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JOHN McCAIN

But, he was killed by the bureaucratic, interest-group, legislative, international, and media politics of all of it.

We need sound politics driving sound policies. Sound policies alone, like infantry with no artillery or air, will get cut down.

That is how I am hoping Obama will be different from Carter.

Apparently it was just not the time for rationality and progressive, just policy. It was not yet the time for Americans to accept a shift in their short sighted and wasteful life style

Quoting Jimmy Carter: “We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now, we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.” Carter bluntly pointed out that: “The most important thing about these proposals is that the alternative may be a national catastrophe. Further delay can affect our strength and our power as a nation.” He called the new energy policy he was proposing, “The 'moral equivalent of war' — except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not destroy.”

“With the exception of preventing war,” said Jimmy Carter, “this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes.”

Carter was right then, and the world situation today would be unimaginably better, unrecognizable from today's world, had we heeded his words and followed his leadership three decades ago.

(I am reminded of the contrast between the two unfoldings of the fictional iconic town Bedford Falls depicted in Frank Capra's classic film “Its A Wonderful Life.” One outcome with, and one without, the benevolent influence of Jimmy Stewart's character.)

Perhaps President Obama will be able to pull off what President Carter could not three decades ago.

Another great article which also served as a reference for the above: “Carter Tried To Stop Bush's Energy Disasters – 28 Years Ago” by Thom Hartmann (2005)

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0503-22.htm

The full text of Carter's speech:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/filmmore/ps…

Apparently it was just not the time for rationality and progressive, just policy. It was not yet the time for Americans to accept a shift in their short sighted and wasteful life style

Quoting Jimmy Carter:

“We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now, we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.” Carter bluntly pointed out that: “The most important thing about these proposals is that the alternative may be a national catastrophe. Further delay can affect our strength and our power as a nation.” He called the new energy policy he was proposing, “The 'moral equivalent of war' — except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not destroy.”

“With the exception of preventing war,” said Jimmy Carter, a man of peace, “this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes.”

He was right then, and the world situation today would be unimaginably and unrecognizably better had we heeded his worlds and followed his leadership three decades ago.

Perhaps President Obama will be able to pull off what President Carter could not.

Reference: “Carter Tried To Stop Bush's Energy Disasters – 28 Years Ago” by Thom Hartmann (2005) http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0503-22.htm

The full text of Carter's speech: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/filmmore/ps…

The Texas Plan

It reflects my work with the Texas Democratic Party, the Progressive Populist Caucus, and the Oil Patch Democrats, but strictly my own views.

For immediate relief, I would follow the “infant industry” doctrine of subsidizing both alternative fuels and vehicles. Further, I would revert to common carriage principles of public utility regulation (without public indemnity for private folly).

And, finally, I would move slowly but boldly towards replacement of coal-fired boilers and obsolete reactors for electrical power generation and process-steam applications such as synthesizing clean or renewable fuels.

All of these can be popular policies anywhere but Washington, where propping-up declining industries, Soviet-style indirect taxation and monopoly rent-sharing, as well as Edwardian navalism are still the rule, even after the Great, World, and Cold Wars ended.

That cannot go on, but if Democratic populists cannot change anything, right wing extremists or populists will both generate and exploit the catastrophe it will take to do so after their own fashion.

JOHN McCAIN