Change can be good, but it is seldom painless

While in Colum­bus last week Pres­i­dent Obama sug­gested that those who oppose alter­na­tive energy sources might be con­sid­ered mem­bers of the “flat earth soci­ety,” much like peo­ple who opposed explo­ration by the likes of Christo­pher Colum­bus. In this instance, accord­ing to the pres­i­dent, those who cling to fos­sil fuels and ignore alter­na­tive energy sources are much like ostriches, plung­ing their heads into the ground and fail­ing to under­stand the need for change in any active, grow­ing and healthy economy.