Obama Speech, Ad: $1000 Energy Rebate Per Family (funded by more taxes of course)


"I believe we should immediately give every working family in America a $1,000 energy rebate, and we should pay for it with part of the record profits that the oil companies are making right now." -Barack Obama, 8-4-08 Speech Text


Via MIDWEST VOICES

In a speech this morning in Michigan, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama presented his idea of a one thousand dollar per family energy rebate.

So now Obama wants to give us $1000.00 to offset the high cost of energy. Is this the same guy who ridiculed President Bush’s stimulus rebate in the spring and in fact still refuses to acknowledge any positive effect that it might have had on the American People?

Is this the Obama who laughed at John McCain when McCain proposed a temporary suspension of the federal gasoline tax?

Now, with many polls showing the nine point lead Obama had two weeks ago all but gone, Obama wants to send us all a grand! I find that not only hysterical but hypocritical. Obama ridiculed both Bush and McCain for their plans calling them only short term help.

Worst of all, Obama offers nothing to go with this rebate that will bring down the price of oil. No new drilling; no offshore, no ANWR, no new refineries and absolutely nothing to reduce prices.

Obama decries the American use of oil. I am so tired of that attitude. Obama says that America with only 3% of the world’s population uses 26% of the world’s energy.

Much of that energy isn’t used in our SUVs or air conditioners. Our measly 3% of the population uses much of that energy to feed much of the world’s hungry and give clothes to the world’s poor. We provide clean water and medical attention to those who would not otherwise have it.

Of all the global money spent on treating and preventing AIDS throughout the world; our tiny 3% provides over half.

We fund the UN despite the fact that it has become anti-American.

Americans are the first to respond to any crisis, anywhere in the world with aid and supplies.

Sure we use energy. We couldn’t do all of the great things this country does without using energy. We will need even more energy in the future to continue to be the great force for good in the world.