The very liberal Associated Press reviews some of the Obama Summer of Recovery claims and -- we love what they have to say. A must read.

Frederic Frommer, of the Associated Press, has written a most interesting article pitting the fiction of the Obama/Biden Summer of Recovery claims against the truth:

For example:

The claim: Thanks to the stimulus, the United States is on track to "doubling U.S. renewable energy generation capacity and U.S. renewable manufacturing capacity by 2012."

The facts: While the Recovery Act has helped increase renewable energy, the fact that it is a one-time jolt makes it difficult to project that the growth will continue for the next couple of years. George Sterzinger, executive director of the Renewable Energy Policy Project, a Washington think tank that promotes renewable energy, said the Recovery Act's cash grant program for renewable energy projects "jump-started a lot of stuff. But there's nothing beyond that." . . . . >>>>

In addition to the above summary review, Frommer deals with the Administrations claims on:

Cutting the cost for solar energy, quicker/cheaper genetic mapping, high speed rail, health information technology and the electric car. READ THIS ARTICLE HERE.

Editor's notes: Understand that nearly all of the Obama "alternative energy" strategies are 30 years from playing a major role in this nations energy equation. We do not have a power grid that is capable of accommodating the use of energy from solar panels and wind machines. And - when that does happen, these two sources will account for only 15% of our total need for energy.

The cost of the electric car is prohibitive at today's pricing levels. We may be ten years or more from the marketing of an electric car that will be meet the expectations of the American consumer. Solar conversion for the average home costs upward of $35, 000 per home. Only clean coal, natural gas and nuclear energy hold out the potential of full relief from foreign oil dependency. What is the Administration doing about these options ??

The AP article is a first step in dispensing with the fantasy of a quick and easy national conversion to alternative fuels. It ain't going to happen in this decade -- but we need to be making that change.

We need practical leadership and an honest, open strategy to a move away from a century old economy that has oil at its centre. This is not what we have in Mr. Obama. In fact, he is not even thinking of the development of the sources named above, sources that are proven and capable of being used with today's energy providers. The current electric grid and automobile can be adapted to the use of clean coal, nuclear energy and natural gas. WE DO NOT NEED TO INVENT ANYTHING to convert to environmentally clean energy at costs that will not drive the "poor" into the streets within the coming decade !!!

Why are we not busy making the change ??? No more arguments over drilling. No more worry about unaffordable transportation costs. The end to Middle East oil dependency within 10 years.