No word of protest from Sente, May
Recently I saw an attractive mailer sent out by incumbent state Democrat Rep. Carol Sente of the 59th District in which she vowed to clean house by fighting corruption, ethics violations and wasteful spending, despite being selected by Democrats to replace Kathy Rigg because of her loyalty to the Democrat Party.
What caught my attention was Sente's push for the development of green technologies which she claims will create jobs and lessen our dependence on foreign oil.
Rep. Karen May, Democrat incumbent in the 58th District, not unlike Carol Sente and fellow Democrats in Springfield, is likewise a committed supporter of wind and solar power.
There was not a word of protest from either Reps. Sente or May when Exelon recently made the decision to waste the Zion Dual Nuclear Plant with its massive 2,100 megawatts of energy, even though I informed Karen May as a member of the House Environment and Energy Committee numerous times over this past summer about the pending decision and asked for some action on her part.
Consider these facts:
- Solar power costs four times more to produce than electricity generated by conventional means.
- Due to intermittent, variability, and unpredictability, wind farms must be backed up with conventional forms of electricity. A recent MIT study indicates that land-based wind energy will actually increase global temperatures.
- Many qualified scientists believe there are huge amounts of oil here in America and that it is retrievable and affordable to use. Oil is created in the earth's magma.
- Nuclear energy provides the biggest bang for the buck; it is a green, safe and reliable form of energy. The Navy has fueled its ships with nuclear power for decades without incident.
While Illinois and the rest of the nation are attempting to curtail the use of fossil fuels and have put nuclear power on hold, the whole world is powering up with nuclear!
Illinois is ill-served by Reps. Sente and May, who place wind and solar power over that of fossil fuels and nuclear. Both wind and solar fail miserably as viable sources of power. Their popularity is due to substantial state and federal subsidies given to investors.
Republican challengers Dan Sugue and Lauren Turelli understand that coal, oil and nuclear power are all essential to keep industry in Illinois in order to create jobs, to spur economic growth and to lift Illinois from its dismal rank of 48th in economic performance and 44th in economic outlook.
Additionally, Sugue and Turelli are committed to changing the state's culture of corruption, controlling excessive spending, and creating jobs. Most importantly, neither are beholden to the Democrat House Speaker Michael Madigan!
As Carol Sente votes with Speaker Madigan 84 percent of the time, while Karen May has an 87 percent voting record, have Sente and May suddenly experienced an epiphany? Will they really buck their own party by voting against corruption and excessive spending?
The choice should be an easy one. If you are satisfied with the status quo here in Illinois, vote for Carol Sente and Karen May.
Nancy J. Thorner
Lake Bluff