Over the last few letters I have been writing as to why Senator Obama would be the best choice for president for rural families. Here are a few more reasons why I believe he is the best choice for America's Heartland.
To touch again upon renewable energy, let's begin by saying that drilling offshore, and in Alaska (as Governor Palin would like to do) would have no guaranteed immediate effect. The "speculators" may be kind enough to manipulate the market in our favor but that is no guarantee. According to most experts, we would not see any substantial effect of drilling until 2037. Long, long after any candidate in this election is out of office.
Barack Obama sees that this is an issue that must be taken care of now. Senator McCain actually agrees with Obama on this issue, but because Senator McCain only took a stance on this issue when he began his campaign, he has no history of doing anything about it. Barack Obama on the other hand led the charge with Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar (Republican) to make renewable energy the standard for tomorrow. Barack Obama's energy plan will (and has) create jobs and strengthen our community by supporting innovation and by supporting legislation to increase our country's home-grown biofuel supply (last letter I mistakenly put an "ethanol" plant in Silver Lake when I meant biofuel in Claypool, my apologies).
According to the campaign, "As president, his planned investments in climate-friendly energy, paired with an emphasis on strengthening rural communities, will put Indiana at the center of America's efforts to produce and refine more biofuels and to provide more wind power. Obama will invest federal resources to support the next generation of biofuels, will expand biofuel refineries run locally by farmers, will reward rural landowners for practices that reduce carbon emissions, and will extend the federal Production Tax Credit to provide incentives to boost rural renewable energy production. Additionally, his plan would invest in energy infrastructure to improve rural transmission."
I have been told again and again by the campaign that Indiana has a special place in Barack's heart. He and Senator Lugar will create wonderful opportunities for Indiana and Kosciusko County's farmers and rural citizens by making them the world leaders in tomorrow's great discoveries. In an era where we are witnessing the largest transfer of money in history, wouldn't you rather see all the money we send over seas for fuel instead sent to Indiana? Ohio? Illinois? Think of how well we could take care of future generations by being the singular group of people who have the power to make a better one happen. How cool is that?
