On August 13th, Republicans from all over Iowa will convene in Ames to vote in a Straw Poll for the 2012 presidential election. Already, energy-minded citizens are organizing to travel together and take part in this event.
We hope so. Recently, a former Presidential campaign chairman, noted in an interview that energy isn't as high on the priority list as it was during the lead-up to the last [presidential] race. He added, "If energy is an economic security issue next year, then it becomes red hot. But if it's just academic, then it will be left to political parlor games."
"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder. What unites us is far greater than what divides us." -- President John F. Kennedy, to Canadian Parliament, 1961
America imports half of the oil that it uses, so it is imperative that proper policies that impact energy must be put in place.
