Kerry's Energy Independence Plan Is Smart Economics and Good Wartime Strategy

The Associated Press reports that the U.S. trade deficit hit a record $55.82 billion in June and the country’s foreign oil bill reached an all time high. Senator John Kerry’s plan to liberate America from reliance on Middle Eastern oil is not only financially smart, but it also gives the U.S. a leg up on the war against Islamic terrorist groups. I urge my fellow citizens to see the big picture and recognize that Senator Kerry’s plan differs greatly from the Bush administration, whose task force met with oil executives in secret behind closed doors.

The Kerry plan includes goals to make a full 20% of our fuels renewable by 2020; to give billions in tax credits to automakers to improve fuel efficiency; and to exceed the Bush administrations efforts to propel the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (as well as to invest more in clean coal power.)

The Kerry plan for energy independence is a smart, long-term move toward victory over reliance on fuel sources that come from nations that nurture Islamic terrorism. The Kerry Plan is a patriotic alternative to creating wealth that subsidizes terrorism.