WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE

President BO came to our town today.

Well, technically it wasn't our town, it was about 30 miles from here, a little country town called Arcadia.

Arcadia is known for its farming, ranching and really great rodeos.

Now it is also known for its first-of-a-kind photo-voltaic solar array.

The president came to...to...well, I'm not really sure what he came to do, but whatever it was, he did it.

For one thing, he gave a speech. In it he said, "and now, for the very first time, a large-scale solar power plant -- the largest of its kind in the entire nation -- will deliver electricity produced by the sun to the citizens of the Sunshine State."

Sounds cool, doesn't it?

There in those hallowed fields of Southwest Florida were some 90,000 photo-voltaic cells, dutifully following the sun across the sky.

Ninety thousand cells!

And those 90,000 cells will generate enough electricity to power 3,000 homes.

That's 90,000 cells for 3,000 homes.

How much does one cell cost?

You can buy one for about $100.00.

Then you have to install it.

The closest figure I could come up with is about $150.00-200.00 each installed.

So, 90,000 times $200.00 equals about $18 million dollars for the entire deal.

Divide $18 million by 3,000 homes and you get about $6,000.00 per home, installed.

And on cloudy days...........

In his speech, the President also made note of the fact that "This plant will produce enough power to serve the entire city of Arcadia. Its construction was a boost to your local economy, creating nearly 400 jobs in this area."

I guess it slipped his mind that those jobs no longer exist and that it will take only about four workers to maintain this great solar array.

With his usual aplomb, he went on to say, "over the next three decades, the clean energy from this plant will save 575,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is the equivalent of removing more than 4,500 cars from the road each year for the life of the project. Think about that, 45,000 [sic] cars from the road each year for the life of the project."

That wasn't a typo. First he said 4,500 cars, then 45,000.

I guess the teleprompter has a little trouble with figures.

"...it's time to make the same kind of investment in the way our energy travels -- to build a clean energy superhighway..." said he, talking about what the government needs to do next.

Did you catch the euphanism? "Investment" equals "taxes." Here they come!

President BO told us all about "smart meters" being in every house in the nation. "Smart meters will allow you to actually monitor how much energy your family is using by the month, by the week, by the day, or even by the hour."

He said these meters can be monitored, "...allowing you to conserve electricity during times when prices are highest, like hot summer days."

That's right, when you need the A/C the most, you'll be able (read: forced) to turn it up. President BO doesn't want you to get too comfortable.

What do you suppose might be the consequences for those whose "smart meters" don't give the government the readings they're looking for?

Something else President BO accomplished while he was in Arcadia.

The streets were lined with both supporters and protesters.

Naturally, there were clashes.

The protesters carried posters opposing ObamaCare, Cap and Trade and a myriad of other presidential offenses, while the supporters proclaimed what a "wonderful president" Obama is.

When things got heated, guess which group started throwing around all kinds of nasty aspersions on the other.

The videos don't lie.

The least civilized group, far and away, were those who identified themselves as:

l....i....b....e....r....a....l....s.

Is anyone surprised?

If anyone just feels the need, you can read the text of the speech HERE.