A NATIONAL POLITICAL BROWNOUT, PART I

Although I don’t always agree with the views of columnist Thomas Friedman, I couldn’t agree more with his criticism of US energy policies. In a recent article entitled “The energy to be serious”, he takes Hillary Clinton and John McCain to task for their suggestion that the federal excise tax on gasoline be suspended this summer According to Friedman, “It is great to see that we Americans finally have some national unity on energy policy. Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspiring to lead the United States, it takes your breath away. “Hillary Clinton has decided to line…