Obama Urges Commitment to Energy Independence

[IDemo]

Source: Voice of America

U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to end the $4 billion subsidies for oil and gas companies and invest in energy independence for the United States.

During his weekly address Saturday, Obama said investing in clean renewable energy sources is one way to combat rising gas prices straining family budgets. He said he disagrees with a congressional proposal that cuts investments in clean energy by 70 percent to lower the deficit.

Obama also called for the United States to continue safe, responsible domestic oil production.

He said the U.S. attorney general has launched a task force to root out fraud and manipulation of oil markets.

Read more: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Obama-Urges-Commitment-to-Energy-Independence----120536979.html

[XemaSab]

1. We still need a

"wanker" smilie on teh DU.

This is a card he should have played literally a year ago, if not sooner.

[TheWraith]

11. Uh, he's been talking about this all along.

So you're going to slam him for making a push now when he might be able to shame some Republicans into doing something?

[somone]

2. And motherhood and apple pie

[bananas]

5. And a chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage

[Fuddnik]

3. Didn't somebody come up with that idea back in 1976?

We need a commission to figure this out.

Yeah, that's the ticket....

Headed up by smart bizness men, like David Koch and Jeffrey Immelt.

Yeah, that's the ticket........

Maybe a few guys from Goldman Sachs.

Yeah..........

[DCKit]

8. Who the hell could you possibly be talking about? Series. nt

[daleanime]

4. Of course he does's.....

it's a nice neutral phrase that doesn't really mean anything.:banghead:

[DJ13]

6. Play hardball (for a change)

Threaten to work towards pulling all tax breaks unless the energy industry gets their pricing structure under control.

[emilyg]

7. blah blah

[Lorien]

10. + 1,000 blah blah blahs

lots of talk, no action. And the apologists will blame everyone except leading "democrats".

[Keith Bee]

9. K&R. but.....

...we've heard this before, from many presidents.

[PoliticAverse]

13. Ya think?...

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-16-2010/an-energy-independent-future

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. It's a lot more than $4B a year. nt

[rug]

14. Every president since Nixon has blathered about energy independece.

And the energy companies have continued to amass billions.

[wordpix]

15. good---now start by reversing his $36 billion proposal for nuke energy subsidies

Nuke energy is not renewable, it's dangerous, expensive and there's nowhere to put the spent fuel, at least not politically speaking. It's so expensive the nuke industry wants these billions to build the plants at OUR expense, in guaranteed loans, and Obama's bought the proposal hook, line and sinker.