Back during the last SOTU speech President Obama inspired some hope, in this Green-Eco-heart of mine ...
STATE OF THE UNION: Obama pushes clean energy as part of his new centrist agenda
Katherine Ling, E&E reporter, E&E Publishing, LLC -- 01/26/2011
[Obama's] call to eliminate the "billions in taxpayer dollars" in subsidies to oil companies received a decidedly partisan response: Democrats for the most part cheered; Republicans sat on their hands. One member said loudly in response that the companies were "all international," indicating the repeal would not save any money to fund innovation.Still, Obama insisted, "I don't know if you've noticed, but they're doing just fine on their own. So instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's."
Good to see, that the President has identified, and CALLED OUT the Energy Elephant in the room -- and just where the Country SHOULD be picking up some of that "shared" Revenue from
-- that the Fiscal Hawks are clamoring for -- from "Oil Company Subsidies" -- and recoup those BILLIONS that the Country so desperately needs.
Hmmm? What Do you call a Fiscal Hawk that is only fiscally responsible "once in a blue moon"?
... A Blue Moon Chicken-Hawk? ... all those Bush Wars were "free" right? -- because they were "Off-Budget", right? That's what they said then, when they were in their Fiscal Binge period ...
(They sure are "cranky" when they finally wake up, eh?)