It's not that easy. If electric companys could simple turn power "off and on at the flick of a switch", then CA would not have rolling blackouts. It's supply vs demand, lest you forget economics 101. Why would a company invest profits into R & D to find NEW ways to produce cleaner power if they felt their right to a profit would be limited or capped? Instead, it just remains status quo, with the companies needing waivers to produce inefficiently and with higher pollution content. The government shouldn't limit their potential, it should encourage it or leave it alone. When you tie their hands, productivity decreases. As for healthcare, have you ever heard of any hospital anywhere (including texas) turning away the sick? Go to any emergency room and who is there? Poor, uninsured families with the flu. they cant afford a doctors visit so they end up in the emergency room becasue they won't get turned away. Don't use Doom and Gloom stories to attempt to make a point. And HOW Dubya got elected was this: He received the highest number of electoral votes. My earlier point was how incredible it is that he did that while being a mental midget in your view. Fact is, there are a lot of serious issues to be dealt with. It's time to stop the rhetoric and look at the facts. And the biggest fact that I hold true regarding politics is that more money does not solve a problem, it only increases my taxes. We need to find solutions rather than blame, and we need to institute those solutions in the most efficient manner possible. Don't look at spending as a yardstick of success or failure. Look at results.