Comments on: Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Reading Max Gladwell’s Energy Policy? http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/08/democrats-pelosi-offshore-drilling-oil/ SoLoMo and Green Living Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Max Gladwell http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/08/democrats-pelosi-offshore-drilling-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Max Gladwell Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:21:09 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=621#comment-908 Ari: Thanks very much for that informative comment. The Neocons love when Arnold tempers their extreme views to independents, but when you use Arnold in an argument like offshore drilling, they tell you he's not a bona fide conservative. They always want to have their cake and eat it too. The same Neocons will tell you that they support states' rights. Until the states don't cooperate. Then it's time to strengthen Federal power to serve their agenda. Same with small government. The only small government neocons support is the one they don't control. The Democrats aren't much better. Politicians just aren't principled people for the most part. Whatever position serves their interests or ideologies best is the one to take. Obama is guilt of this, as well, but he offends us the least. Ari: Thanks very much for that informative comment. The Neocons love when Arnold tempers their extreme views to independents, but when you use Arnold in an argument like offshore drilling, they tell you he’s not a bona fide conservative. They always want to have their cake and eat it too.

The same Neocons will tell you that they support states’ rights. Until the states don’t cooperate. Then it’s time to strengthen Federal power to serve their agenda. Same with small government. The only small government neocons support is the one they don’t control.

The Democrats aren’t much better. Politicians just aren’t principled people for the most part. Whatever position serves their interests or ideologies best is the one to take. Obama is guilt of this, as well, but he offends us the least.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/08/democrats-pelosi-offshore-drilling-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Ari Herzog Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:35:20 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=621#comment-906 Democrats this, Republicans that. Can't everyone get along? The humor of this congressional energy debate pitting political party members against each other in the name of big business and tax subsidies is when you look at the 50 U.S. governors, most are aligned together regardless of party. Everyone looks at California and Oregon for their west coast pro-Kyoto policies but Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ted Kulongoski serve opposite political ideologies. Texas Governor Rick Perry is in the news these days for wind turbines plopping everywhere, but so is Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick for the state's solar compact. If you're keeping score, Arnold and Rick are Republicans, and Ted and Deval are Democrats, but alternative energy being the name of the game, they could be a band of brothers, all rooting for the same issues. If only the feds can take the hint from their gubernatorial brethren. Democrats this, Republicans that. Can’t everyone get along?

The humor of this congressional energy debate pitting political party members against each other in the name of big business and tax subsidies is when you look at the 50 U.S. governors, most are aligned together regardless of party.

Everyone looks at California and Oregon for their west coast pro-Kyoto policies but Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ted Kulongoski serve opposite political ideologies. Texas Governor Rick Perry is in the news these days for wind turbines plopping everywhere, but so is Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick for the state’s solar compact.

If you’re keeping score, Arnold and Rick are Republicans, and Ted and Deval are Democrats, but alternative energy being the name of the game, they could be a band of brothers, all rooting for the same issues.

If only the feds can take the hint from their gubernatorial brethren.

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