“I think that Obama is probably a lot smarter than Carter.”
I have no love of Carter. He was absolutely the worst president ever. However, I don’t think that Obama is more intelligent. Carter is just more unaware of the world around him.
“Frankly I hate being in the position of importing 2/3 of our petroleum needs, and ANWAR simply would not come close to changing that figure.”
Whoever is doing the deciding about not drilling in ANWR and offshore in this country, ( And, no, I do not think that it is the enviro-whackos. I think the decision is being made by possibly think-tanks supported by oil companies. ) is making a very wise decision. It means that this country will have the last oil on the planet.
Think Tanks, probably. But, perhaps, strategically thinking tanks. U.S. is using up a lot of the worlds petroleum reserves while preserving its own. I include Canada and Mexico here.
Think of all that oil, including shale, that is within reach. Meanwhile, we use up everyone elses and pay $4/gal. At the same time EUrotopia pays $8+/gal and all the backward countries only maintain a grip by subsisizing petrol.
yitbos
“I have no love of Carter....However, I don’t think that Obama is more intelligent.”
Actually, what I said was “smarter”. In fact I do believe that Obama has a lot more people smarts than Carter had. As you said with Carter you had the technocrats limitations.