Comments on: Dancing with the Devil: government versus the environment http://andrightlyso.com/2008/06/16/dancing-with-the-devil-government-versus-the-environment/ Live Free Or Die Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: civil truth http://andrightlyso.com/2008/06/16/dancing-with-the-devil-government-versus-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-72156 civil truth Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:50:18 +0000 http://andrightlyso.com/?p=5026#comment-72156 Raven, I basically agree that both parties have been largely asleep at the switch. However, one of the characteristics of representative government is that the system favors muddling-through approaches, which protects us from ill-conceived totalitarian dictats, but also acts against rational long-term planning when short-term benefits are relatively minimal. Unfortunately, our energy policies have been stuck on drifting with the status quo because there hasn't been sustained price pressure to force the government to lower the political barriers to energy development. It's been easier to outsource the "dirty" business overseas so that we can maintain our environmental "virtue" while we've procured other nations as "prostitutes" to service our energy needs. However, now that we're seeing the strongest price pressures in modern energy history, at this juncture, the Democrats only want to make matters worse, while the Republicans at least are responding to a new reality. We'll have to see if they move beyond pandering and reflex reaction to develop a genuine long-term policy, but even their pandering is better than the Democrats' idiocy. Raven, I basically agree that both parties have been largely asleep at the switch. However, one of the characteristics of representative government is that the system favors muddling-through approaches, which protects us from ill-conceived totalitarian dictats, but also acts against rational long-term planning when short-term benefits are relatively minimal.

Unfortunately, our energy policies have been stuck on drifting with the status quo because there hasn’t been sustained price pressure to force the government to lower the political barriers to energy development. It’s been easier to outsource the “dirty” business overseas so that we can maintain our environmental “virtue” while we’ve procured other nations as “prostitutes” to service our energy needs.

However, now that we’re seeing the strongest price pressures in modern energy history, at this juncture, the Democrats only want to make matters worse, while the Republicans at least are responding to a new reality. We’ll have to see if they move beyond pandering and reflex reaction to develop a genuine long-term policy, but even their pandering is better than the Democrats’ idiocy.

]]> By: Raven http://andrightlyso.com/2008/06/16/dancing-with-the-devil-government-versus-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-72128 Raven Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:04:00 +0000 http://andrightlyso.com/?p=5026#comment-72128 EXACTLY. I don't believe for two seconds the GOP is truly on board with this stuff; they have too much to loose or gain depending upon how one looks at it. Several yrs ago the GOP was against state side drilling; they claimed doing so wasn't a long term solution but rather a quick fix....hmm...now all the sudden they change the tune when it becomes politically correct to do so. I've looked into this and it is not long term. NO one has bothered to truly delve into what truly needs to happen in order to end this horrible cycle of oil dependence. Why? Because there is little money to be made on the alternatives, for all sides of the political spectrum. EXACTLY. I don’t believe for two seconds the GOP is truly on board with this stuff; they have too much to loose or gain depending upon how one looks at it. Several yrs ago the GOP was against state side drilling; they claimed doing so wasn’t a long term solution but rather a quick fix….hmm…now all the sudden they change the tune when it becomes politically correct to do so.

I’ve looked into this and it is not long term. NO one has bothered to truly delve into what truly needs to happen in order to end this horrible cycle of oil dependence. Why? Because there is little money to be made on the alternatives, for all sides of the political spectrum.

]]> By: Carlos http://andrightlyso.com/2008/06/16/dancing-with-the-devil-government-versus-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-72101 Carlos Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:12:07 +0000 http://andrightlyso.com/?p=5026#comment-72101 I am amazed Bubba closed off the federal lands he did, what with all the potential profits, er, taxes available from exploration and drilling. Musta figured Hillarious was gonna get the envirowhacko vote and it was worth the smaller fed theft. Besides, the longer the feds wait to open up our natural resources, the higher they can tax the companies out of business. I am amazed Bubba closed off the federal lands he did, what with all the potential profits, er, taxes available from exploration and drilling. Musta figured Hillarious was gonna get the envirowhacko vote and it was worth the smaller fed theft. Besides, the longer the feds wait to open up our natural resources, the higher they can tax the companies out of business.

]]> By: Raven http://andrightlyso.com/2008/06/16/dancing-with-the-devil-government-versus-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-72099 Raven Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:47:06 +0000 http://andrightlyso.com/?p=5026#comment-72099 Just excellent. I hope more people read this post and ponder what you're saying. We have choices to make NOW, and not later when this could come true. Looking at how other nations deal with these things can give us warnings. As with looking at history...sadly, liberal governments refuse to do either. Just excellent. I hope more people read this post and ponder what you’re saying. We have choices to make NOW, and not later when this could come true. Looking at how other nations deal with these things can give us warnings. As with looking at history…sadly, liberal governments refuse to do either.

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