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I know…rare is it that I double-post, but this Friedman piece is worth checking out, regardless of partisanship.
No doubt that energy policy is going to be a HUGE component of the whole ‘platform’ this summer. Especially each week that you find yourself at the gas station, filling up you premium-gassed guzzler. I really have to sit back and decide for myself what I think is the best.
At first, Hillary’s “tax the big guy” stance seemed adequate. But Friedman puts that in a different light.
No, no, no, we’ll just get the money by taxing Big Oil, says Mrs. Clinton. Even if you could do that, what a terrible way to spend precious tax dollars — burning it up on the way to the beach rather than on innovation?
The McCain-Clinton gas holiday proposal is a perfect example of what energy expert Peter Schwartz of Global Business Network describes as the true American energy policy today: “Maximize demand, minimize supply and buy the rest from the people who hate us the most.”
Keep in mind that Friedman was in Bill Clinton’s cabinet – so he’s not exactly Hill-bashing here…
Just food for thought.
What do the Cavaliers and Hillary have in common? Both needed a game-changer yesterday, yet both fell short.
