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For 25 years, we have had an unrealistic energy policy, based more upon Left Wing myths than common sense facts. This approach has led to decreased domestic drilling, and decreased domestic supply.
The results speak for themselves: higher gas prices and an over-dependence on foreign production.
Because of these policies, we are sending over $700 billion dollars a year overseas to Foreign Countries. As Boone Pickens says, this is the largest transfer of wealth in human history.
Liberals have always had a special affinity for wealth transfer programs. But they have usually focused on programs that transfer wealth from the American people to our Federal Government. Now, however, their energy policy is responsible for transferring massive amounts of wealth from American citizens to the citizens and Governments of foreign oil producers.
This transfer of American wealth overseas must stop. We need a new energy policy. One that that leads to energy independence.
Barack Obama says we must choose between off shore drilling and protecting the environment. This a false choice and I am sure he knows it.
With modern American technology, I believe we can drill off shore and still protect the environment.
When it comes to increased drilling for oil, we need to drill here, drill safely and drill now in order to create jobs, increase supply, lower the price of gas, and keep more of our money here in America.
I have noticed that one of Senator Obama’s favorite campaign slogans is “Yes, We can.” But when it comes to offshore drilling, nuclear power, clean coal, oil shale and energy independence his position is “No, We Can’t.”
The United States needs to get a new energy policy based upon a philosophy of Yes WE Will. Americans have to demand of their elected representatives that we increase offshore drilling, nuclear power, clean coal, natural gas, oil shale, wind, solar, biofuels and anything else to get us off OPEC oil. We need a national program of Energy Independence: “Yes, We Will.”
We need a new agenda that utilizes our nation’s abundant natural resources in a smart, strategic and safe manner.
We have to come together as Americans, across party lines and demand that energy independence be a gift we leave to future generations of Americans.
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For too long America has not had a great American female role model to which young girls can aspire to emulate. During the past ten years, Hollywood's version of the good next door was a real life incarnation of the Bratz dolls: Britney, Paris and a slew of other chain smoking, anorexic, starlets who were more likely to show up on the police blotter than deliver a great commencement speech. Today's girls next door are not the wholesome American girl that reflects our nation's ideals, instead they are a realtiy show on E and have to date an 85 year old man in order to get famous.
But now, thanks to the Maverick pick of John McCain, Sarah Palin is riding to the rescue of popular culture, offering America's daughters a true role model who is confident, cool and Conservative. Someone who is as good looking as any of the vapid stick figures in Hollywood, yet has real substance and charisma.
She is the 21st Century, female version of John Wayne--pro American, good person, who can get the job done.
Now, fathers everywhere, whether liberal or conservative, have a national figure who will set a great example for the youth of America. She personifies Girl Power and is the antithesis of the type of woman put forward by Hollywood as a Star. She is the opposite of the urbane sophisticated character of Carrie Bradshaw who Hollywood wanted to be the role model for America's young women.
Liberals are going to despise Palin because she has done it her way. Liberal women had their hopes dashed when Obama retreated in fear and picked Biden over Hillary. Now, a Maverick has ridden to the rescue of the feminist cause, picking a woman who is going to bust through the glass ceiling and enter the White House as Vice President.
Sarah is the anti-Carrie Bradshaw. A devoted family woman who finds happiness through marriage and family and spends time serving the public not a self-centered, lonely woman who finds superficial happiness thru fancy shoes and snarky comments. Women like Carrie Bradshaw read the Rules, Sarah Palin makes the rules.
Her life isn't spent on an endless quest to find meaning and happiness through a string of shallow relationships. Sarah Palin found happiness through achievement, monogamy, and being true to herself and her Conservative beliefs!
What a welcome change for American pop culture. In all the great moves made by John McCain, this is the one that will have the most staying power because he has picked a woman who is going to fundamentally improve the American culture. I am a conservative today because of Ronald Reagan. MIllions of girls will be conservatives in twenty years because of Sarah Palin. This pick doesn't change only the election, it changes the path of our popular culture. Instead of moving down the path towards more coarseness and vulgarity in our society, Palin will light the culture's way to one based more upon respect and American ideals.
For too long our popular culture has failed to live up to our national character. Now, we have a chance to bring our culture back in line with our national character.
Liberal writers control Hollywood and they have created the perfect template for a female President in their minds. But now, that template has been come to life in the form of a Conservative. That is why the convention is so excited. That is why our base is fired up. Because we know Sarah's selection will transcend this election and will change the direction of our culture.
This can also be found on my blog at: http://nitwildcard.typepad.com/rclightning/
Thanks, RCL
