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VV Daily Press
September 15, 2016

Climate and criminal cartel

It’s bad enough that President Obama has exacted serious climate change hoax damage against our energy resources and our economy with his war against coal and oil energy, with irresponsible measures and far-reaching consequences.

However, Governor Brown and the Democrat California Legislature cartel refuse to be outdone the president, when they take climate change legislation to astronomic extremes that will seriously damage our California’s economy and our people.

Indeed, Brown is extending AB 32 Cap and Trade into the stratosphere with SB32 and AB197 wherein it will put California crashing into high gear. Surely, reckless climate change legislation is signing a death warrant that will raise the cost of living and send the state into economic oblivion.

Coupled with Brown releasing criminals to prey upon the people, it’s a Brown climate and criminal cartel. The people are the victims and they lose….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
September 4, 2016

Wrecking crew against America

President Obama, Hillary and Bill Clinton, and Governor Brown are the primary wrecking crew against America, as follows:

President Obama has damaged the freedoms of Americans with the reckless, unconstitutional actions against our economy, our energy resources, our national security and our domestic security with executive orders and edicts, wars against coal and oil, finance, healthcare, the police – diminishing our border security, military defenses, allowing the proliferation of ISIS terrorism – releasing criminals to prey on the people, and imposing punishing regulations and taxes.

As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton participated in the proliferation of ISIS terrorism, and used and abused her office for the Clinton Foundation and personal gain. As a candidate for president, she intends to assign the economy to her former president husband, Bill Clinton, who is directly responsible for the 2008 economic collapse, by forcing banks and mortgage lenders to give unaffordable home loans to unqualified buyers in mass.

California Governor Jerry Brown is a major player in the wrecking crew against California and America with economy-busting, punishing taxation, regulations, bullet train and water tunnel bond scams, $billions in the miseducation of students, high energy costs, releasing criminals to prey on Californians, lack of border security, support of sanctuary cities, and threats to our national and domestic security.

Indeed, the unconscionable Democrat Party and the liberal press covers for the un-American trio and all who support continued attacks against the people. Attention voters: wise up and don’t commit voter-assisted suicide by electing or re-electing more of the same poison to our freedom and liberty.

Alas, that they’re doing is tantamount to treason….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Times
May 30, 2016

Culture warriors can save U.S.

As President Obama’s corrosive legacy continues to bulldoze the best interests of the American people, we are painfully reminded of just how insidious overwhelming government can be. It is not so different from the tyrannical government that inspired the American Revolution.

Indeed, Mr. Obama’s arrogant monarchial reign and reckless, narcissistic pursuit of a legacy has been bent on increasing government attacks on our social, political and economic freedoms with unconstitutional executive orders, taxes and regulations. Worse, Mr. Obama has been undermining our economic security with his “climate change” hoax and its wars on oil, coal and natural gas in favor of costly and unreliable solar and wind. This constitutes an overall attack on our economy and cost of living.

Even worse, President Obama has divided our nation, conducted a wars on the police and our domestic security, and critically compromised our national defense, military strength and readiness. His expanding romance with Communist nations – Russia, China, Cuba and Viet Nam -- is surpassed only by his record of allowing the unbridled growth of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Our only hope after President Obama’s 8-year war on America, is to reject the continued socialism of Clinton/Sanders and elect conservatives to government. Otherwise we will be committing voter-assisted social, political and economic suicide.

Unfortunately, most of my state of California has long been in the forefront of socialism, with overbearing government attacking the people and business with punishing taxes and regulations, and allowing crime to flourish. Fortunately, there is an island of hope in most of San Bernardino and our Victor Valley high desert community. Here have solid conservatives both in office and running for office, which is comforting in a world fraught with fear and evil.

Hopefully, there are enough culture warriors remaining our country to overcome our enemies. This November, vote Trump and vote Republican.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Times
August 9, 2015

By killing coal, Obama puts final nails in U.S. coffin

As promised in his 2008 presidential campaign, President Obama is marching non-stop down the road to eliminate coal-power and prop up renewable energy, waving the flag of global warming hoax as he goes. This necessarily causes people’s electricity rates to skyrocket. But hey, Mr. Obama is fulfilling his legacy.

Together with nationalizing health care, over-regulating Wall Street and the finance industry, establishing national education and circumventing the Constitution and Congress with continuous executive orders and imperial edicts, Mr. Obama’s abuse of power seems limitless.

Worse, the president’s feckless foreign policy has allowed Russia’s aggression to escalate, the al-Qaeda- Islamic-State- terror machines to spread throughout the Middle East and elsewhere the world, and Iran’s state-sponsored terrorism to move more feasibly toward nuclear weapons, the destruction of Israel and attacks against America and the West.

