Politics Obama - Actually doing a good job?

Fundamentally I agree that it is not the responsibility of the Department of Energy to lower or maintain low energy prices. I think the market should set prices and that the role of government is to make sure all social costs are reflected in prices - as best as possible. If this is Chu's position we agree. however, I do not believe government should take measures to artificially increase the cost of energy or to make relative price adjustments between alternatives. I have no objection to R&D - but I prefer it be done in the private sector.

One concern I have regarding current energy policy is the lack of clarity and continuity. Some hold opposing positions on key questions, i.e. low prices vs. higher prices to encourage conservation or alternatives, hence there is a lack of clarity. I do believe that US energy prices, in particular as it relates to oil, does not reflect all social costs - in particular one of those cost is the use of our military to police oil markets.

On a side note it is offensive to be told my position is ignorant based on a very superficial assessment of my position.
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I did not quote him, I gave a link to a website - I said there are two sides to this question. I am not going to do a search I but I know the Obama Administration has taken both sides. I think you know that too.

I don't ignore, I do not believe we have an energy policy. Making statements about energy does not form a policy, failure to clearly address a direction in the face of conflicts does not form a policy.

Cafe standards? 54.5 mpg by 2025? The only way this happens is through a convoluted manner of calculating fleet averages. The real point is all companies will have to offer high mpg vehicles, no one will buy, while selling low mpg vehicles at higher profit margins. A real win for energy conservation and the consumer. This will result in a dumb-bell type distribution.

Oil is generally fungible.

That is how you get oil out of the ground.

 

Great Ace. Another cavalier response. Yeah, It's how you get oil (coal and natural gas) out of the ground until the destruction caused by the extraction methods renders it an obsolete option or until there's no more oil, coal or natural gas and the US is left holding its dick in it's hand because it left the quest for alternatives up to those profiting from a precious and dwindling supply of fossil fuels. It probably won't happen in your lifetime, Ace so no need to sweat it. Keep living as if there's no tomorrow.

 

Ace, now I understand the conservative "drill, baby drill" mantra.

To do otherwise is an insult to God.

From the right wing American Family Association:

 

OMFG. Just when I think I've heard it all.

 

Holy shit. I can't even fathom that kind of reasoning.

 

Twist logic. Add faith in a magical being. Voila.

 

The CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation) Act signed by Obama in 2010 goes into effect today.

No more loud TV commercials!

More: Today
Shout out to one less annoyance.

 

But we're gonna sneak in regulations that classifies FOX News as one long 24/7 loud obnoxious ad.

 

i find it interesting that susan rice withdrew her name for sec. of state.
does that mean john kerry?
then scott brown would run for that seat in the senate?
was that the point the whole time?

 

That could be the point. Unless the administration has another nominee up their sleeve.

 

I doubt it was Susan Rice's idea to withdraw and I hope Obama has someone else in mind aside from John Kerry. Not that he wouldn't make a good Sec of State, but I don't believe that running the risk of losing another seat in the Senate is a wise trade-off.

 

politico mentions tom donilon

Rice withdrawal puts Kerry in spotlight -- Senate Dems plan immigration language by March -- Small donors: Obama 33%, Romney 18% - POLITICO Playbook - POLITICO.com

at the same time, from the infotainment slipstream, another delightful continuity linking bush 2 and obama that is arguably a war crime:

US Drone Tweets Reveal 'Double Tap' Plan - Business Insider

 

Damn him! O-Bamaaaa!