Where Have All The Liberals Gone? Long Time Passing
August 27, 2007 at 10:29 am
Please forgive the stroll down nostalgia lane, but remember the good old days, when you could count on liberals to cheer for a nuclear freeze and for the Sandinistas and boo Ed Meese and nuclear energy?
The first three foundations have been overtaken by events. But what about the fourth pillar — hatred of nuclear power? Like the Berlin Wall, it’s crumbling to the ground.
Here’s Barack Obama in Salon today:
I think that with nuclear power, we have got to see if there are ways for us to store the radioactive material in a safe, environmentally sound way, and if we can do that and deal with the some of the safety and security issues, [nuclear power] is something that we should look at.
Liberals looking at nuclear power? Is nothing sacred anymore? What’s next, cutting capital gains taxes? Bringing balance to public television? I am depressed.
James Aach said,
August 27, 2007 @ 1:23 pm
Personally, I don’t think the use of mutant squirrels on treadmills has been looked at closely enough. But seriously, as someone who works in the nuclear industry, I find all the chitter-chatter among pols, pundits and the media to be uniformed and lacking perspective - to say the least. Most proponents and opponents have little idea what the real world of nuclear is like. Of course, it’s hard to get perspective on such a complex subject. So - - shameless plug follows - - try my novel “Rad Decision”. It’s a thriller that also covers all the basics. and its available at no cost to readers at http://RadDecision.blogspot.com as well as being in paperback. I can’t promise Rad Decision will be as wacky as a White House press conference, but I tried.