Alas, along with the lack of border security, the infiltration of criminal illegal aliens, socialist chaos, and his war against the police, Mr. Obama Is in the process of pounding the final nails of his legacy into America’s social, political, economic, domestic and national security coffin.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

USA TODAY
August 7, 2015

Re: Climate change: Obama plan worth the cost?

As President Obama promised in his first presidential campaign, he is marching non-stop down the road to fulfilling his legacy at any cost, waving the flag of global-warming alarmism, while he continues fundamentally transforming America. Certainly, coupled with nationalizing health care and over-regulating Wall Street and the finance industry President Obama’s abuse of power seems limitless.

Worse, the president’s feckless foreign policy has allowed Russia’s aggression to escalate, terror machines to spread throughout the Middle East and the world, and Iran’s state-sponsored terrorism to move toward nuclear weapons, the destruction of Israel and attacks against America and the West.

Hope is not lost if American voters rise up, reject the liberal views infecting our country, and take back government in the next election.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Riverside Press Enterprise
August 6, 2015

Obama’s abuse of power

Re: “ A fact-challenged clean energy plan” [Editorial, Aug. 8]: As promised by President Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign -- stating that he would eliminate coal-power and establish renewable energy, which would necessarily cause people’s electricity rates to skyrocket -- Mr. Obama is marching non-stop down the road to fulfilling his legacy at any cost, waving the flag of the global-warming hoax, while he continues fundamentally transforming America, as promised.

Certainly, coupled with nationalizing health care, over-regulating Wall Street and the finance industry, establishing national education -- and lawlessly circumventing the Constitution and Congress with continuous executive orders and imperial edicts – President Obama’s abuse of power seems limitless.

Worse, the president’s feckless foreign policy has allowed Russia’s aggression to escalate, the al-Qaeda – ISIS terror machines to spread throughout the Middle East and the world, and Iran’s state-sponsored terrorism to reign toward nuclear weapons, the destruction of Israel and attacks against America and the West.

Sadly, along with the lack of border security, the infiltration of criminal illegal aliens, socialist chaos, damaging race relations and his war against the police, President Obama Is in the process of pounding the final nails of his legacy into America’s social, political, economic, domestic and national security coffin.

Alas, hope is not lost if American voters rise up, reject the liberal disease infecting our country, and take back government in the 2016 elections….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
March 16, 2015

California gas prices

California gas prices are up $1 in a month for unnecessary reasons: The Torrance refinery is shut down from damages and other refineries in the state are down to create the costly summer blend. Problem is, the state has refused to allow more refineries to be built. Indeed, with onerous restrictions against developing plentiful state oil and gas resources, our gas prices will continue to be the highest in the nation.

Worse, extreme California environmentalism is responsible for punishing AB-32 carbon taxes that not only raise the cost of gas, but raise the overall cost of living in the state. Coupled with environmentalist-caused high water prices and Central/Southern California water shortages, not from drought, and the insanity of big government over-regulation and taxes, California is sadly crashing in slow-motion.

Adding insult to injury, California being a sanctuary state for illegal aliens simply exacerbates the costs by $billions, along with the problems of domestic and national security.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
January 11, 2015

Alternative ways to go green

The Times' support of Gov. Brown’s costly green agenda comes as no surprise. Indeed, it doesn’t seem to matter how much damage the punishing cap and trade taxes will do to California’s economy in terms of skyrocketing energy prices and the overall cost of living.

Coupled with all the damage California’s U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer has done with her environmental extremist work against California, she and Gov. Brown have blindly driven California on a runaway train to crashing at the hands of regressive liberals.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

(original letter)

Re: Gov. Brown's green agenda – editorial
and Sen. Boxer’s exit

The Los Angeles Times editorial board’s support of Gov. Brown’s costly green agenda comes as no surprise. Indeed, it doesn’t seem to matter how much damage AB 32’s punishing cap and trade taxes will do to California’s economy or to the people of California in terms of skyrocketing energy prices and the overall cost of living. The L.A. Times supports it along with the Democrat Legislature in terms of global warming hoax and unreliable green energy.

Coupled with all the damage California’s U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer has done with her environmental extremist work against California and the nation, Sen. Boxer and Gov. Brown have blindly driven California on a runaway train to crashing at the hands of regressive liberals. Alas, at least we can finally be rid of authoritarian hand when she leaves the Senate. Still, we will continue to be assaulted and battered by Gov. Brown’s tax lies and high speed rail money pit.

Unfortunately, Sen. Boxer and soon-to-retire Sen. Feinstein will surely be replaced with the like infections of regressive Democrats elected by indoctrinated voters bent on committing voter-assisted social, political and economic suicide.

