When I posted last month on the then-pending “gas blackout” for that weekend and the current gas crisis, I neglected to comment on one of the most serious sources of the problem. That source is this current United States Congress.
I have chastised this Congress in the past for its do-nothing stance on every issue except the vilification of the President. Congress keeps lashing out at the President for the country’s problems. However, under the United States Constitution, it is Congress, not the President that is entrusted and empowered with the ability to make, review and address law. The President, as the head of the Executive branch, enforces the law created by Congress. Let’s be honest, the President’s bad approval ratings are nothing compared to the utterly horrendous approval ratings of the members of Congress because Congress is not handling the country’s issues.
This current Congress, led by the idle threats, rantings and ravings of liberal democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Joe Biden has done absolutely nothing to address this nation’s current economic crisis, which includes record-high gas prices and the decline of the housing market. Unless Congress gets up off its collective behind and tackles some of the issues that we as a nation are facing, this nation will be doomed to descend deeper and deeper into this economic abyss.
What should be done you ask? At least in addressing the energy issue, the answer is simple. Congress ust begin amending current and drafting new legislation that allows the United States to drill for its own oil. If that involves me looking at the silhouette of an off-shore oil platform while sitting on the beach at Sandy Hook, so be it. Because if I don’t look at it, pretty soon I will not be able to afford the drive to Sandy Hook.
Additionally, we must begin to integrate and greater utilize nuclear power. It is used in Europe with great success and although I hate to say it, we should look there in order to see how it is effectively done.
Finally, we must stop kow tow-ing to the big oil companies and allow and encourage the auto makers of this country to build vehicles that run on alternative energy sources because that technology is there. If that happens, then maybe it can save the jobs of the workers of the American auto industry.
Once Congreess realizes that it actually has a job to do-a constitutionally mandated job-maybe something will be done about all this.
i would highly encourage you to watch last nights episode of Charlie Rose when to talks with Amory Levins about energy policy, possibilities and realities. I only wish CR would get the video up sooner, it should be up hopefully now. There is some interesting discussion pertaining to Nuclear, and I know you posted it as 1 option in the puzzle, it tends to be promoted as an “answer” not as a piece only.