NH-Sen: A National Security Levy on Oil--the right thing to do

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Thursday January 17, 2008 · 11:49 AM PST

2008/01/17 · 11:49

I'm running for the US Senate here in New Hampshire. What follows is adapted from a statement I made at a press conference yesterday and the q&a section that followed.

If we needed confirmation that we have lost control of our energy future, we got it on Tuesday. President Bush was in Saudi Arabia trying to convince King Abdullah to help out our economy by increasing oil production. According the report I read, the response was "lukewarm." Clearly, we need to take back control of our future by ending our dependence on foreign oil. Yesterday, I presented a plan to do just that-- and it appears below. I would be interested in your comments.

Jay Buckey

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Thursday October 11, 2007 · 10:37 AM PDT

2007/10/11 · 10:37

Today, five years after the Senate passed the Iraq War Resolution, men and women in our military are still fighting and dying in Iraq. If we want to move forward, we must face difficult strategic questions, not just discuss dates and numbers of brigades. If you're talking about Iraq and you’re not talking about energy, then you're not really talking about Iraq.

I didn’t support the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, but now that we are involved in the war, there’s no easy way out. Our military and diplomatic options in the Persian Gulf are severely hindered by our dependence on oil.

Jay Buckey

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Wednesday August 01, 2007 · 2:51 PM PDT

2007/08/01 · 14:51

I'm Jay Buckey, and I'm running for US Senate in New Hampshire. Since this weekend is YearlyKos, I’d like to talk about what sites like DailyKos mean to our political system. Thomas Jefferson noted that democracy depends upon an informed and educated populace. Recent history has shown us how skillful marketing and advertising can misinform us and lead our political system off track. But the past few years have also shown how political blogs can correct errors, highlight important information, and expose deceptions.

Sites like DailyKos, MyDD, and others present a vibrant discussion, reminding us of the days when most American cities had multiple newspapers that offered a variety of different viewpoints. Youtube provides a net-based soapbox from which anyone can speak, just like the real soapboxes of days gone by. Perhaps we are getting back something we have lost.

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