Keep Moving Forward

It seems that the general plan for combating oil prices and the economy and energy dependence has been to complain, make wild speculations, do nothing, and doom-monger. Well isn't it time we faced the obvious? Things aren't just magically going to get better, so why don't we get to work.

The obvious long term goal is to discover a new more economical and environmentally friendly energy source. While steps have been made in that direction, we're not exactly close to finding the uber-energy yet. While we sit around experimenting and thinking about it, gas prices keep going up. What do we do? We buy time. I'm talking about drilling for coastal oil, tapping into Alaska and the Arctic Circle, etc. Discovering this "new" energy will take some time, and over time, oil prices will continue to go through the roof, and, as our economy "runs on oil" this doesn't bode well for anyone. We need to tap into our vast reserves of oil, causing a massive price drop, lessened dependence on foreign oil, and the ressucitation of the economy.

One move by such corporations as ExxonMobil, Shell, Total and BP brings hope to the situation. These companies are now moving back in to Iraq for comercial oil drilling, the first venture of this kind since Saddam Hussein nationalized Iraqi industry 36 years ago.

Also, we are completely ignoring nuclear energy. It's free of the "feared" greenhouse gas emissions, it doesn't pollute when properly managed, and is extremely cost effective. For some reason, most politicans are scared of nuclear power. That is with the exception of Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. He has proposed the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030, a move that I firmly believe will be good for America. There's no reason we shouldn't, and countless reasons we should, and yet it will almost definetly be fought by Democrats.

Muslims Barred From Obama Photo

In a photo shoot taken Monday, June 16th at Barack Obama's Detroit rally, two Muslim women wearing headscarves were barred from standing in a picture with the presidential hopeful. This realy doesn't seem like the all-embracing, uniting Obama that has so far been shown to the public. In fact, this is the complete opposite of the image he would want to display.

Called "Barry" by his friends he reverted back to his formal name of Barack during college. Some of those who oppose him do so in part because of his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, giving them reason to fear that he is too Muslim in a time when Islamic extremists threatens the world. He, of course should not be ashamed, but proud of his name and heritage, but here he does an about-face and casts away his Muslim supporters like unwanted relatives coming to stay for the weekend.

One of the (then)supporters, Shimaa Abdelfadeel said she felt, "let down that the Obama campaign continuously perpetuates this attitude towards Muslims and Arabs — as if being merely associated [with] one is a sin.”

Obama, who's book, "Dreams From My Father" explains his quest to find his identity with his father's African culture now shuns both his Muslim supporters and his former Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Two words: Flip-Flop.

Vegetarians, Not So Enviro-Friendly

If you really think about it, Vegetarians are eating up all our good oxygen-making plants. Vegetarians are single-handedly causing polution, global warming, the rice shortage in Asia, the destutrction of the ozone, the endo of biodiversity and are generally killing our planet.