VV Daily Press
November 26, 2014

Rejecting jobs

Last stand Democrats in the Senate blocked the passage of approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would have created thousands of jobs and taken America much closer to energy independence. However, liberal Democrat arrogance delayed the passage until Republicans take over control of the Senate in January, leaving it for President Obama to approve or veto.

President Obama has unnecessarily delayed approving Keystone for nearly two years, which comes as no surprise. Mr. Obama has abused his executive order authority with edicts and declarations against oil, gas and coal energy, and for unreliable green energy since he was first elected. Note: It’s time to stop the annoying phone calls pitching solar panels and windows to residential property owners.

Indeed, the president is more interested in pursuing the global warming hoax, which will cost taxpayers and make our electric bills “skyrocket,” as he said in his 2008 run for the office. Worse, the blind pursuit of green energy will surely break the economic backs of business and the middle class -- and crush America’s economy in the process.

Daniel B. Jeffs,
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
November 22, 2014

Keystone bill’s sad loss

San Diego Union-Tribune
November 21, 2014

Keystone letters round-up

Last-stand Democrats in the Senate blocked the passage of approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would have created thousands of jobs and taken America much closer to energy independence.

However, liberal Democrat arrogance delayed the passage until Republicans take over control of the Senate in January, leaving it for President Obama to approve or veto.

President Obama has unnecessarily delayed approving Keystone for nearly two years, which comes as no surprise. Mr. Obama has abused his executive order authority with edicts and declarations against oil, gas and coal energy and for unreliable green energy since he was first elected.

Indeed, the president is more interested in pursuing the global warming hoax, which will cost taxpayers and make our electric bills “skyrocket,” as he said in his 2008 run for office.

Worse, the blind pursuit of green energy will surely break the economic backs of business and the middle class and crush America’s economy in the process.

VV Daily Press
October 12, 2014

Whose monument?

President Obama's executive order to make the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument is not for the people, as it will restrict access and make firefighting even more difficult.

Indeed, under the guise of being a conservationist, President Obama has been taking lands all over America to keep those lands from being developed for our energy resources of oil, gas, coal, all types of mining -- and any kind of commercial development.

Likewise, President Obama refuses to approve the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada. Worse, in addition to denying America more jobs, Mr. Obama's intention is to eliminate coal, oil and gas in favor of more expensive and unreliable renewable energy.

That's simply the tyranny of using his ideology of big government and the abuse of power against Capitalism free markets and the economy -- plus the abdication of his duty to our national security -- contrary to the best interests and safety of the people. Alas, 2016 can't come too soon.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

USA TODAY
August 22, 2013

Put renewable fuel quotas in rearview mirror

USA TODAY got it right in the analysis of the senseless, obsolete need for the increased ethanol mandate ("Rising ethanol quotas pump more money from your pocket," Our view, energy independence debate, Friday).

Indeed, corn ethanol has become another poster idea for the costly failures of government's good intentions. It's bad enough that ethanol is unnecessary for our vehicles that are becoming more fuel efficient and that increased domestic oil and gas production makes ethanol mandates even more costly and unnecessary.

It is unconscionable for Congress not to admit the mistake and repeal all corn ethanol additive mandates.

Alas, that's why government growth, spending and debt are consuming our freedoms and our future. If we are to survive, voters must reign in and reverse the insanity in the 2014 and 2016 elections.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
August 22, 2013

Dump corn ethanol

USA TODAY and WSJ editorials are correct about the senseless increased ethanol mandate and the obsolete need for ethanol in America. Indeed, corn ethanol fuel has become another poster idea for the costly failures of government's good intentions and the bad intentions of the big corn ethanol industry.

Surely, it's bad enough that corn ethanol is not only unnecessary for our vehicles that are becoming more fuel efficient, that increased domestic oil and gas production makes ethanol mandates even more costly and unnecessary, and that corn ethanol is robbing our corn supply -- raising the cost of food.

It is simply unconscionable for Congress not to admit the mistake and repeal all corn ethanol additive mandates. Particularly, when ethanol ruins the engines in our vehicles, it is more toxic than gasoline emissions, and even California asked for an exemption to using ethanol.

But that's politics and big government, isn't it? Pass bad laws, invoke punishing taxes and regulations, and let it ride. Alas, that's why government growth, spending and debt are consuming our freedoms and our future. If we are to survive, voters must reign in and reverse the insanity.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Bernardino Sun
July 4, 2013

Democrat-voter-and-fed-assisted economic suicide

California's AB-32 cap-and-tax revenues - which are supposed to fund green energy programs -- will be diverted by Gov. Brown and the Democrat Legislature to increase Welfare and Medicaid funding by $500 million this year, and the diversions will increase to between $ 2 billion and $15 billion by 2015.

