Posted on 04/14/2007 12:18:06 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani called for a national campaign to achieve energy independence during a Missouri campaign stop Saturday.
The former New York mayor said a national program to tap new energy sources, akin to the 1960s technological race to beat the Soviets to the moon, would give Republicans a positive issue to stand for in the 2008 White House race.
"Too much of our party is defined by what we're against. Too little is defined by what we're for. When you start being for something, millions and millions of people start to follow you," Giuliani told a fundraising breakfast for Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the House minority whip.
"Energy independence, I think, is the single most important thing that's going to face us in the next four or five years aside from the terrorist war on us," he told about 200 Blunt supporters who paid $250 each for the event.
Giuliani said energy independence was linked to national security because dependence on oil means the U.S. and its allies have to pay money to "our enemies", including Iran and Venezuela.
He also called for a renewed focus on capturing al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who he said has been "hiding in a cave" since the September 11 attacks. Giuliani drew applause when he criticized deadlines for a withdrawal from Iraq sought by congressional Democrats.
Blunt has not endorsed Giuliani or any other Republican for the presidential nomination, Blunt's spokesman said.
Rudy gets it. Sell it to them, not make billionaires out of butchers.
As someone that spends 60+ hours a week studying energy markets, I believe this is the most important issue going forward. We need to stop sending money to the Middle East.
Related earlier article:
Giuliani: Consider More Offshore Oil
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1812191/posts
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday said everything has to be considered if the United States wants to break its reliance on foreign oil, including more drilling off Florida’s coast.
Calling the energy supply a major domestic problem, Giuliani said the nation needs to focus on nuclear power production and renewable energy sources. In the meantime it also needs to see what oil can be tapped, he said.
“Energy independence means everything has to be open for discussion,” Giuliani said when asked about offshore drilling. “The idea of having more oil under our command, so to speak, or within our orbit probably for some period of time is going to be important. The ultimate goal, however, should be renewable sources of energy.”
Got that right!
-—fine—For starters,wonder where in New York does he want the first big nuclear power plant built?
Thank you for the LINK and quote.
Giuliani speaks like a capitalist and a national security minded guy.
As someone that spends 60+ hours a week studying energy markets?
Wow. So what’s your opinion on how to get the West energy independent?
This is something that needs to be addressed.
Let’s drill and build power plants.
Why the hell don’t we?
And for the second reason that if we don't find an alternative (preferably more nuke), we will soon be competing with China and India for petroleum.
When the transvestites for the environment come calling, I'll bet he changes his tune.
I agree with Rudy, it’s time for us as Republicans AND conservatives to be FOR something, instead of AGAINST something!
I think I speak for most conservatives when I say that we are for:
- The right to keep and bear arms as defined in the Second Amendment, which is NOT “just for hunting”.
- The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which is something that is denied to an innocent child every time an abortion takes place.
- The principle of fiscal conservatism, not allowing municipalities to turn surpluses into billion dollar deficits when free-spending mayors are elected.
- The concept of Party loyalty, backing the candidates of the GOP for the governorships, and not supporting Democrats like Mario Cuomo.
- The moral basis upon which the American family is built, consisting of a father, a mother and children, and not treating the institution of marriage as one treats a high mileage motor vehicle that doesn’t purr as smoothly as when it was first acquired.
Those are some of the things I firmly believe conservatives believe in, those values are certainly ingrained in every Republican platform I remember reading, yes indeed:
I agree with Rudy, we should be supporting candidates that embrace such ideas, and drumming out the pretenders who ‘talk the talk’ but can’t ‘walk the walk’.
Nice to see someone come up with a new catchphrase. Dubya’s ill-conceived 2006 ‘squint, snicker, “we’re addicted to oil”’ line got no traction at all.
—national ignorance and stupidity—
Which means Rudy advocates using government to subsidize bogus ethanol and other "renewable" energies to appease the global-warming gods.
No mention of nuclear power or drilling in ANWR or off the coasts.
Rudy doesn't get it.
Only someone touring the liberal social parties would think this.
Pro-life.
Pro-liberty.
Pro-prosperity.
Pro-marriage.
Pro-killing islamo-fascists.
The list of our positives is endless.
Hi.
Being a big fan of lunar return and development, I’m interested in your tag line:
“(If the Moon didn’t exist, people would have traveled to Mars by now.)”
Tell me more.
Oh wait ... this is RINO Rudy
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