President Outlines His Energy Plan

Today, the president spoke at Georgetown University outlining his energy plan which called for a cut of one third of imported oil by 2020. Currently the nation has experienced rising cost of oil mainly stemming from the instability in the Middle East and other developing nations, such as China and India requiring more fuel for their expanding economies.

The president is correct in our focus on alternative fuels and not be so dependent on fossil fuels. President Obama stated that, "Meeting this new goal of cutting our oil dependence depends largely on two things: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing our dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency."

The puzzling aspect of the president's remarks are that they are inconsistent with a statement he made while visiting Brazil two weeks ago.

On March 19th, the president, speaking at a CEO Business Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, stated, "The second place we want to partner with Brazil is on the issue of energy, which is why President Rousseff and I also agreed to launch a Strategic Energy Dialogue. By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in the United States. We want to work with you. We want to help with technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely, and when you're ready to start selling. we want to be one of your best customers."

Today, President Obama commented he wants to reduce imported oil, but wants to partner with Brazil to develop their energy capabilities, then import their oil to America. Second statement- he wants to produce more oil at home, but his administration has made it difficult to develop our own energy capabilities, it seems rhetoric is different than policy.

Why not invest in the U.S., create jobs in America, instead of Brazil; only the president can answer that question.

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