For some reason some people think conservative = pro-nuke power and liberal = anti-nuke power.
Being pro-nuke power is not a litmus test for conservatives.
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Yes, I agree. In fact, the problem seems to be a form of ‘special interests’ I think that Dems are known for (SEIU). Why should the government be allowed to join forces with the nuke industry and support it’s interests against the citizens? I know it came about during the 50’s rush for weaponry but the toll continues to be taken 60 years later. The nuke industry should not have the gov aiding/abetting it. In Japan, the gov and nuke industry routinely trade executives and regulates itself.
It was only a month or more after March 11 that the Japanese government decided (due to public complaints) that maybe the regulatory agency ought to separate from the promote nuke power agency. They were literally one and the same. May still be yet.
The only reason nuke power is happening at all is because the US gov underwrites the insurance. IOW you and me and all taxpayers pay for the privilege of nuke power. No insurance companies will cover it without Uncle Sam underwriting it.
That’s not conservative. At all.
Actually, a lot of what passes for “conservatism” nowadays is really an form of fascim - corporate/gov incest to the great detriment of everyone else. I really don’t consider myself a conservative any more, but a Constitutionalist.