Mark Warner was in Downtown Lynchburg earlier today, visiting voters at The Depot Grille. It was great to see such a good turnout for the middle of a Wednesday, and it was great seeing some other folks from my side of the river.
Gov. Warner was briefly introduced by Delegate Shannon Valentine, and the crowd got fired up with some energetic comments on how we are going to elect Barack Obama.
Gov. Warner was briefly introduced by Delegate Shannon Valentine, and the crowd got fired up with some energetic comments on how we are going to elect Barack Obama.
It is no secret that I (along with about 70% of Virginia) am a big fan of Mark Warner's common sense bipartisan solutions. But he spoke about "a charge" today that just makes sense. Instead of talking about reducing our dependence on foreign oil or becoming energy independent in 5, 10, or 50 years, he wants to challenge local, state, and federal governments to put in their purchase orders NOW for clean green vehicles. There is no reason why the vehicles the government buys (and they will be purchasing vehicles) does not just go ahead and put in their orders for alternative fueled vehicles now. When the domestic automakers see this demand, it will help spur future development, and it becomes a win win situation for us all. He also said, as I agree, the days of cheap gas are behind us. We will never see $1.25 for gas again, no matter how much we do or "drill".
So, lets move forward and start changing our direction now, whether your motive is cost, the environment, or both. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
