Bush's Energy Policy
George Bush's position on Iraq hasn't changed much in the past 3 years; stay the course, refuse to deal with the reality on the ground and spend an incredible amount of money while you're at it.
Will Bush change his position on climate change and global warming?
The Washington Post is reporting that Bush might be ready to signal a change of position in his upcoming State of the Union. I'll be watching and listening eagerly for some leadership. As the op-ed says:
The key thing to watch is whether Bush talks only about energy security or whether he emphasizes climate. Energy security is mostly a dumb objective, but climate policy is crucial.
While a change in position around climate change appears to be a possibility, there is probably no chance that Bush will change policy towards Saudi Arabia - as Raymond Learsy calls for in this HuffingtonPost blog.
Learsy is essentially calling for the globalization of the oil resource the Saudis currently oversee. While he makes a valid point or two - especially with regard to the lack of data transparency with respect to oil reserves - most of the comments have it right when they say this is the definition of hypocrisy. The American system has raped and pillaged the world's resources in the name of growth and profit - not in the name of global stewardship.
Learsy has the balls to ask:
Perhaps the time is past where Sovereign Rights are sacrosanct and that this issue be opened to scrutiny and public debate.
This thinking must represent the deepest, darkest worry in the minds of the Saudi royals. Deep down they must know that - were it clear that peak oil was real and oil became scarce - the Americans will flip policy quick and claim the time of Sovereign Rights past. A chilly thought ...
