ARE WE OLD FARTS TOO STUCK IN OUR WAYS?

Many times in my career, I’ve been the new kid in the organization who was there to help bring a red-ink company back into the black ink. Countless times, while trying to change the way things were being done I have heard the famous line, “We’ve been doing it this way for years.” They didn’t recognize that the reason they were in red ink was that things change and, if you don’t keep up with the times, the times are going to pass you by.

There are many things about John McCain and what he stands for that I intensely dislike. That, however, is not the purpose of this posting. But, I was listening to his speech this morning and he started talking about our energy crisis and that brings my point home. You see, it’s been 30 + years since we licensed and built a new nuclear plant in this country and only a very small percentage of our electrical energy comes from nuclear plants. And here we are, in another energy crisis. We haven’t built a new nuclear plant because the alarmists and environmentalists pound their collective fists on the table and say it’s too dangerous. The evidence, however, is to the contrary; nuclear power plants operate around the world on land and at sea on a safe basis every day.

One of the mantras that we have been resistant to listen to is “global warming.” Most of us, me included, threw up our hands and laughed. Yet, as well all know, we’re seeing more and more evidence that our climate is changing, and it’s changing unnaturally. We need to determine whether or not the global warming warnings need to be heeded.

The “older generation,” the war babies and the baby boomers, have ascended to the throne of tremendous influence in America, and with this ascension comes the wisdom of the things we have seen in our lives, the lessons we have learned, the mistakes that have been made. We’re the ones who must use our knowledge and wisdom to move America. We’re the ones who have to be willing to lead this nation off the dime and to get it moving in a positive direction, from the red inks of a sagging economy, war, immorality, energy drains…. And back to being the world’s pilot to a better life.