Tejek, RE: "Just because you and I think there's a more constructive route (getting less dependent upon oil) doesn't mean that an Oil Industry Halliburton Republican would see it that way. Yes, that makes sense."
Bingo. Bush is really pursuing the older school of thought, prior to alternative forms of energy being prevalent. During the 70s, the auto industry had their hands tied, but now they don't. Someone really needs to tell Bush the auto industry is ready to shift gears away from oil.
RE: "A hi tech GOP from CA is a totally diff. animal than a TX GOP."
Bush doesn't seem like a Republican to me. He spends a lot of money, increases the debt, is against stem research, and he is more into religion than business prosperity. For businesses to truly prosper, he needs to get rid of the huge dependency on oil, get a liberal-minded leader to handle this terrorism problem - not someone that's been trained only on the cold war.
RE: "I lived in CA, some of my best friends were GOP. <g> "
Must have been San Diego. : )
RE: " Kerry's platform is to really increase support for RND towards alternative sources of energy. I really hope Kerry gets into office to do this one item. Unlike the 70s inflationary period, this time around, the auto industry is keen on encouraging alternative sources of energy. Maybe more people would buy more cars, if the high price of gas wasn't the limiting factor. I agree totally."
Everyone But Bush Agrees.
RE: " There is no question in my mind that the most innovative approaches to life in the 21st century are coming from the Dems. Unfortunately, the outdated concepts still sell well to the general public."
The problem is the salesperson (Bush, Congress), not with the public's ability to approve modern day concepts. A message needs to be repetitive, consistent and they should never assume the public won't grasp it. You can convince anyone to do nearly anything, as long as you're confident about it. Your article you posted mentions this. Reagan was very good at that. So was Clinton to a large degree.
On a different note, CNN had a videoclip of Mrs. Reagan hugging the casket which contained Reagan. Very, very touching. Sad to see her alone without her husband. I hope she takes on advocating stem research. She succeeded with her "No Drugs" campaign.
Regards,
Amy J |