It doesn't seem to matter that the Democrat legislature's recently passed $96.3 billion state budget does nothing to address California's enormous debt. Or that embracing the fraud of Obamacare will raise insurance rates for all Californians, increase the cost of living and decrease employment.

Adding insult to injury, and new federal mandates for increased ethanol in gasoline will raise gas prices, destroy auto and diesel engines, and increase air pollution with insidious toxins. Plus, the increase of corn-ethanol will raise food prices significantly.

Sadly, with Democrat-voter-and-fed-assisted economic suicide in the works, California will surely go into a long political tailspin, nose-dive and crash.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

NewsMax Magazine
January 2012 issue

Federal and state solar energy extremes cost counties and taxpayers large sums ("Seeing Red Over the Cost of Going Green," December). Unfortunately, liberal insanity runs far and wide among environmental extremists in Washington and particularly California (my home).

Now that California is under one-party liberal Democrat rule, Gov. Brown and company will undoubtedly take more of a lead in driving Californians and America down the road to dependency and insolvency by overwhelming taxpayers and free enterprise.

Big government means taxing, spending, insurmountable debt and loss of freedoms. There is no other formula for socialism. Alas, 2014 is the next chance for voters to turn it around, that is, if it's not already too late.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

(original letter)

Federal and state solar energy extremes cost counties and ratepayers

Between President Obama and California Governor Brown's extreme obsession with solar energy, there is a vacuum of costs to be borne by Southern California Mojave Desert Inyo, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and electricity ratepayers.

Indeed, two of the world's largest solar energy projects are located in San Bernardino County. The $2.2 billion Ivanpah solar plant next to the Nevada border has agreed to pay the county $377,000 per year, but that will hardly cover county costs and the loss of recreation and private development revenues.

Worse, contrary to the usual lengthy environmental delays, state and federal approvals for the solar plants were almost immediate. President Obama's grand push for solar energy and a regulation nation, coupled with AB 32 and Governor Brown's vow to "crush" opponents of solar projects, will make it painfully clear to San Bernardino County and ratepayers that, in President Obama's words, "electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket."

Unfortunately, liberal insanity runs far and wide among environmental extremists in Washington and particularly California. Now that California is under one-party liberal Democrat rule, Governor Brown and company will undoubtedly take more of a lead in driving Californians and America down the road to dependency and insolvency by overwhelming taxpayers and free enterprise.

San Francisco Chronicle
November 25, 2012

Federal and state solar energy extremes cost counties and ratepayers

San Diego Union-Tribune
September 26, 2012

Energy insanity in California

President Obama and Gov. Brown's push for clean power simply parrot the environmental zealot -- "Chicken Little sky is falling" -- mentality which drives up the cost of living and drives out business and jobs from California.

Indeed, taxpayers and ratepayers will bear the cost of solar power by doubling electric rates and wasting tax dollars. As if we had any choice in the matter, Gov. Brown signed legislation last year requiring 33% of California electricity must come from costly renewable sources such as solar and wind by the year 2020, just 8 years from now, which will likely triple electric rates.

Coupled with the insanity of AB 32's climate-change cap-and-tax costs on business and industry, Gov. Brown's obsession with the vastly more expensive high-speed rail costs and the push to increase taxes, California madness has risen to government-driven, voter-assisted economic suicide.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
April 9, 2012

Obama plays politics on oil

In demonizing oil companies and Senate Republicans for saying no to ending oil subsidies, President Obama is engaging in cheap populist pandering to a public hurting from high gas prices.

Obama's feigned push to end tax breaks for oil companies, and investing in cart-before-the-horse electric cars -- despite the failure of the Chevy Volt -- is yet another indication that he has no concern for high gas prices. Indeed, the oil companies would pass on the tax increase to consumers just as any business would, raising gas prices higher.

In addition, summer blend requirements will add to gas prices, likely pushing them above $5.00 per gallon, and will probably continue after summer because of increased demand by China and India, and instability in the Middle East.

The president could dispense with stupid summer blends and ethanol. Of course, there's not much he could do to prevent Californians from being pushed over the economic cliff by hysterical environmentalists and cost of living-busting climate change laws.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(Original letter)

Political campaign ploys by the president demonizing oil companies and Senate Republicans for saying no to ending oil subsidies is little more than cheap populist pandering to public injury from high gas prices.

Indeed, President Obama's feigned push to end tax breaks for oil companies, and invest in cart-before-the-horse electric cars -- regardless of the failure of the Chevy Volt -- is yet another indication that he has no concern for high gas prices. Indeed, the oil companies would pass on the tax increase to consumers just as any business would, raising gas prices even further.

