A rare talent
The Kingsport, TN Times-News ran a great article last week during Governor Warner’s trip to Mosby’s Restaurant in Wise County.
Governor Warner gave his pitch on the need for investments in a new energy policy and in our nation’s infrastructure:
The nation’s dependence on foreign oil must end, he said, and while “there is no single magic bullet” the country can and should develop all viable forms of energy – wind, solar, nuclear, mulched up weeds, whatever – “and it’s also going to take coal,” he said. Warner said Southwest Virginia can become a world model of clean coal technology development “to make sure we use (coal) in the cleanest, most environmentally sensitive way.”An energy renaissance, he said, would transform the economy as well. Southwest Virginia should lead the world in the development of coal technologies, he said.
Warner said he would also work toward the continued improvement of education, make health care affordable for all, and the nation should also make a commitment on the level of energy to overhaul infrastructure—“roads, rails and high-speed technology.”
They also talked to State Delegate Bud Phillips from Clintwood, who said that Governor Warner has what it takes to take the place of Sen. John Warner in the U.S. Senate:
Warner has “rare talent” that brings “rare air” to the political scheme, Phillips said, calling the former governor “one of the best leaders in the nation. We’ve had a tough seven years (of the Bush administration) and we need to straighten out our country and make it respected around the world again. You can tell I’m sold on this man. You can tell I believe in this man.”
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