Gil Friend: PoliticsPolitical economy, political comedy, political tragedy, geopolitics, and other issues of our timesBush beats Kerry (probably), but physics still trumps politics- November 3, 2004 Well, this election looks all but done. I'll leave it to others to do the Ohio math, but one thing is clear: regardless of who controls Congress or occupies the White House, we still get to deal with energy physics, which is ruthlessly non-partisan. An economy addicted to oil (and imported oil at that) is positioning itself for profound market and competitiveness challenges -- especially as other parts of the world continue to move more aggressively to reduce the risks of climate...http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/politics/2004/11/03.html#a800 |