Powell on the National Guard

R. David Steele wrote:
Right now Freedom runs on oil. We tried nuclear, and bio-fuels, and
until we get a Congress willing to go Hydrogen in 10 years, (instead of
another wasted trip to the Moon, or Mar's), then we will all burn in hell.

We have an energy policy that is based on depletion.

Really? In that case, you won't have any problem explaining to those of us
who still don't get it why, when our oil supply is recognizably being
depleted without replenishment, we are (1) still manufacturing and selling
gas-guzzling SUVs and (2) why we haven't required every vehicle on our
roads to be able to get 40 or 50 mpg as a prerequisite for getting a license
plate.

In any case, our current energy policy was put together by a commission
appointed by the President and chaired by the Vice President, whose
membership seems to be a secret, along with the minutes of the meetings they
may have had that evolved into our national policy. It's not even clear
what the policy actually is, much less the reasons for it, since everything
about that commission has been kept secret by the Vice President, who is now
or shortly will be defending himself against a lawsuit before the Supreme
Court which was filed to force the administration to make public the details
of the commission's proceedings.

It's entirely possible that, in the light of day, we may learn that our
energy policy is aimed at the protection of certain economic interests
first, rather than the nation's best interests. We may find out one of
these days.

George Z.

Because the UAW has a huge influence on such policies. I gather
that you want millions of common folks without jobs?

Those SUVs put money in the common man's pocket.

I guess that non-sequitor is about as much as I could expect by way of an
answer.

George Z.