It won't work because the American people are not going to put up with it, that's why. I've addressed the Bear-Stearns failure on the other post and you can read it there but I will also say here that CEO's now making 400 times what their bottom worker is earning need to shoulder the responsibility. It can't be pure capitalism and strictly the individuals private business until there is a need for a bailout and then socialist measures are relied upon to fix the situation.
A welfare state? You told me you are in favour of a free and quality public education being provided for everyone. Most cons don't but you have made that compromise so why can't you take it a step further?
NO, I didn't assume that the US lacks any ability to switch over to alternatives. I said that the US has not been proactive because the cons didn't believe in the fact that the US doesn't have an unlimited supply in the ground and the libs are preventing you from digging it up. Now they admit that there is little to be had and shale oil or offshore is being looked at seriously. That's something that came to light in as little as two months. Amazing! If you care to try to understand what I'm talkiing about wwhen I mention interdependeance, get the book and learn all about it. I've touched on it briefly on the other thread.
You need to reconcile the fact that the WHO has placed your country at #37 and all the presidential candidates spoke on and acknowledged a need to fix your ailing system. Please don't try to pretend that everything is fine. Although it's certainly true that the righties were lying about fixing it and some of the lefties could have been lying too, they all acknowledged it needed to be fixed because if they didn't the people would hang their political as-es out to dry.
All I need do with those comments is to tell you again to reconcile the truths I presented with your claims of everything being all o.k.
It's good that you agree that your country has made no or little preparations for the oil crunch and I've dealt in more depth on the other thread on the fact that it's been the right who didn't believe in oil being in limited supply. It's the right which has continuously made the charge that the left has prevented new oil exploration and drilling. Isn't it funny how that is now lost in the shuffle! Now they can only squeal about ANWR even though it's a mere drop in the bucket. I think we're pretty much onside together on this issue in any case. I think you're wrong on Obama but I have nothing at stake to cause me to argue for him. Yes, you can drill yourself into more time but is it significant? I would suggest to you that you're playing politics if you try to suggest that it is.
I can't quite understand how you can say that Obama can't end the war but you think he will anyway. You lost me on that one! As for the surge, there should have never been a war to start with and there shouldn't have been a surge either. Your country is immersed in an unwinnable war and is unable to leave Iraq in the foreseeable future because Iran will make Iraq part of their sphere of influence. They will not give up and there is good reason why the US can't possibly go to war with Iraq. I'm betting it won't happen because Iran will block Hormuz, among other strategic targets, drive up oil to aournd $12/gallon and your country is toast.