<DIV>Sunil,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the snide remarks. It certainly adds to the quality of emails here on the community Viz. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </STYLE> 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>>
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