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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 90862" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Sen. Hillary Clinton gave a speech yesterday at the National Press Club on energy policy and I have to say I was very impressed with what she had to say. Although as a libertarian I tend to disdain gov't in a variety of areas as solving problems because the historical track record is the problem gets worse because it does get politicized and then instead of overcoming and moving on we allow gov't to create bureaucracies and then further the problem by mandating policies that propel the problem well into the future as the bureaucracy must now do all it can to propetuate itself to protect it's own creation and future.</p><p> </p><p>That said however, Clinton proposed many interesting solutions and directions in which to move us away from the need for more foreign oil and also several sensible efforts concerning the environmental threats that face us. I never trust any politician but I applaud her efforts to open the conversation to other options out there that do exist right now. The speech she gave yesterday is well worth the watch on C-Span in replay and IMO will carry a huge amount of weight with the average American as it relates to any potential 08' White House run. Give credit where credit is due. Thumbs up to Sen. Clinton on this one.</p><p> </p><p>I also watched a program over the weekend that I caught towards the end where the situation in Iran was being discussed. What interested me in the discussion was the fact that several years ago Iran was tettering on a more open society and even possible openness to western type democracy but that all changed when the price of oil went through the roof which re-empowered old regime thought processes. Going one step further, it was at this same time that Mr. Chavez to our south started his "big talk" as with his new found money, he felt empowered to do a little muscle flexing. The opinion givers on the show layed out an interesting scenario to prove the point that since oil has shot up, this has give rise to much saber rattling amongst a few nations out there. The point they were ultimately making was the more we can make the US energy independent of foreign needs, the less the pull from the large global market which helps to drop prices and in turn drop a lot of saber rattling by folks we know to be tinhorn despots. Hard to rattle the saber when you ain't got the folding money to buy a saber in the first place!</p><p> </p><p>Oddly enough, Sen Clinton ideas actually went to the heart of this issue above so in effect she is proposing ideas that also have a direct impact of making the world safer without a shot fired if the ideas expressed by the round table discussion I saw did in fact have leverage and I personally do believe that to be the case. This lady is no dummy at all and I do believe even with her past baggage she can win in Nov. 08' if she decides to run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 90862, member: 2189"] Sen. Hillary Clinton gave a speech yesterday at the National Press Club on energy policy and I have to say I was very impressed with what she had to say. Although as a libertarian I tend to disdain gov't in a variety of areas as solving problems because the historical track record is the problem gets worse because it does get politicized and then instead of overcoming and moving on we allow gov't to create bureaucracies and then further the problem by mandating policies that propel the problem well into the future as the bureaucracy must now do all it can to propetuate itself to protect it's own creation and future. That said however, Clinton proposed many interesting solutions and directions in which to move us away from the need for more foreign oil and also several sensible efforts concerning the environmental threats that face us. I never trust any politician but I applaud her efforts to open the conversation to other options out there that do exist right now. The speech she gave yesterday is well worth the watch on C-Span in replay and IMO will carry a huge amount of weight with the average American as it relates to any potential 08' White House run. Give credit where credit is due. Thumbs up to Sen. Clinton on this one. I also watched a program over the weekend that I caught towards the end where the situation in Iran was being discussed. What interested me in the discussion was the fact that several years ago Iran was tettering on a more open society and even possible openness to western type democracy but that all changed when the price of oil went through the roof which re-empowered old regime thought processes. Going one step further, it was at this same time that Mr. Chavez to our south started his "big talk" as with his new found money, he felt empowered to do a little muscle flexing. The opinion givers on the show layed out an interesting scenario to prove the point that since oil has shot up, this has give rise to much saber rattling amongst a few nations out there. The point they were ultimately making was the more we can make the US energy independent of foreign needs, the less the pull from the large global market which helps to drop prices and in turn drop a lot of saber rattling by folks we know to be tinhorn despots. Hard to rattle the saber when you ain't got the folding money to buy a saber in the first place! Oddly enough, Sen Clinton ideas actually went to the heart of this issue above so in effect she is proposing ideas that also have a direct impact of making the world safer without a shot fired if the ideas expressed by the round table discussion I saw did in fact have leverage and I personally do believe that to be the case. This lady is no dummy at all and I do believe even with her past baggage she can win in Nov. 08' if she decides to run. [/QUOTE]
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