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I have always been in favor of distilling corn into alcohol�:)

Ethanol however, seems to be a loser with too many problems.
Lowering fuel mileage by 25 to 35% is a non starter for me.
Uncle Newt may have this one wrong.

However, the essence of Newt�s energy program would wean us off Raghead oil for good.
Raghead oil may always seem to be cheaper, but it is not when you factor in all the other costs.
Like the cost of Ragheads having us bent over an oil barrel and dependant on their tender mercies.
And the cost in blood, tears, and treasury.

If it takes extra effort such as subsidies to kickstart our energy independence��so be it.


Here are the top 5 ideas from Newt Gingrich's "Winning the Future:"

UTILIZE ALL OF AMERICA'S VAST ENERGY RESERVES, including oil, natural gas, wind and solar as well as the vast potential for nuclear power to produce clean abundant energy and American jobs.

TAX REFORM TO FAVOR JOB CREATION, SAVINGS, INVESTMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, including eliminating the death tax and capital gains tax.

GOVERNMENT REFORM TO MAKE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES LEANER, MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE EFFECTIVE, including acquisition reform, better use of information technology and changing government work rules to make it easier to reward good workers and fire bad ones.

EDUCATION REFORM TO EMPHASIZE MATH AND SCIENCE LEARNING by giving tax incentives to those who pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) degrees and allowing professionals using their math and science degrees to teach part time without having to go through the unionized credentialing process.

JUDICIAL REFORM including tort reform to cut down on frivolous lawsuits and stopping the worrying trend of judges using foreign law as precedent in US cases.

Wiser men would know these should be developed before trying to use. Same as with ethanol, they're a fricken hoax, a government boondoggle and an incredible waste of money and resources. And for no other reason than to pretend to try and appease the liberal hordes they have created.... who are themselves nigh more than a fricken hoax, a government boondoggle and an incredible waste of money and resources.

Newt has some good ideas .Supporting ethanol ain't one of 'em .

Yep.. need another president who views FDR as one of the most effective presidents of the 20th century. I mean, really.. as Newt says, Reagan was only successful because he was a FDR Democrat first.

Yea,thats a RINO talking......



I hope he runs.



dave

Wasent Jimmy Carters Dept of Energy suposed to do that as well? How'd that work out? Government is not the solution, its the problem.

You also say that foreign oil is not cheaper when you factor in all the other costs, what are thoes other costs?

Here are a few of Newt's suggestions:

1) Jobs, jobs, jobs. Gingrich recommends a 50 percent reduction in payroll taxes, a 100 percent write-off for small business investment in tools and technology, zero capital gains, and lowering the corporate tax to 12.5 percent. Obviously, we are talking about private sector job creation.

2) Balance the budget. From 1994 to 1998, federal spending growth was held to 2.9 percent annually, the smallest increases since Calvin Coolidge. The result was four years of surpluses and a $405 billion reduction in the national debt. Much would now accomplished by devolving power to the states under the 10th Amendment.

3) An American Energy Plan. Drill here, drill now. Build nuclear reactors. Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency's "bureaucratic dictatorship on energy production."

4) Congressional Appropriation Reform. Eliminate earmarks, post bills 72 hours before voting, reverse the Republican spending habits that undermined fiscal discipline during the Bush Administration.

Talkin' is Newt's long suit .Backin' ethanol subsidies is NOT a conservative position .

Of the twenty or so people mentioned as possible R pres. candidates ,I honestly think that Newt is the only one that is totally un-electable .

Newt is just remorseful that he got caught shaggin his intern while leading the charge against Clinton.

Now he is trying to make a comeback and bringing his baggage with him.

You're wrong about wind and solar. Ethanol on the other hand is the Edsel in our mythical energy policy.

Neither wind or solar are mature technologies but you have to start somewhere. The unit cost of producing power with solar is dropping quickly. Depending on where you are, solar panels on the roof and hooked into the grid can turn your annual power bill into a memory. It's a start...

I think Newt would SHRED Obama and make him look like a fool in a debate. I'd like to see Newt run just for that opportunity.

I have said it before and I will say it again: "Newt would be the best President since Reagan, probably better."

Bows---Does this mean you abandoned the Palin bandwagon? Please say yes.