THE BEST PRESIDENT MONEY CAN BUY IBD

Sinopsis

á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á Synopsis of The Best President Money Can BuyThe story beginsáin the pooráAppalachian mining region of Eastern Kentuckyáusing coal mining and the associated FDR New Dealáelectrification of the Tennessee Valley as the start point. The story evolves to the present day with the competing issues of an aging US power grid and the need for state of the art uninterruptibleárenewable sources of electric power. Complicating this problem is the future of Kentucky coal and the current vulnerability of existingárenewableáenergy systems to direct interdiction by countries hostileáto the United States.á Leading thisálist of hostile countries is the PeopleâÇÖs Republicáof China (PRC) who have developed an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) weapon targeted to interdict exposed US renewable energy facilitiesá(A true fact by the way).áTheástory develops as aáPRC strategy to expand their current large US market for solar power panels (also a true fact), since solar power is especially vulnerable to EMP weapons. The PRC rightly concludes that given the vulnerability of the US power grid if they dominate the solar panel market they would have a means to subjugate the US to their will.áThe main protagonists in this story are Mr. Jamie Preston, a wealthy industrialist whose Lexington, Kentucky based company has developed an alternative renewable power source that is protected against EMP attack (a system like this does exist),áand his fiancé, Ms. Jade Riley, an investigative reporter. The relationship between Preston and Riley parallels the development of the main plot. This relationship begins as aná adversarial one that gradually develops into a love affair as together they discover PRCâÇÖs intentions.áThe crime/thriller aspect of the story evolves as PRC operatives threaten JamieâÇÖs life and the lives of those closest to him. Their struggle to persevere against the odds, to include clandestine PRC operatives, a female assassin and an unscrupulous family of a US politicianáwhose patriarcháhas eyes on the White House and is being bribed by the PRC comprise the sub-plots.á