President Obama's New Energy Plan: Same as the Old Plan “For four years, President Obama has peddled the same broken promises – and the same broken energy policies.
department announced, for instance, two firms filed for bankruptcy, a third has faced layoffs and a fourth deal never closed.” (Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk, “Green Firms Get Fed Cash, Give Execs Bonuses, Fail,” ABC News, 3/6/12)
Maybe That’s Why Independent Observers – And, In A Moment Of Candor, Even The President Himself – Have Criticized The Administration’s Failed Energy Policies:
President Obama: “Our Energy Policy Still Is Just A Hodgepodge.” OBAMA: “Our energy policy still is just a hodgepodge, and for all the progress we’ve made, we’re not where we need to be in making sure that this is an energy-efficient economy that is running on all cylinders.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks At DNC Event, Miami, FL, 6/13/11)
Former Obama Adviser Steven Rattner: The U.S. Has “Absolutely No Energy Policy.” RATTNER: "It's a viable issue. But let's look at the facts. The U.S., in fact, notwithstanding the fact we have absolutely no energy policy and we all including myself believe we should have one, has not really been that much a part of the problem lately." (MSNBC's "Morning Joe," 3/9/12)
NBC’s Chuck Todd, On President Obama And Energy: “He’s Made No Progress.” TODD: “There is no issue that has been a, I guess, a bigger bust for the president than energy policy in general. There’s a lot of, we can come up with a lot of excuses as to why, but boy, it’s just like you can’t – he’s made no progress.” (MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” 2/23/12)
The Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson: “He’s Made No Progress.” HENDERSON: “No, he’s made no progress. I remember covering him on the campaign and he would talk about, you know, turning these manufacturing plants into wind turbine plants and it seemed to work then, but, you know, in terms of the reality and on the ground actually success during his presidency, absolutely none.” (MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” 2/23/12)
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