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Your anecdote doesn't directly contradict his statement. It would be like if the president decided that he will spare no expenses to personally install GWH of s

Your anecdote doesn't directly contradict his statement. It would be like if the president decided that he will spare no expenses to personally install GWH of solar and that was his project. Your example is if the government just paid a bunch of subcontractors to do it. I believe his statement is true. If some strong willed president came in, declaredd that it was a national security issue to have energy independence and utilized miltary resources to start construction on federal lands of massive solar farms, I would applaud such effort. Technically the president is commander and chief and although limited in his ability to expend funds, there are appropriations through which he could funnel resources, like the Air Force red horse construction units. Granted, we'd have to stop building so maany bases in the middle east for that to happen; but that's aa feature not a bug.

m463 4y ago
Yes, I think an effective leader could make a difference. I just am skeptical when I read "manhattan project". I guess my way of thinking about it isn't - have the government solve the problem hands-on from the top, but instead lead and empower people to solve our shared problems. I remember talking with a pool guy once, where we talked about an ultraviolet water cleaning system vs chlorine. He basically told me, the ultraviolet cleaning system sounds cool, it's electronic and has no chemicals. But it cleans a just small amount of circulating water in front of it, while chlorine cleans all the water, thousands of gallons, everywhere at once. I think of good solutions working that way.