Originally posted by nathank
with all the conservative types in the U.S. worried about the threats to the U.S. and the economy it baffles me that we continue to allow this weakness to increase ... there are many solutions that could greatly help, but [vitually] no one wants to...
Conservative "types" wanted to open a sliver of Anwar (the vast desert in Alaska) to drilling. Many promote nuclear energy. Two of the more obvious alternatives that liberal "types" oppose in favor of demonstrated non-solutions like light rail, commuter lanes, and solar cells.
As to "but [virtually] no one wants to..." This is because America is a democracy. People vote. Those that people vote for hold office. Those that don't get the people's vote are out on their keester.
Apparently, then, your case has yet to be made to the American public, or the case does not exist, or it's deemed only important enough to rank maybe 100th on the top issues list. It's got to be one of the above.