http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/08/07/things-have-come-to-this/ Bringing foreign policy back, girl. Those other countries don't know how to act. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:43:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/08/07/things-have-come-to-this/#comment-320 Bob Miller Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:08:23 +0000 http://www.undiplomatic.net/?p=304#comment-320 What, precisely, is the difference between Ms. Hilton's plan and Obama's? Obama has already said he will (a) agree to off-shore drilling IF (b) it is part of a larger plan that invests in energy technology and energy independence. Obama knows what Joel Suarez points out about off-shore drilling (that it's a red herring), and my guess is he's betting that allowing it doesn't mean it will ever get done, because (b) will make it more risky for investors. The key to his policy is the IF. What, precisely, is the difference between Ms. Hilton’s plan and Obama’s? Obama has already said he will (a) agree to off-shore drilling IF (b) it is part of a larger plan that invests in energy technology and energy independence. Obama knows what Joel Suarez points out about off-shore drilling (that it’s a red herring), and my guess is he’s betting that allowing it doesn’t mean it will ever get done, because (b) will make it more risky for investors. The key to his policy is the IF.

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