McCain Lurches (Slowly) Toward the TRUTH

Here is today's story abut John McCain's "new" idea to have the Federal Government adopt the same "green" technologies that McCain wants the rest of us to adopt (and Obama wants to FORCE on us).  The problem, of coure, is that McCain is still stuck in this fantasy world where the "solution" is to switch to expensive, "green" technologies over some long period of time.  Here is the lead paragraph of the story:

"Republican John McCain said Tuesday the federal government should practice the energy efficiency he preaches, pledging as president to switch official vehicles to green technologies and do the same for office buildings."

This is MY idea (see archives of this blog), from at least a month ag), although not taken far enough, and McCain goes off in the WRONG direction of gradually replacing government vehicle with "green" vehicles and buildings (or building systems) with "green" buildings.   Sure, the government should set an example there, but that is NOT the same as the Federal Government CUTTING BACK immediately on gasoline use and energy use.

What I suggested is that we CAN DO (part of the title of the entry on a CAN DO attitude toward gasoline prices) something about gasoline prices.  The FIRST thing we can do (not the last) is for the Federal Government to TIGHTEN ITS BELT, as private citizens have to do..  That means an Executive Order, to be IMPLEMENTED (not "studied") within THIRTY DAYS, that ALL Federal agencies (except in combat zones) reduce their use of gasoline by 20%, and move toward the same goal in all other energy use. 

In other words, teh Federal Goverfnment CAN reduce its OWN demand by 20%, and then can CHALLENGE private employers, and all private citizens, to do the same.

As it is, the Federal Government acts like it is immune from cutting back--a concept so STUPID as to alone tell you why the leftist "solution" of the Federal Government "solving" all of our problems is so ridiculous.

The idea that nothing can be done immediately about gasoline prices is absurd.  As I have said, if we combine a strong commitment to drilling (and things like nuclear power) with an IMMEDIATE cut in demand by a VOLUNTARY program LED by the EXAMPLE of the huge Federal Government, gasoline prices can be driven down IMMEDIATELY (punishing the "speculators" and price "gougers" more than a thousand new regulations).

Contrast this with the what Democrats want todo, which is NOTHING to reduce the price of gasoline ("windfall profits tax" would tend to RAISE the price of gasoline).  Yes, Barack Obama is talking about "demand", but he is talking about LONG TERM reduction in demand imposed by government FORCE (while the government keeps growing).  In other words, leftists want to MANDATE a change in lifestyle and DIRECT the way it is done (the way you live).  They want to USE the price of gasoline to FORCE government control of the economy on the country.  These people are insane.