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The President has already embarked on phase 1 of Donovan's Swiftian proposal. It's called the Iraq War, and thus far it hasn't worked as planned.<br><br>Sunil<br><br>> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 17:56:42 -0800<br>> From: chasuk@gmail.com<br>> To: donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com<br>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] Banditry is Not an Option Was: Economists Predicted $90/Barrel...<br>> <br>> On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Donovan Arnold<br>> <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > What if the next president did the same thing with oil? What if the military<br>> > forced itself onto oil rigs and started pumping more oil, and build and<br>> > opened more oil refiners to make sure we had affordable energy in the<br>> > country? What would be the consequences of that action?<br>> > If the president forced the private energy market to charge reasonable<br>> > prices by releasing its own oil production efforts and releasing oil from<br>> > its reserve?<br>> <br>> I would be uncomfortable with our military acting as bandits so that<br>> our obese pampered citizenry could continue to make midnight runs to<br>> WinCo for Twinkies and Mountain Dew. I know, I'm simplifying, but not<br>> by much. Sometimes, these midnight runs include Twinkies, Mountain<br>> Dew, and Doritos.<br>> <br>> Now, being really, sincerely serious, I would never, ever condone<br>> using our miltary as bandits, for whatever reason. Of course, this<br>> "never, ever" has three exceptions, but I'm fairly confident that<br>> these three exceptions are far removed from reality.<br>> <br>> 1. I'm starving to death. My three bowls of rice and beans have<br>> diminished to a single bowl of rice and beans, and then to a bowl of<br>> rice without beans. The menu might vary, but my bare nutritional<br>> needs are not being met. Banditry is okay by me when it is necessary<br>> to guarantee my literal survival, no other proviso required.<br>> <br>> 2. The government spends at least $1 trillion on developing<br>> alternative energy sources. If we can spend that much money killing<br>> people, we can spend that much money developing ways to unyoke the<br>> world from the petroleum beast. If our scientists are given that much<br>> money to spend -- with oil companies, oil company lobbyists and oily<br>> politicians put on firm leashes -- thn we would find an oilless<br>> solution.<br>> <br>> 3. Walk. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 26 years old.<br>> It expired when I turned 30, which I didn't renew for the next twelve<br>> years. Somehow, I managed. Generally, i walked everywhere. This<br>> obviously isn't viable for everyone, but it is viable for millions of<br>> USians who live two minutes from the supermarket and yet still drive<br>> to the store to pick up that loaf of bread, or that all-important<br>> Snickers. In other words, for my able-bodied peers who complain about<br>> the price of gas and yet still walk only when their car is in the<br>> shop, I whip out my smallest violin while simultaneously singing "boo<br>> hoo hoo."<br>> <br>> Chas<br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br></body>
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