Better to light a candle than curse the darkness

To this political analyst, it was no surprise that cynical mass media political pundits and opinion page columnists from the main stream press criticized and disparaged the recent speech President Obama gave from the Oval Office. Although his speech was lacking in clarity and was filled with generalities, the President should not be criticized for trying to have a frank discussion about petroleum. In an era of tough economic times with over 15 million Americans out of work, the President should not be faulted for trying to inject new and different ideas into the political debate.

While Opinione has pointed out in previous postings that his speech writers and political strategists could have used the speech to introduce new policy proposals such as encouraging the congress to offer tax break incentives for companies to invest in new plastic recycling into energy start up ventures, the President needs to devote the entire rest of his administration to help America decrease her demand for foreign oil and make the first step towards a post fossil fuel based economy.