Plus, summer blend requirements will increase gas prices 40 cents or more higher, which will likely push the cost over $5.00 per gallon, and which will probably continue after summer because of increased demand by China and India, and instability in the Middle East.

If the president is honestly concerned about what the people pay at the pump, and the commensurate increased cost of delivering goods and services, he could easily dispense with the stupid summer blends and ethanol. Of course, there's not much he could do to prevent Californians from being pushed over the economic cliff by hysterical environmentalists and cost of living-busting climate change laws.

Surely, people must be a bit confused as to why foreign oil costs $125 per barrel, about $18 more than U.S. crude because of China and India demand. The easy answer is our government creating perpetual oil, gas, and refinery chaos. Indeed, someone ought to tell President Obama and enviro-maniacs that we can't run electric cars or much of anything else without coal and natural gas power plants making electricity.

San Bernardino Sun
April 8, 2012

Transforming America

President Obama's unemployment con job, coupled with costly health and financial reforms, his Occupy storm trooper's class warfare, and his intentional energy crisis define his attempts to transform America.

Indeed, throwing $200 billion down the green sink hole, pushing the failed Chevy Volt, and approving the tail end of the Keystone Pipeline are meaningless. Particularly, while stifling coal energy and domestic oil resources.

Still, the president insists on wagging the public dog with high gas prices, government growth and insurmountable debt, which will surely damage the dollar, weaken the nation, and stoke the fires of inflation.

Transform America? Yes. Out of the clutches of progressive aggression. If we are to survive, his re-election is not an option.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Examiner
March 30, 2012

Re: A second term: Obama unleashed
by Cal Thomas

What's the worst that could happen in the 2012 presidential elections. A re-elected President Obama, unleased.

Indeed, as if high gas prices aren't bad enough, President Obama is in the process of killing the coal-power industry as promised, which will cause electricity prices to escalate and affect those who can least afford it.

The energy and fuel crisis, job losses and cost of living increases are being caused by environmental zealots' litigation, EPA over-regulation, plus President Obama stifling domestic oil production, natural gas and coal energy in his arrogant pursuit of costly, unreliable green energy at any price.

In a nut shell, our national mess was started by the unmitigated misfeasance of former presidents Carter, Clinton and congressional Democrats, which caused the housing crash, financial crisis and a deepening recession set in motion by over-reaching government's irresponsible push for affordable housing.

Worse, the public miseducation system is a deeply flawed and failed money-pit of liberal arts and socialist indoctrination under the selfish interests of the education establishment, tenure and teacher unions robbing students of their future.

And President Obama is in the process of putting our national security at risk by disarming our nuclear defense weapons capabilities in collusion with Russia, and inviting terrorist attacks from Iran and other hostiles.

Fortunately, President Obama's massive health care law is being challenged by 26 states and a national small business organization in the Supreme Court, which will hopefully be declared unconstitutional by the Court.

Sadly, the out-of-control size, scope and power of our government is transforming America away from the founding principles of our unique constitutional democratic republic of limited government that made us the greatest nation of liberty and freedom the World has ever known.

If we are to survive these challenges, we must make our voices heard and our votes count in the 2012 elections. Without a strong and free America, we and the free world will collapse under the unbearable weight of tyranny. President Obama unleased on America with a second term is not an option.

The Washington Examiner
March 29, 2012

Re: Obama seeks end to subsidies for oil companies; Congress says no
by Brian Hughes

Los Angeles Times
March 25, 2012

Re: Health law's fate tied to mandate
by Noam N. Levey
LA Times Business

If states and citizen rights are to be protected from over-reaching federal government, the Supreme Court must surely strike down President Obama's unconstitutional health care insurance mandates.

Transforming America costs a social, political, economic and constitutional bundle. But that's not half of the damage already inflicted by the president's transformation plans.

Transform America? Yes. Out of the clutches of progressive aggression. If we are to survive, his re-election is not an option.

The Washington Examiner
March 22, 2012

Re: Who's ignorant about energy?
by Conn Carroll

President Obama's unemployment con job, coupled with his Occupy storm trooper's class warfare, and his intentional energy crisis define his attack on America.

Indeed, throwing $200 billion down the green sink hole, and approving the tail end of the Keystone Pipeline is meaningless without the dog to complete it.

Still, the president insists on wagging the public dog with high gas prices, government growth and insurmountable debt, which will surely damage the dollar and stoke the fires of inflation. If we are to survive, his re-election is not an option.

Wall Street Journal
March 16, 2012

Re: What's behind rising gas prices?
by Daniel Yergin

Though Daniel Yergin's analysis of the cause of rising gas prices was enlightening, he failed to emphasize the causes of limited oil production in the United States. Indeed, if it were not for incessant anti-oil environmental left and President Obama's complicit limitations on domestic oil production and delivery, we would not be having this debate or these problems.

