Green virtue signaling is no substitute for an energy industry.
The Europeans decided to embrace green energy at the cost of outsourcing their actual energy needs to Russia and Ukraine. After a war of over 200 days, tens of thousands dead, skyrocketing energy prices, they are slowly realizing that green virtue signaling is no substitute for an energy industry.
The United States is doing the same thing under Biden. Except that we’re not dependent on Russia for our energy (except in the nuclear industry). Instead after shutting down energy production, Biden has to run around with one hand extended to the likes of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela to lower gas prices. Even as his administration continues suppressing domestic production and blaming high prices on “greedy companies” who suddenly got greedy when he took office, but were humble and self-effacing socialists under Trump.
After the latest shrug, Biden, Bernie Sanders, AOC and the other lefty Dems are furious and demanding that we do something about Saudi Arabia. They keep mentioning Jamal Khashoggi, as if the death of a Qatari agent and old pal of Osama bin Laden were more serious than 9/11. (That it is to them, ought to tell you everything about their loyalty to this country)
The Saudis do have a bunch of oil that we helped them locate and that they then nationalized while our government compensated U.S. companies. It was a bad deal, but the new deal was that the Saudis kept prices stable in exchange for getting control of our regional foreign policy. This was arguably a worse deal. Post 9/11, which the Saudis had their hands in, the Bush and Obama administrations set that deal on fire. Bush overthrew Saddam, whom the Saudis feared, but also knew was preventing Iran from breaking out. Obama went one better by going into the terrorist business in such a big way that the Saudis ran in the other direction, tossed away support for the Muslim Brotherhood and became actively hostile to some terror groups.
(This resulted in a struggle with Qatar and the death of Jihadist ally Jamal Khashoggi.)
Obama also nuked the deal with the Saudis by making one with Iran instead. Biden keeps trying to restart the deal, offers Iran sanctions relief and then asks the Saudis for a hand.
Shockingly, this goes over badly.
The Saudi side of this is pretty clear. We’re to stabilize the region and check Iran if we want lower prices. The Biden side assumes that the Saudis will accept the same happy talk about legitimizing Iran’s nuclear program that Jewish Democrats are willing to snort at J Street.
Not happening.
We can have cheap Saudi oil, or we can drill our own. Or we can live in that same fantasy world in which our energy needs will be met by erratic and inefficient wind and solar systems that the Europeans were living in until Putin’s tanks showed up.
The Biden administration, the Democrats and its media allies are going through door three. They also want the Saudis to bail them out while they provide Iran with sanctions relief. When the Saudis fail to do that, they want to threaten the Saudis with the withdrawal of military support in the face of a growing Iranian threat. That might be more of a threat if Biden weren’t actively in bed with the Iranians.
Adults don’t function this way, but this is a government of occasionally senile petulant children who want things their way, but have no sense of reality or give and take, who understand how to seize power, but don’t understand the limitations of that power because they have been cosseted by the boundaries of liberal democracies among whose political norms leftists look tough. They’re out of their depth, in over their heads and they’re taking us down with them.
CogitoErgoSum says
Biden’s goal of getting rid of gasoline powered cars by 2035 is insane. We don’t have the technology or the infrastructure in place to implement all electric transportation. My common sense tells me that a transition period of hybrid vehicles (gas/electric) extended over an indefinite period of time is going to be required. Using electric for short trips in the city is good but longer trips require the dependability of a gasoline engine. The switch-over to all electric will come naturally as battery technology improves. A man who can’t even count to three is the wrong man in the wrong position of power at the wrong time. Two more years of an idiot like Biden is going to seem like an eternity – but maybe things will improve at least a little bit after the election in November. Let’s hope so.
gravenimage says
+1
somehistory says
mix the battery with salt water and the car explodes.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, I saw that. It’s strange. Gas/electric hybrids have been around for a while but I never heard of them catching fire the way these all electric cars have been. Just think how much bigger the explosions would be if those batteries were to catch fire in a car that also had a full tank of gasoline. The technology for safe and dependable batteries has a long way to go yet.
