Friday's Rant: Go Green, Run Red

One of the first things they tell you in Political Science class is that, unlike other sciences, there are no “laws” of political science. In other words, there isn’t any instance in politics that can be replicated 100% of the time.

I disagree. I’ve always said something to the effect that entrepreneurs are ALWAYS smarter than government bureaucrats. No matter how much regulation, laws, etc. that are created, an entrepreneur will always find a way to skirt the regulations and make money – if there is a market for their stuff. That’s the way it works. Always.

I was reminded of this Doorah Law of Politics #1 the other day when talking with a friend of mine about the socialism that’s sweeping, unabated, across our country. We were talking about all the crap that’s been going on – each worthy of its own rant (so many rants, so few Fridays) and he made an excellent point.

Pointing to the Doorah Law of Politics #1, he argued that we shouldn’t fight the socialism, but embrace it. Embrace socialism and find ways to make money and use it to our advantage. I must admit, it jolted me. Almost instinctively, I wanted to oppose his point.

But I’ve thought about it and I think he’s right.

On an unrelated point, anybody who knows me knows how I feel about stoplights. I hate’em. I hate waiting, stopping, turning on red, etc., etc. In fact, and I bet you don’t know this…The Iowa Blog Cabin is located in the ONLY Iowa county that doesn’t have a single stoplight. But I digress.

THEREFORE, with these points in mind, I’m starting a new cause – one I’m truly passionate about. And because I trust the people who read this blog to not give away my true motivations, I’m going to let you in on it. Here goes:

GO GREEN, RUN RED.

For decades now, millions upon millions of cars, trucks, vans and SUVs have spent thousands of hours idling at red lights and have wasted billions of gallons of fuel for literally no good reason. Our organization believes it is critical to our efforts to reverse climate change that we develop a sustainable model of transportation usage that eliminates our irrational dependency on stoplights.

By creating a new transportation system usage paradigm and banning stoplights, we will literally save the earth and eliminate our need for billions of gallons of devilish fossil fuels. However, saving money is not what this is about. It’s about saving the earth, working to eliminate the need for fossil fuels and increasing the market for renewable fuels.

By banning stoplights, traffic will flow freely and eliminate all of the waste and thousands upon thousands of tons of pollution belched into the air by idling gas guzzling monster vehicles, like SUVs.

How will this be achieved? We have recently created a non-profit group – “Go Green, Run Red.” With a staff made up of dozens of recent college grads and the Philosophy degrees they worked hard for, we’re applying for government grants that will fund our important research, advocacy, outreach and logo development. Additionally, we are planning a National Run-A-Red-Light Day, to bring awareness and understanding to the dangers stoplights pose to our environment.

Go Green, Run Red is committed to implementing sound alternatives to dangerous and pollution causing stoplights. However, these alternatives can be achieved only after stoplights are banned. This is, and must be, our first priority.

Now, we anticipate that there will be some resistance to this critical effort to save the planet. The stoplight industrial complex is deeply entrenched into the fabric of western culture. Their lobbyists, the Republican Party, the Rush Limbaugh show and the insurance industry will no doubt resist this vital crusade. This is why we need you.

We need your grass roots support, your fundraising, your Facebook pages and your participation in National Run-A-Red-Light Day to bring about our vision of a future that implements a sustainable transportation system usage paradigm that eliminates our dependency on stoplights.

Breathe in, breathe out…and imagine a world without stoplights.