Surely, the extreme instability in Middle East oil producing countries casts a giant cloud over the dependability world oil supplies, which are adversely affecting gas prices and threaten our economy and national security. Alas, contrary to shallow minds and pumped-up popular belief, oil companies and speculators are not responsible for rising gas prices.

Clearly, it's political turmoil and over-reaching government clogging the pipes to our recovery. Indeed, the time for taking care of our own business is quickly running thin, which is no time for ideological stupidity or economic suicide.

USA TODAY
March 6, 2012

'Green' energy won't lift economy

If President Obama thinks he can paint “green” energy and fuel over an economy drowning in red ink, he’s in for a surprise.

Indeed, Obama has said there’s “no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil.” That mantra coupled with regulations for fuel-efficient cars, and empty gestures dabbling with increased oil and gas production will not avert another recession.

Surely, when the U.S. oil and natural gas industry supports more than 9 million jobs — and it could easily add many new ones — releasing oil reserves or encouraging a Chevy Volt for every garage won’t put food on the table.

Hopefully, the president won’t try to ensure his re-election by prematurely starting something with Iran, which would also affect oil prices. It’s bad enough that the world is teetering on terrorism. Provoking Iran’s Hezbollah would certainly start the world on fire, with America as the target.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Original letter:

Re: Today's debate: Pain at the pump

Energy and fuel crisis can't be painted green

If President Obama thinks he can paint green energy and fuel over an economy drowning in red ink, he's got another think coming.

Indeed, President Obama's "no easy answers and no silver bullet" solution to high fuel prices mantra, coupled with fuel-efficient cars regulations, green energy and empty gestures dabbling with increased oil and gas production will not avert a second recession far worse than the first. Plus inflation caused by extreme public debt and severely weakened currency, raising the cost of living for all.

Indeed, President Obama's lack of action on gas prices fits his campaign left-base, while he escalates class warfare against the health care industry, coal energy, big business, big oil and the wealthy. Surely, when the oil and natural gas industry employs over 9 million people -- and they could easily add a million new jobs -- releasing oil reserves or promising a Chevy Volt for every garage won't put food on the table

Meanwhile, he will undoubtedly continue being the political candyman, handing out a $billion here and there for votes, until his Hollywood pat-on-the-back movie on killing bin Laden comes out in October as his last campaign boost.

Hopefully, the president won't try to ensure his re-election by prematurely starting something with Iran. It's bad enough that the world is teetering on terrorism. Unleashing Iran's Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, and their new best friend, al Qaeda, would certainly start the world on fire, with America as the target.

The Washington Examiner
February 28, 2012

Obama's energy policies are dragging us down

Re: "Tell America the truth about gas prices, Mr, President"
Editorial Feb. 27

President Obama's superficial talk about no easy answers to lowering gas prices is an abdication of leadership. Since the rise in oil production under the Bush administration, our offshore oil production is down 30 percent. Federal land oil lease sales are down 70 percent. And he stopped the Keystone oil pipeline to U.S. refineries from Canada.

Indeed, when the President says, "We know there's no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight… but what we can do is get our priorities straight and make a substantial, serious effort to tackle this problem," Mr. Obama's leadership is the problem.

Surely, President Obama is leading the wrong way by decreasing our national security, decreasing the value of the dollar, decreasing our income -- while inflating the size, scope and power of government, inflating the national debt, inflating the cost of energy, gasoline and the cost of nearly everything except housing. Clinton, Frank and Dodd have already been there and done that.

During his campaign for the presidency, Senator Obama said that he would 'fundamentally transform America,' by representing himself as the Lone Ranger loaded with silver bullets of 'change we could believe in.' However, the silver bullets turned out to be lead balloons, dragging America down.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Sacramento Bee
September 25, 2011

Solyndra highlights energy folly

Re "Solyndra isn't reason to kill clean energy" (Editorials, Sept. 18): The $535 million Solyndra solar panel company scandal showcases what President Barack Obama showcased in dumping $25 billion into renewable energy firms, promising about 650,000 jobs. Instead, only about 3,500 jobs were created. California got in the act by giving Solyndra $24 million in tax breaks after which the company shed about 1,100 jobs in its bankruptcy, leaving all taxpayers on the hook for Solyndra's loan.

Adding insult to injury, AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, was and is a very bad idea that will surely sink California's economy. Indeed, as if California wasn't crashing enough, the energy and cost-of-living explosion with the implementation of AB 32 could not have come at a worse time in what will be a protracted nationally depressed economy.

Surely, the federal and state malfeasance over energy is tantamount to punching the American and California economies in the face.

