Regular readers know I think NIMBY's are selfish and shortsighted and a general blight on society. @#$%^&* has to be somewhere.
Fracking has been one major contributor to US economic growth when we desperately need it. That is why President Obama supports it. This article discusses how it can be done safely and how regulation can insure it is done safely. But even this will not cause NIMBY's to fear what they don't know and are not willing to devote the resources to getting educated so they know what they don't know presently should not be feared.
Link to Joe Nocera column
Once upon a time the GOP cared about improving heath care insurance for people even if it created a bigger budget deficit. And they would not even consider raising revenues to pay for it. Kind of reminds me about the unfunded War on Terror another GOP invention. Oh, wait, it was the same Congress and President that promoted Medicare Part D and the War on Terror. Bruce Barlett's column on Medicare Part D.
Senior Reagan Official on how the GOP created a $400 bn hole in budget deficit
Does this mean that if John McCain had been elected Heritage Foundation/Romney/Obamacare would be Heritage Foundation/Romney/MeCaincare?
And lastly, the Cheney family demonstrates the problems of pandering to the Tea Party and other social conservatives for political gain when the position is flat out wrong on something.
Frank Bruni on Cheney Family Values in Politics
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