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Comment by Lynne Pultea on November 14, 2009 at 5:26pm

Where can i find a windpod in the united states? Any ideas?

Comment by Lynne Pultea on November 14, 2009 at 5:15pm

To funny!! Where the east meets the West!! lolol

Comment by amy oconnor on November 13, 2009 at 4:06pm

Thats fantastic..yes they could, we could and we will pay her, eventually

Comment by Bob Shultis on November 13, 2009 at 4:02pm

Yep, our gain, their loss. She's tops in her class and is very interested in engineering.

Hmmm- think our alternative energy industry could use a bright young engineer? Now we just need our economy to be able to pay her!

Best regards,
Bob

Comment by amy oconnor on November 13, 2009 at 3:58pm

no - i should have clarified...the gov't and not the people, sorry

congrats on your adoption (thats a shame, too.too many unwanted girls there, not enough babies here)

Comment by Bob Shultis on November 13, 2009 at 3:51pm

I agree completely!

I hold nothing against the Chinese as a people. My wife and I adopted our oldest daughter from China, the adoption day was 10 years ago this coming Monday. We were in China for 10 days and it was a wonderful experience. The Chinese people were friendly, efficient, and very accomodating. I was incredibly impressed.

However, my opinion is reserved for the Chinese people, not the Chinese government. Although I should probably thank them, if their policies had been less harsh we wouldn't have our daughter. However, when you fly into Kennedy or LAX you are not met by airport security behind a glass barrier with an automatic weapon by their side, as we were. And this was before 911. Yes, their government is out to protect and promote itself. Yes, they don't "play fair" when it comes to international trade. Yes, wages and working conditions contribute to their "competitive advantage", but not the quality of their products.

Amy is right, we need an effort similar to the one put forth in 1941-1943, to overhaul our manufacturing base. The war this time isn't military, it is economic, and the time line is equally short. If we don't get this done in the next 2-5 years, maximum, we will be a second rate economic power in the new alternative energy economy. Our Congress needs to "get it"- NOW!

Not sure if anyone has read Lester Brown's book, "Plan B3.0". It's an excellent book that clearly calls out the challenges we face, not only as a country but as participants in a global society.

Best regards,
Bob

Comment by amy oconnor on November 13, 2009 at 3:45pm

" North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the economy, climate change, human rights and Afghanistan as among the top issues for the China swing."

I'm going to look for a press release when he returns and write them if I do not see enough about climate change, the economy, and import/export.....

Comment by amy oconnor on November 13, 2009 at 3:25pm

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We have already gone down this road on this site, been there, did it and got the T-Shirt - This is the fact, plain and simple; If we do not rebuild OUR Manufacturing base again, we will not recover from this tremendous hole that we are in. Make things...make Anything...But especially try to make Green Things !!!!!!

This isn't like 1939 - We are involved in 2 conflicts and we STILL cant get out of this because we have not revved up our plants to make tanks, armory, ammo, etc They wanted to privatize it all and guess what, they did and our military and the American people LOST....we can barely make cars that are affordable and get so-so mileage so we cannot drive down the cost. We are still buying foreign-designed cars because we cannot compete. We couldn't get thru to the automakers even when they were flying into DC on the verge of bankruptcy...he has to put together a Task Force of the best and brightest ; financial - Gates, Buffett, Pickens etc - engineers, builders, contractors, and Green Tech?Energy experts...look for a way to start building things again - that the average American can afford and will buy. Build and/or open Vocational Schools to train out of work people how to make and install solar panels, wind turbines, energy efficient appliances, NG conversion kits, filling station workers, desalination plants....the Possibilities are endless if we put our heads together...For America only, Protect #1 First

Comment by Richard Barnard on November 13, 2009 at 3:07pm

Obama is preparing to go to China as we speak. Is he going to talk about human rights? Is he going to humiliate us and ask for additional money? What do you think he is going to do while in China?

I agree with everything you said William.

Richard Barnard

Comment by James Tracy on November 13, 2009 at 2:50pm

Bravo William, I agree.

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