Daniel B. Jeffs,

Apple Valley

Federal and state malfeasance over renewable energy

The $535 million Solyndra solar panel company scandal showcases what President Obama showcased in dumping $25 billion into renewable energy firms, promising about 650,000 jobs. Instead, only about 3,500 jobs were created at a taxpayer cost of about $5 million per job. California got in the act by giving Solyndra $27 million in tax breaks, after which the company shed about 1,100 jobs in its bankruptcy, leaving all taxpayers on the hook for Solyndra's loan.

Adding insult to injury, the AB-32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 was and is a very bad idea that will surely sink California's economy. Indeed, as if California wasn't crashing enough -- with over-reaching government, out of control entitlements, and money-pit miseducation -- the energy and cost of living explosion with the implementation of AB-32 could not have come at a worse time in what will be a protracted nationally depressed economy.

Blindly requiring 33 percent of our electricity to come from renewable energy -- wind and solar -- will double or triple electricity costs, not to mention the unreliability of renewables. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent over the next 9 years is little more that holding business hostage with cap and tax beginning in 2012 -- all on the basis of global warming alarmists and the proliferation of a massive hoax.

Surely, the federal and state malfeasance over energy is tantamount to punching the American and California economies in the face.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Founder, DDC
September 17, 2011

No plausible denial for government malfeasance

Solyndra and other American solar panel manufacturers can't compete with Chinese manufacturers, who turn them out cheaper and faster to the United States and the world market. The Department of Energy and President Obama had to have known that. Yet, Obama recklessly showcased the taxpayers' $535 million stimulus loan for green jobs at the now bankrupt Solyndra. That kind of fraud cannot be ignored, particularly when President Obama is trying to push through a tax-hiking, shell game jobs bill that would hurt business, workers and the already weakened economy.

Indeed, there is no plausible denial for government malfeasance.

Wasting tax dollars backing costly/unreliable green energy, while stepping on reliable energy resources, increases the cost of electricity and fuel, thus the cost of living. Stepping up reliable energy and domestic fuel resources will increase jobs and reduce the cost of nearly everything. Dumping the corn ethanol program would also decrease many food prices and the cost of fuel. President Obama should be backing the reduction of all business-inhibiting regulations, which would create jobs and elevate the overall economy--at little or no cost to taxpayers.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Founder, DDC
September 15, 2011

President Obama continues to play the tax, spend and waste shell game

President Obama is indeed proposing to play tax and spend shell games by taking from big business, and giving temporary tax incentives to small businesses and workers. Creating temporary jobs and saving others will end, however, higher taxes and government empire-building will continue.

Furthermore, wasting tax dollars backing costly/unreliable green energy, while stepping on reliable energy resources, increases the cost of electricity and fuel, thus the cost of living. Stepping up reliable energy and domestic fuel resources will increase jobs and reduce the cost of nearly everything. Dumping the corn ethanol program would also decrease food prices and the cost of fuel.

President Obama should be laying off taxes and reducing all business-inhibiting regulations, which would lower costs, create jobs, and elevate the overall economy -- including tax revenues. However, his record says he won't.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Founder, DDC
September 14, 2011

San Bernardino Sun
July 9, 2011

Political motivation

Petroleum products are absolutely vital to our economy. According to records, the United States consumes about 20 million barrels of oil per day.

Thanks to environmental zealots and government over-regulation, our current domestic oil production is limited to about 6 million barrels per day.

President Obama's politically motivated release of 30 million barrels of oil from our 727 million-barrel national oil reserves will reduce our national security, provide a Band-Aid of less than two days of oil, and won't help our long-term economy. Permitting production of 30 million barrels per month from Alaska's outer continental shelf, and opening up our oil and gas resources would.

The economy will suffer even more if President Obama continues his costly, government-controlled nation-building at home, as he confirmed in his speech on removing troops from Afghanistan.

Lest we forget, insanity is doing the same stupid things over and over, expecting different results.

DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley

Who works for who in our constitutional republic?
May 13, 2011

The Democrat-controlled Senate inquisition panel is conducting business as usual by dragging oil executives before them to answer for high gas prices in the nation. Contrary to popular indoctrinated belief, the oil companies are not the bad guys here. Intrusive, over-regulating, intimidating, restrictive and unreasonable government-controlled energy policies are.

Indeed, if it were not for our government's abuse of power, we would not have suffered the housing crash and economic collapse, the cost of government and the cost living would be significantly lower, and we would not be encumbered by insurmountable debt.

