United States.
Obviously, their plan makes sense - and should be supported with votes for McCain and Palin on Tuesday.
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wonderwhy
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10-31-08 6:59 AM
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russell- i hope she field dresses a moose right after she picks her lipstick shade for the day:)!
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Russell1959
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10-30-08 8:25 PM
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Seriously, drilling will take decades before domestic oil reaches the world market...maybe dropping 1/10 of a cent of the price of a gallon of gas
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Russell1959
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10-30-08 8:24 PM
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I hear that after the election Sarah Palin intends on being on the National stage 'even if McCain loses'. Well after doing compulsory jail time for violation of state ethics laws and corruption, I hear she and 'Todd' have a tentative agreement with MTV to do a reality show in the same vein as The Osbourns. yep they are going to invite us all into their home to observe her disfuncional family daily. I don't think it will make it through season one.
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WVEXPAT
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10-30-08 5:30 PM
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GETACLUE, The actual drilling process is 2-3 years maximum. It's all the red tape that takes so long! Granted we need to insure safe drilling processes, but while we take years for approvals, China is taking our oil from the Gulf Coast (thanks for their friends in cuba). There are existed capped wells off the Ca. coast that could be producing in months. Also, if Clinton didn't veto a drilling bill 10 years ago we might not be having this conversation. I agree that alternative sources are the way to go, but weaning a 100 million vehicles in ten years in not feasible. I truly believe that the next big break thru in technology is within our grasp, but only of the environmental wackos (and their lawyers, lobby's, Harry Reed, Nancy Pelosi, et al) would reduce the obstacles.
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 5:26 PM
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sorry all the typos
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 5:12 PM
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wvexpat- I am okay with that, becaseu part of my decsion is alike others who are voting the curretn administration out and hoping something can be done to help the current situation with the economy. the magazine 'The Economist' endorsed Obama today.
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WVEXPAT
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10-30-08 5:07 PM
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I think there are some good points in Obama's plan, but w/ both Obama and McCain supporting "Cap & Trade" we are probably doomed anyway! You can lock up WV and throw away the key if it ever comes to fruition.
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WVEXPAT
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10-30-08 5:04 PM
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Wonder, As you yet again throw out the 90% talking point memo line, let me point out the Obama voted the Liberal line 97% of the time. The left and the envorinmental lobby are largely reponsible for the energy (or lack there of) issues that we face today. While Obama ranks as the MOST liberal senator, McCain ranks as the 45th most conservative (Phiadelohia Inquirer).
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topsie
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10-30-08 1:26 PM
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more people registered to vote than there are adults in the area- POPING UP ALL OVER THE USA
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Destroyallmonsters
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10-30-08 1:14 PM
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"Why are they accepting donations from disposable credit cards that can't be tracked" Not everybody has a credit card. Have you ever thought of that, or do you just parrot every talking point that comes off the main page of Redstate?
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 12:07 PM
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from wikipedia: on drinking the Koolaid Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly is famous for using the term in this manner.[9] so loofah boy has termed the phrase dna you guys are repeating it. that is weird.
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 12:02 PM
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kt- you know this paper has put mccain on some high pedestal and run down Obama. and we're just on here trying to say that it is not fair to Obama. no one believes that Obama is the Messiah. you guys say that. the fact that he is popular like any other person that has a positive crowd following him is a good thing. too bad he can't say the old saying when in fact it is "the Economy ' and i will leave out the stupid word becasue i really don't like name calling.:)
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Destroyallmonsters
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10-30-08 11:59 AM
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Way to change the subject, ktass. We know who donates to Obama. We do, the people. So where is McCain getting all his money from?
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 11:20 AM
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the campaign doe ssend money to newspapers to promote them, and with the full page pic of bob nutting and the mccains a month or so ago, prob makes sense.
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TruthSeeker
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10-30-08 11:08 AM
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This rag must be staffed by the McCain/Palin ticket.
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GETACLUE
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10-30-08 9:24 AM
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kt....... Read this editorial and explain the difference in the plans to me please..... There is no difference but when stated by Obama it won't work. THIS NEWS RAG KNOWS NOTHING OF JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY!!!!!!
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 9:13 AM
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kt- we can't , we're addicted to trying to get the truth out!
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GETACLUE
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10-30-08 8:58 AM
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This paper is a RAGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! Do they even read this stuff before they print it???????
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GETACLUE
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10-30-08 8:55 AM
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"Sen. Barack Obama's campaign for president makes it clear that "alternative" fuel sources and conservation are the foundation of its plan. It won't work, of course."............"Palin, McCain's running mate, noted that all facets of energy independence are covered by the plan. Conservation and development of alternative fuels are key parts of the McCain program........ Let me get this straight... The Democrat plan is bad and the Republican plan is good??????
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 8:23 AM
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Obama's energy plan is superior
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GETACLUE
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10-30-08 8:11 AM
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All the experts will tell you that if we started to tap oil off shore today it would be 7years before we see a drop of oil from it. That is not a quick fix, and will do nothing to help us now. If this country can put a man on the moon in 10 short years then alternative energy technology should be no problem if we put our minds to it.
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wonderwhy
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10-30-08 7:03 AM
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destroy- i know we have all gotten all ralled up on these posts. but it all boils down to jobs. sooooo, since mccain has voted with bush 90% of the time, the picture could be clear. instead they have tried the rove style/make up stuff of hate and see if it will stick/ and it has obviously caught on with some of these folks. Francis Fu kuyama, the prominent academic and an early intellectual defender of neoconservatism, endorses Barack Obama in the pages of the American Conservative magazine: even the famous neocons are voting for Obama, because of the failed bush administration. But Rove politics are still here, alive and well. Obama/Biden'8
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Destroyallmonsters
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10-30-08 1:14 AM
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Again with the clean coal lie. How many times has McCain voted against environmental projects in the past that could have helped? Plenty. McCain says that we should judge him by his record, well, I think his record is crystal clear when it comes to clean energies. He has overwhelmingly voted against them.
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