Yet Another Obama Weekly Address -- Coming Directly from Fantasyland

As he does every Saturday, president Obama released his weekly radio address this morning. Today's subject was energy prices and transportation. As I read it, I felt the need to look around for Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto since I certainly was in Fantasyland.

Here is how Obama began: Hello. This week, I traveled across the country to talk about my all-of-the-above energy strategy for America – a strategy where we produce more oil and gas here at home, but also more biofuels and fuel-efficient cars; more solar power and wind power and other sources of clean, renewable energy.

"All-of-the-above", that is how Obama describes his energy strategy. Can you believe it? ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE!!!!! That is like describing a dentist's office as a comprehensive medical care facility. It is like calling a hot dog stand a purveyor of worldwide cuisine. It is like describing one shot fired by a sniper as a broad based attack on a city. In other words, it is a ridiculous statement.

Someone needs to remind Obama what the word "ALL" means. It means each and every one. In the context of energy it means promoting production of every kind of energy and also acting to reduce the demand for energy as well. About half of all electricity in America is produced using coal as the fuel. What has Obama done to promote coal production? NOTHING!!! In fact, Obama has actively worked to reduce the use of coal which America happens to have in abundance. Obama has actively worked to reduce the use of coal with the result that employment in the coal mines in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and other states has fallen during his presidency.

Well what about oil? Obama tells us we are producing more now than when he took office. But there is a disconnect here. Obama did all he could to reduce oil production and he was successful cutting production on federal lands and other areas where the federal government has control of the process (like off shore lands). Production is down 11% in those areas that Obama can control. Production is up in dramatic fashion from the areas where the federal government has no say in the process. Private and state controlled lands actually raised production enough to offset the cuts that Obama forced through. For Obama to now take credit for a production increase is crazy.

And what about hydroelectric energy? It should be increasing since it is renewable and totally clean. But Obama and the Obamacrats are behind the demolition of a number of dams around the country, demolition which has reduced the amount of hydroelectric power available in America.

You get the picture. Obama's all-of-the above approach is actually better described as "some-of-the-above". Indeed, Obama's big energy moves have been limited to giving his cronies and fund raisers gobs of taxpayer money to subsidize "green energy" companies that fail the instant the federal funds stop. Of course, while the money keeps flowing the cronies and fund raisers all make fortunes.