**Short-term solutions? More of same old same old

There are no short-term solutions to the energy problems and the foreign policy problems that spring from hopelessly flawed energy "policies". Anything intentionally short-term is not a solution. Anything long-term that can't be turned into an actual real short-term SOLUTION with commitment of a massive program and resources is also not a solution. There is not time for half-hearted non-existent long-term handwaving.

Hillary and McCain and the Anwar obliterators are talking about smoke and mirror policies that give the appearance of doing something, but actually accomplish nothing or actually make the real problem worse. We have Thune playing the ANWAR game. It is a smoke and mirrors attempt to make anybody pushing for real solutions appear to be associated with hopelessly optimistic and idealistic tree huggers. Expect to hear more stories about Obama or Hillary demanding that horses in the wilderness wear diapers. There is nothing absurd enough or slanted enough to be beneath desperate politicians trying to maintain their offices and their contributions from the rich. Now Republican senators have latched onto the food chain and merchandiser monsters claim that ethanol is driving up the price of groceries.

It seems to me that Obama is at least hinting that the special-interest driven politics coupled to election at all costs have led us to catastrophe or near catastrophe and must be changed if we are to literally survive as a modern nation.

Hillary is more of the same old same old. Thune is the young same old same old. McCain is the old same old, same old.

Hillary is more and more aggravating every day. She is smart enough to know better.

***Stay tuned for more of my same old same old (Of course, it is the best of golden same old same oldies} --- Doug Wiken