The more I hear about Obama, the less I like him, and I'm no fan of McCain either

If Obama kept his mouth shut, I probably would've voted for him. However, the more I hear about his policies and ideas the more it scares the daylights out of me. His ideas reflect the notion that the Government knows better on how to manage your affairs than you yourself do. Who exactly is the Government? An elite few who's job it is - is to apportion your tax dollars in new and ever expanding ways? Their job is to spend your money for you. And they do this on a full time basis.

At a time when the nation's economy is at a standstill, I hear that Obama wants to tax the rich and $250,000/yr is apparently the dividing line. At a time when businesses are struggling to make ends meet, the Government is essentially saying "give me more." Have you ever heard of a plan that fixes the scarcity of an item by taking more of it? So imagine you are a small business owner, a productive member of society creating jobs for others - namely the middle class, and suddenly this omnipotent force says "OK, last year I took 26% of your profits, this year I want 40%" - end of discussion. Whenever any entity takes money forcibily from individuals regardless of economic status or background, its called stealing.

At a time when the nation's energy prices are sky high, I hear far out solutions on how to fix the problem. As an energy consultant, I know what's real and what isn't. There is no short term solution, but we can't deliver efficiency overnight either. Americans simply need access to lower cost fuel if we are going to maintain our standard of living and economic prosperity. What Obama said this weekend regarding his plan was alarming - he's against nuclear power, he's against off shore drilling, and he's for subsidizing these boutique renewable energy technologies in the hopes it decreases consumption. I am firmly against subisidizing any industry. It distorts and destabilizes the free market. High fuel prices should be providing enough incentive for these firms to research and sell their technology without the govenrment getting involved. However, every time the government indicates that they may provide them with a windfall of taxpayer money - they are incentivized to delay their product entry and "research" until such time they receive this appopriation of OUR money. I am against the McCain $300 Million prize for a battery - and I'm against the Obama plan to shower "clean green" renewable energy firms with money while the American people continue to suffer through these high oil prices.
We need to start drilling for Oil. We need to do so now. Yes, it may take 5 or so years, but in 5 or so years if we don't start we'll be saying the same thing! Nuclear power is also no longer an option, its an absolute must. In countries such as France, 75% of their electricity is generated by Nukes - a clean technology that has no emissions. Building more nuclear plants is a good way to offset Oil consumption, the technology is here and its ready now, and we need to get as many online as possible. Obama, siding with the yahoos, is against this.

McCain's foreign policy will not help oil prices either. McCain's caustic "don't talk to nobody" cowboy diplomacy will only lead to further political instability and cause showdowns with countries such as Iran. McCain has also indicated his distaste for Russia - and he called Putin an evil man on many occassions, which may ignite a new cold war era and a new competition for world resources. With Russia's economy booming, and the influx of oil revenues, opening a new war front will only further threaten our economy, peace, and prosperity. Obama's foreign policy may help calm market jitters, but his other policies do nothing to add to the supply side of the equation.