Okay, in reference to Kogan's remarks about nuclear power, I have an idea that will set the safety record of American nuclear power plants at 100% and keep them there permanently. This will address not only safety concerns, but also the NIMBY syndrome that so often affects nuclear plants.
Dave's Idiotic Ideas, Part Three: It's simple. All you do is pass a regulation that states that the CEO and board of directors of whichever company owns the nuclear plant, as well as their immediate families, must live closer to the plant than anybody else. You pass this law, and as the Republicans like to say, "the market will take care of itself". When the guy who is in charge of getting a reactor built as cheaply as possible is also the guy whose children will glow if he cuts corners on safety measures (rather than him living in a gated community a hundred miles away), we will have a 100% nuclear safety record, period.
Now, I didn't just pull this theory out of my ass. I'm inspired by the US Navy's nuclear submarine program. As far as I know, there's NEVER been a Three Mile Island or Chernobyl on an American nuclear submarine. Is this just luck? Absolutely not! It's because the man in charge literally lives on the reactor he's in charge of. You simply apply this concept to corporate fat cats and reactors built on land, and presto, safe nuclear power.
Again, no, I'm not joking. This is what I actually believe. If I'm an idiot and this wouldn't work, by all means, tell me why.