Terrorism & $3 gas

Terrorism (AP, by Robert Barr) is not going away. And we have to do everything we can to stop them from their violence. But to stop the terrorism, we probably need to do a whole bunch of things... including something that should have happened a long time ago. And that's begin to use alternative forms of energy and reduce (then end) our dependence on foreign oil.

There are ways that the state legislature could act to reduce CTs and America's dependence on foreign oil. But the majority party in the legislature is doing nothing. (I think even our own Democratic Atty Gen Dick Blumenthal used those words recently.) And that is a travesty.

My personal feeling is that "energy issues" are just too complicated for most legislators to either take the time to understand or they simply can't figure out how to put "energy issues" into sound bites. So "energy issues" get ignored. Unfortunately for the majority party, I believe the two biggest issues in this fall's election will be war and $3 gas. And frankly, I'd say that they're inseparable as issues.

Tim White
State Representative nominee (R-89)
Bethany, Cheshire & Prospect
TimWhite98@yahoo.com