by Dacia Nichol
There's this myth about FDR's "New Deal" - you know the one where it got us out of the Great Depression? Anyone who's willing to delve into the depths of political incorrectness knows that's a load of you-know-what. The truth? WWII. Despite all the constitutionality and fiscal problems he got us into (and that we're still paying for), FDR did manage to save us from ourselves when he told us "We Can Do It". He went from milk dumping in the streets to remanufacturing the American Spirit - we've all seen that poster of Rosie the Riveter with her guns a blazin'... It's a great exemplary of the attitude of the day that we need to summon now. Let's embrace the industrial spirit from the "good war" and transform it into a spirit to propel us forward into a new generation of prosperity. Oh yeah - and maybe fix that little energy problem we keep crying over while we're at it.
CALL TO ACTION: Let's build 100 new nuclear power plants in 20 years.
If you have not heard or read about U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander's May 27, 2009 speech at the Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit on a nuclear power proposal, you are instructed to go read the transcript ASAP. He outlines some of the usual objections to nuclear power and offers basic rebuttals (you can Google more details). He explains why the various alternative energy proposals being thrown out there are not cost or space effective (read: wind and solar). He even quotes T. Boone Pickens - you know, the oil man that's been pushing a huge alternative-energy agenda lately - when asked if he wanted wind turbines anywhere on his 68,000 acre ranch: "Hell no. They're ugly."
The most important point however, is what his proposal could do for the United States as a whole:
1. Produce 70% of our own energy (vs. using 25% of the world's energy as we currently do) - can we say energy independence?
2. Save the planet - if you're into all the "global warming" hoopla, here's your answer: Nuclear power is clean!
3. Create millions of jobs! Let's get back into manufacturing people! We'll build a nuclear construction industry - it'll outlast any "shovel ready" highway project. Millions of jobs that will last 20 years+...what more can you ask for?
4. Economic recovery! Jobs (AMERICAN jobs I say!), cheap energy, no more oil wars...c'mon now!
You can't say that Obama's "Cash for Clunkers" or throwing billions into global warming research are better ideas. What do we need them for if we have nuclear efficiency? We have the solution, we have the means, and we have the spirit to get it done - let's do it!
After all...Barry wants to oh-so-badly be like France, right?
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