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Bush Vows to Eliminate US Dependence On Oil by 4920 (The Onion)
Bush vows to eliminate US dependence on oil by 4920


WASHINGTON, DC—President Bush unveiled an aggressive initiative Monday that would make the U.S. free of petroleum dependence by the year 4920, less than three millennia from now.

"Our mission is clear," Bush said in a speech delivered at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. "We must free ourselves from dependence on fossil fuels within 85 generations. A cleaner, safer America is my vision. And it is our great, great—great-times-80 grandchildren who will realize that vision."

Bush promised a legislative package that would mandate severe cuts in oil-production subsidies and provide new funding for alternative-energy research and development. According to the timetable he presented, these bills could be introduced as early as 3219, and U.S. energy consumers could start to see radical changes by the early 42nd century.

"If we don't end our dependence on oil by 4920, when will we end it? 5580? By then, it may be too late," Bush said. Bush called on both Democrats and Republicans living 1,200 years from now to work together to pass the program.

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4132




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Autonomy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 10:59 PM
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""Our distant relations will have some hard work to do," Bush said. "But hard work is what built this nation, and I have every faith that they will succeed."

The proclamation comes on the heels of Bush's plans to pay off the national debt by the early 6300s, and win the war on terror by 7450."

:rofl:

If it weren't for the 'Onion', Jon Stewart would be all alone in making the horrible truth seem so funny.
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