I doubt anyone on our street recycles as much as we do. We were the first to get one of the big recycling bins – and use it well. We recycle more than we throw away. I support strongly taking steps to conserve energy and explorer other sources of energy (besides petroleum).
But I also care about reality. And what works. And working in the real world.
George Will asks some hard questions about the relationship between Barack Obama’s stated energy policy goals and the space-time continuum we happen to inhabit. He concludes:
There never is a shortage of nonsensical political rhetoric, but really: Has there ever been solemn silliness comparable to today’s politicians tarting up their agendas as things designed for, and necessary to, “saving the planet,” and promising edicts to “require” entire industries to reorder themselves?
In 1996, Bob Dole, citing the Clinton campaign’s scabrous fundraising, exclaimed: “Where’s the outrage?” This year’s campaign, soggy with environmental messianism, deranged self-importance and delusional economics, the question is: Where is the derisive laughter?
Read the whole piece here. You do not need to register.
You want to vote for Senator Obama? Fine. Go for it. But I think we all need to be very clear and up front about just what his policies are. And what relationship they have with reality – or not.