Jim J Fox says
Statistics show that gas cars ignite far more often than EVs but that fact will be ignored by you with extreme confirmation bias…
CogitoErgoSum says
Jm, I am not aware of a problem with hybrid gas/electric vehicles exploding. If it does happen I don’t think it happens very often. These cars with exploding batteries may be using a different type of battery or there may be a weakness somewhere else in the electrical system. It will take a while to figure it out but it seems like a serious problem to me.
Jim J Fox says
Really? So if you drive your EV into the ocean it will explode?
Strange, recently Musk said the Cybertruck floats & can do so for short periods ; video exists of it doing just that!
The ignorance shown here is disturbing…
somehistory says
In that case, I’d advise you to stop showing your ignorance. You are already “disturbed” enough. Now, smile.
milo minderbinder says
“Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian.”
https://nypost.com/2022/10/06/electric-vehicles-catching-fire-in-florida-after-hurricane-ian/
Jim J Fox says
As I’ve stated before, it is imperative that the world gets rid of fossil fuels. People who deny climate change are nothing more than numpties.
milo minderbinder says
Jim J Fox says
Oct 10, 2022 at 9:28 am
As I’ve stated before, it is imperative that the world gets rid of fossil fuels. People who deny climate change are nothing more than numpties.
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Actually, the “numpties” are being led by people like King Charles and Klaus Schwab who propagate the myth of climate change. They, like so many others in the “global elite,” need to continuously “manufacture” a crisis to bring about their “New World Order.”
And, sadly, they are succeeding and, they will succeed, in bringing about their “One World Government” where we, the people, will own nothing and they, the “global elite” will own everything.
Please direct your climate change rhetoric to those who are better equipped to answer your questions.
https://cornwallalliance.org/
somehistory says
Right on! milo.
electric cars in Florida are exploding and cars were exploding in Italy before this hurricane hit Florida and brought all that ocean water inland.
but, some people want to believe every lie propagated y schwab, gates, etc. which are designed to bring down the world to the level of the liars. As the comedian said, ‘you can’t fix stupid.’
dazzleme says
Milo you are 100% right….Democrats and I’m sure some Republicans (especially Soros) hate America and are pushing hard for the NWO. I’m sure it will eventually happen -then our children/grandchildren will be slaves TO the socialist. Satan is in control of this one.
dazzleme says
Jim J Fox,
Do you not think climate change is a bunch of stupid propaganda? Please… You must not believe in God and the reason I say that is -God controls the climate and all things of this earth, we have absolutely NO control over this world. Climate change has been going on since the beginning of time. If you are not a Christian you might consider (with the wars going on) getting your heart right. Democrats/Progressives are over-reaching to control us and some (& you) are playing right into their hands through fear and hysteria. Al gore got rich over this fool stuff and laughed all the way to the bank. AOC is trying to do the same thing.
dazzleme says
I not only hope so but pray so. As a nation -we cannot take 2 more years like the last two have been.
James Lincoln says
CogitoErgoSum says,
“Two more years of an idiot like Biden is going to seem like an eternity – but maybe things will improve at least a little bit after the election in November.”
If the Republicans take back Congress, or at least the House, a tourniquet may stop the hemorrhaging…
Wellington says
May, James, but never count out how Republicans can time and time again snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.
I am not encouraged at all by the decrepit and moribund Democratic Party, which is now, effectively, an enemy of America, but the Republican Party is not much of a substitute for what the Democratic Party wants to inflict upon the USA. It’s a classic case of dumb and dumber.
Fluid times. No doubt. But will the greatest experiment in human history, i.e., America, be salvaged? 50/50 at best.
gravenimage says
If You Don’t Want To Be Dependent on Saudi Arabia, Drill for Oil
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Yes–drill, baby, drill!
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Somehow, BO sounds like a genius here, contrary to his record ?
mick says
Does Qatar still sponsor jihadi groups and corrupt Islamic regimes, eg Faramaajo’s Somalia?
Or are they making themselves decent before the foot-washing?
mick says
A story worth investigating. The Saudi state are booting the Bedouin Al Howeitat tribe off their land to build the Ozymandias tower-block (the Neom project).
TE Lawrence rated them the best fighters in the Arab Revolt, under their heroic leader Auda, aka Anthony Quinn.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
“Never underestimate the ability of Joe to screw things up.” – Barak “the snake” Obama