And contrary to government's dependency-driven view of America -- even though we are being ruled by the power of taxation, massive government and tyrannical regulation -- we do not work for government. Government is bound and limited by the Constitution to work for us. Our power of the vote is in the process of reversing those roles. It's a matter of survival.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Founder, DDC

Los VV Daily Press
Press Dispatch
April 3, 2011

False Exercise

President Obama's March 29, 2011 vow to cut oil imports by a third by 2025 is simply another intentional false exercise in political futility. Particularly, when his administration has stifled oil exploration with worthless leases, over-regulation and reduced gulf oil production -- exacerbated by spreading turmoil in the Middle East.

Indeed, at the rate of oil and gas price increases, even if domestic resources were fully opened, it would be 2025 before most production could be realized, and oil imports would have to be substantially increased. Meanwhile, our cost of living will continue to rise.

Adding insult to economic public injury, President Obama wants to increase subsidized ethanol production -- which raises the cost of fuel and food prices -- and he is pushing subsidized renewable energy -- wind and solar -- which greatly increases the cost of unreliable electricity on demand.

Coupled with the administration's preposterous plan to have us dependent on 80 percent "clean energy" by 2035, deceptively includes "clean coal" and nuclear, which means neither. That kind of irresponsible governing will certainly result in economic ruin long before then -- especially without a regime change in Washington in 2012.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Angeles Times
April 4, 2011

Re “U.S. to trim oil imports by a third, Obama says,” March 31

President Obama's vow to cut oil imports by a third by 2025 is another exercise in political futility. His administration has stifled oil exploration with worthless leases, too much regulation and reduced gulf oil production, exacerbated by spreading turmoil in the Middle East.

Adding insult to injury, Obama wants to increase subsidized ethanol production — which raises the cost of fuel and food prices — and he is pushing subsidized renewable energy, which greatly increases the cost of electricity.

This is coupled with the administration's preposterous plan to have us dependent on 80% “clean energy,” which deceptively includes “clean coal” and nuclear, by 2035. This kind of irresponsible governing will result in economic ruin long before then, especially without a regime change in Washington in 2012.

Daniel B. Jeffs

Apple Valley, Calif.

New York Post
March 26, 2011

O's family vacation: America pays the price

The news media should stop the chatter over Libya and focus on US interests and concerns in the Middle East: oil, Israel and Iran.

Obama doesn't care about any of it. That's why the Middle East is boiling over.

Meanwhile, he has put the clamps on our domestic oil and energy resources, increased oil deals with Brazil to offset the decline in Venezuelan imports and used rising fuel and energy costs to push his green agenda.

Unless we go full speed ahead with domestic oil, natural gas and coal energy, the whole thing is going to result in a fuel and energy meltdown and economic catastrophe.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

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Los Angeles Times
Opinion LA
March 12, 2011

Lack of oil, gas and energy is not funny

Paul Whitefield's 'President Obama's news conference: All in a President's day' is humorous, but hardly appropriate journalism considering the gravity of our current circumstances -- particularly regarding oil, gas and energy.

President Obama's remarks at his March 11, 2011 news conference touting the increase in oil production under his watch is what "… doesn't match up with reality." The president is simply attempting to take credit for what the Bush administration managed to accomplish against decades of reduced production because of unreasonable restrictions from the environmental left.

Skirting the truth is bad enough. But playing politics as usual by making and breaking campaign promises in the face of instability among Middle East oil-producing nations, exacerbating our failing economy with rising oil and energy prices, is an unconscioable fraud against the American people -- who contrary to popular political belief, are not that naïve.

Indeed, President Obama's promises to boost domestic oil, gas and energy production is a deceptive reversal of what he is actually doing, which is delaying existing production, prohibiting new production, and pushing green energy. I'll believe the president is sincere about ensuring our national security and helping the economy, when he takes a shovel and personally breaks ground for a new coal mine, drilling in ANWR, and opens all of our resources.

Dan Jeffs
Apple Valley, CA

The Washington Examiner
February 24, 2011

Stop freezing domestic oil production

Re: "Oil, gold soar as Mideast tensions mount," Feb. 22

The price of oil went up more than $5 today surpassing $91 per barrel because of revolution in the Middle East, which means it is likely that our recession will deepen with inflation. Obviously, when the price of gas is headed for $4 or even $5 per gallon, the price of nearly everything goes up.

Oil companies and speculators are not to blame for raising prices when imported oil is at risk. Blame environmental zealots and government for freezing and reducing domestic oil exploration and production. That's why our dependence on imported oil is so high, and our national security is more at risk.

The push for costly and unreliable green energy only exacerbates the forthcoming energy crisis, which could have been ameliorated by increasing coal energy and opening up our substantial oil resources 10 years ago. Indeed, it takes five or 10 years to bring new on- and off-shore wells and more refineries into full production. Failure to start now will be tantamount to economic suicide.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif