Credit where Credit is due

I admit most of what I have to say about Barack Obama typically can be filed under criticism, however, I was surprised by what seems to be a well thought out plan to reduce automotive oil consumption. Initially reports had been that Obama had planned to increase the mpg average to 40 mpg by the year 2016. Since trucks remain the most popular vehicle in much of this country, and are so for reasons of utility, a draconian increase such as this would be devastating to small businesses and people that rely on these vehicles. The plan leaked today, and to be formerly announced tomorrow sets a more modest truck mpg average of 30. While still high by today's standards, it seems like a reasonable goal.

Global warming aside.... because lets face it, regardless of our understanding of this issue, we can not undo the release of hundreds of thousands of years worth of CO2 back into the atmosphere. No one knows the measure of the impact of this because of pre-existing warming trends occurring outside of our influence. But short of polluting-to-control-warming by releasing particulate into the air to block out the sun, we are not going to reverse this trend. It is a political ploy by the left to damage big business and support carbon trading businesses and initiatives which are nothing less than scams.

The need for measures such as the current one being discussed, are all about preserving our oil, and reducing dependency on rogue nations. We shouldn't be buying any oil from Nations such as Venezuela who actively seek to damage our country. I would say they also spread an ideology that is averse to ours, but that unfortunately is perhaps no longer the case. Regardless, the reasons to reduce the consumption of oil are many. It is a limited resource which is facing increased demand as the East becomes industrialized. The world is becoming less stable, and oil will be the "gold" has been, and will continue to cause conflict.

We must take action to kick this addiction.