Image by NewsHour via FlickrThe refrain from St. Paul/ RNC convention has been haunting me recently. It's not that I think we shouldn't drill in Alaska. We probably should. It's what the chant symbolizes.
And it's not a callous disregard for the environment.
It's the propensity for people to prefer short-term quick fixes to long-term strategic solutions.
Yes, if we drill, oil/gas prices will probably fall...which, honestly, is NOT what we want. At higher prices, entrepreneurs see the incentive to pursue alternative energy.
That's what we need.
When I hear "drill, baby, drill," I hear people who say 'let's just solve this problem for today...not for tomorrow."
That's not what we need.
Got a forward from Josh with a Tom Friedman article that does a really good job of explaining it.
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