Comments on: Hillary Clinton: "inclined to" okay Keystone XL pipeline

By: noob_goldberg

noob_goldberg — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:49:08 +0000

The financial reform was anything but. The only portion even mildly contentious was the derivatives restrictions, and even that was pretty watered down by the time it went through.

By: LdKitchenersOwn

LdKitchenersOwn — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:53:41 +0000

All I'm saying is that implementing the largest economic stimulus package in history, sweeping financial reform and consumer protection legislation AND the biggest overhaul of health care in a generation don't exactly strike me as the hallmarks of a President who has "somehow managed to avoid implementing anything of substance". I'd wager that for every 10 Americans who think Obama has done too little, there are 15 who think he's done too much.

By: noob_goldberg

noob_goldberg — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:30:36 +0000

I think people are *worried* he'll implement the most radical and aggressive changes to American governance and society since World War II, but so his track record shows that their worries have been unfounded. Especially those who were worried he might put a stake through the heart of the health insurance industry, or banks, or the derivatives market, or pretty much anything else that mattered.

And I don't envy the guy, either. I think he has great potential, and if I was American I would have probably voted for him, but he needs to dump his campaign team and find some better advisors.

By: LdKitchenersOwn

LdKitchenersOwn — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:23:08 +0000

Obama has somehow managed to avoid implementing anything of substance

Between half the people complaining that Obama is avoiding implementing anything of substance, and half the people complaining that he's implementing the most radical and aggressive changes to American governance and society since the Second World War, I certainly don't envy the guy.

By: noob_goldberg

noob_goldberg — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:52:34 +0000

Are Hillary and the President disappointed that they can't get their energy policy through Senate, or that they can't seem to get any legislation of actual value through either the house or the senate?

For someone who came in with a majority, Obama has somehow managed to avoid implementing anything of substance. It's a pretty impressive feat.

EDIT: Although I was pleasantly surprised that Obama vetoed the recent foreclosure bill that was put in front of him. Hopefully his newfound confidence is a sign of good things to come.

By: john

john — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:03:19 +0000

The article is pretty clear that we lost the lead in solar in the last couple of years as Si solar cell prices have collapsed. The biggest advantage the Chinese solar companies have is using subsidized power to produce the highly-pure Si. That power is almost entirely from state-run coal power plants. A related Ontario start-up, 6N Silicon, has developed a very (energy & cost) efficient Si producing process. They were acquired earlier this year by a California-based solar cell manufacturer. Continued innovation is at the heart of global competitiveness.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:29:59 +0000

The US lost the lead on the energy file long time ago. So did Canada. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/business/energy...