Double Speak from Portugal

You've gotta be kidding me.

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates has ruled out the constuction of a nuclear power station as a means to reduce the nation's heavy reliance on expensive fuel imports, saying the country will focus instead on the development of renewable energy.

"Nuclear energy has the same security issues and dangers as it has always had so this option should be set aside, we must look towards renewable energy sources," he said in an interview with private television SIC late Tuesday.

"Yeah, uh... We know we're basically the poorest state in Western Europe, and we can't really afford to keep relying on fuel imports for power. We'd like to start investing in renewable energy sources instead. What's that? Nuclear? Of course not! There are... Uh... Security issues, and... Uh... Dangers! Yeah, that's the ticket!"

Give me a friggin' break.