Finally a respectable reason for Americans to finally look in the mirror and examine the policies concerning fossil fuel consumption. That reason is to be able to punch some of these third worldesque countries in the mouth.

There was a terrorist gathering, I mean OPEC met over the weekend to discuss what avenues they would take in order to make sure oil profits were high enough to keep funding extremist Islamic organizations around the world, and that Iran would be able to continue its “peaceful” secret not weaponized nuclear energy, even though we are sitting on a vat of oil program.

Coming out of the event, Hugo Chavez thinking he is a big shot because he got Spain to capitulate after threatening to seize all of its assets as retribution for the Spanish Monarch telling Chavez to shut up a couple of weeks ago.

Now he is on a big platform saying how the Dollar is dead and that it is the first sign of the fall of the American Empire. First off, the dollar may be weakening due to the rise of the prominence of the Euro and other econometrics terms that I didn’t study or listen about but you have no place to talk.

You guys in Venezuela would be better off bartering with Chiquita bananas than the money you guys have. Which is the Bolivar for the one kid in the back that maybe cared.

How would “green” policies change these things? You may ask, for we are and ever shall be one of the greatest countries in the world. People are always going to hate the top dog and you just have to live with it right?

Hells No. This country has been successful because of two philosophical tendencies that permeate all parts of our society. The first of these is hope. We are one of the few beacons of hope to the world, because we give credence that human life has meaning.

Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Democracy all stem from that belief that if given a chance humans are decent creatures capable of great things despite the evil that we do to each other. The hope that tomorrow will be better than today, and that our children will be in better positions to succeed than we were.

The second ideal is very near and dear to my heart and that is Self Confidence. The type of hubris that not lets us settle for being second best. It was this ideal that demanded equality with fellow subjects of the British crown that, once denied, spawned the foundation of this Republic.

It was that same sense that American’s are better that first sought to abolish slavery, then sought to fulfill the promise of equality to all citizens during the civil rights movement. That movement continues today by making sure that all are equally protected under the law.

The difference between past generations and the present one, is that the Self Confidence was used to push the United States to strive to be the City on the Hill we were envisioned to be. We now suffer from the Arrogance of people who believe that it is their birthright to be successful.

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears of the past have culminated to this moment in history, for the torch of our legacy is being passed. It is up to us to make sure that we do not allow that torch to falter denying those around the world to see it, or worse allow it to become extinguished, making the world a much more dismal chaotic place.

So I say to all Americans, red as well as blue, the promise of our country stands on the choices we make today. Who knew that it would be by Embracing “Green” Policies.