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Originally Posted by Kathianne  I disagree with your effort to make this 'simple.' The Dems by ideology and core group, (Greens) must be against drilling, oil shale, etc. They are left with arguing for new technologies and blaming our 'lifestyles.'
The Republicans on the other hand, find that their constituencies are demanding exploitation concurrent with incentives for inventing new technologies. Note that it was McCain that floated the idea of the government offering financial reward for the first to develop a new technology. |
How can you NOT blame our lifestyles to at least some extent? We are the most wasteful society on Earth. God forbid we don't have AC to drive around with on full blast while gas prices are costing many people a rent payment.
And you have to be able to realize McCain is pandering with that proposition, because oil companies have eaten up the competition for decades now, in regards to new technologies. It's also extremely difficult to land a patent for so-called "new technology". All kinds of road blocks, and although I'm pro business and pro free market and all that, I am able to realize the faults of the oil companies. Their lobby will always make sure to snuff out the competition.