Election Day
I know I’m supposed to write about fuel economy issues here, but today is election day and there’s only one thing on my mind! I stopped in to vote in my city’s municipal building at 7:30 this morning, and was gratified to see that the parking lot was full and a steady stream of people was filing in and out of the building. I had to wait in line to vote; not a long line, but in a city of 11,000 even a line of eight people is something unusual.
There are a whole lot of reasons to vote today, but one of the most crucial, in my opinion, is our energy security. I’m proud to say that I voted for Senator Obama, in part because I believe he sees the big picture where energy is concerned. Even in an age of energy scarcity, his energy proposals display a real abundance mentality. Revolutionizing our energy infrastructure and reducing our reliance on oil can and will create jobs and wealth, and Barack Obama sees that. John McCain and Sarah Palin, not so much; “Drill, baby, drill” only increases our reliance on fossil fuels, and takes valuable resources away from the development of alternative energies.
I was only a teenager when the Arab Oil Embargo made the country energy aware, and energy insecure, for the first time, back in 1973, but I knew even then that our country’s response to that crisis seemed suspiciously weak and tentative. We should have learned our lesson then, but we didn’t. Maybe today we will.
What’s your take on things? Which candidate do you think has the better energy policy? Have gas and diesel prices influenced your voting decision?
November 4th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
It will not influence my vote, my vote is dependant on who is against killing babies and who is patriotic. I think the government could do more about oil prices, but they and all the other greedy people are tied to it with to much money.
November 4th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I was not affected by the fuel prices in relation to how I voted. I casted my vote for the party who will promote the rape and pillage of all our planets natural resources so my grandchildren will have no clean air, water or a future so “the man” can get higher profits…By the look of your vote, I’d say fuel costs didn’t affect your vote either since you voted for the party who believes in the rape and over taxation of the American worker. You think times are tough now? Just wait till those high taxes on the rich trickle down to your energy bill!
November 7th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Sounds like some of you need a little “cool-down” time after the election, but that’s what eight years of Fear and Loathing will do to you.
America needs to invest much, much more in alternative fuels to help gradually rid ourselves of our over-dependence on foreign oil, and Obama is going to do far more than McCain, which is a main reason he got my vote.
Is there any real debate on that point or just bitter hyperbole from the losers?