Part of the economic problem we have and it’s a national security risk is our deopendence on foreign energy sources. This has given Arab Muslims influence over our political system. As a result, the US over the last 20 years has become a lackey for the Suadis. Perry’s proposal addrresess the Arab influence angle and the jobs angle. More energy production means more jobs and cheaper energy.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is set to unveil a far-reaching energy plan Friday that would dramatically expand oil and gas exploration — and, he may hope, also reboot his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
In the first major policy address since he jumped into the race in August, Perry will propose expanded energy production on federal lands and offshore, rolling back clean-air regulations, ending many incentives for development of renewable energy, and curtailing the ability of critics to mount court challenges.
The speech will focus attention on a key part of the economy familiar to the Texas governor, and on efforts to create jobs, perhaps the strongest part of his résumé.
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As president, Perry says, he would move to:
•Open federal lands to more energy exploration and production, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and lands in the Mountain West. More offshore drilling would be permitted in the Gulf of Mexico and off the southern Atlantic coast.
He would continue to bar drilling in the Florida Everglades, a fragile ecological area located in what happens to be a key primary and general-election state.
•Approve pipelines to facilitate new energy fields, including the Keystone XL Pipeline. The controversial project, which would carry crude oil from Canada to refineries as far south as Texas, is now stalled in a State Department review.
•Suspend and reconsider many of the Environmental Protection Agency‘s recent mandates and regulations, including rules designed to improve air quality. He would repeal the EPA’s authority over CO2 and other greenhouse gases linked to climate change.
•Curb the ability of environmentalists and others to slow down projects through the courts. He would establish firm litigation deadlines to expedite lawsuits and consider establishing special federal environmental courts with expertise that presumably would allow them to reach decisions more quickly.
Expect Mitt Romney and the International Socialist GOP Establishment to attack this plan. AFter all, they don’t want to upset their Arab paymasters!
Tags: Energy Independence, Rick Perry
