Signing on to Arctic drilling when oil is under $50 a barrel pretty much puts the lie to the “We desperately need the oil” argument.
I suppose if he was candid and said “We believe the situation in the Mid East is only going to deteriorate for the forseeable future” then he might make a case for drilling in the Arctic. One I would still disagree with. Imagine where we would be today if Reagan had left Carter’s renewable energy incentives in place.
He went to Alaska to see first hand what Alaska looks like, and pretend he was ‘finding facts’ after the decision had already been made. How could anyone look at pristine, untouched, Arctic vistas and say anything but, “No. We can’t risk this. Something that mankind has not spoiled has to remain.”
Honestly? I blame Obama for much of the dog-and-pony, Trump-and-Sanders, show. Liberals cheered and conservatives feared that Obama would challenge the status quo. Instead he was a one hit wonder with I cringe to say it Obamacare, and even that is seriously flawed. He had to be dragged into addressing race relations by “Ferguson”. WTH?
The US is in a political transition I’m not comfortable with.
He was before my time, but “I like Ike.”