tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26975600.post2942640705968727354..comments2023-06-05T09:04:17.215-07:00Comments on Susan M. Lynn: Wall Street Journal Editorial...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02992405281123081451noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26975600.post-78448562625820620102008-08-05T12:18:00.000-07:002008-08-05T12:18:00.000-07:00"While energy "independence" is an ..."While energy "independence" is an impossible dream, there's no doubt the U.S. has vast undeveloped fossil-fuel deposits."<BR/><BR/>Conceding demonstrably false socialist talking points like this one only encourages them. The oil in ANWR, shale in the west, oil & gas off the coasts, is more than enough to meet our need for hydrocarbons for the foreseeable future. Add to that, clean nuclear power and near zero-emission coal burning power plants and we don't need the terrorist-supporting nations any longer.<BR/><BR/>Most Americans want to see an "all of the above" approach to energy. The best way to accomplish this is for the federal government to cease and desist from formulating, developing, enabling, restricting or funding anything remotely resembling a "plan." Why? because private industry is far more competent to address our energy needs. What we need from the federals is to keep their nose out of business altogether.<BR/><BR/>One of the lessons that politicians never learn is that you simply cannot plan an economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26975600.post-47814487219192521872008-06-15T15:15:00.000-07:002008-06-15T15:15:00.000-07:00Well, what can I say? We deserve these high gas p...Well, what can I say? We deserve these high gas prices for allowing and insisting that politicians run our lives. Until people start getting smart about these things and start making better choices although I concede that our election system is rigged, we will continue down this primrose path to self-destruction.<BR/><BR/>I have a link to your blog on my blog.Chris F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03781201496761690072noreply@blogger.com