Bush: NO plans for pending crisis re: home heating oil costs

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to increase funding for a $2 billion energy program to help the poor pay heating bills expected to increase about 47 percent this winter.

The energy assistance program helps low-income families, primarily the elderly and disabled, pay utility bills - about one-third of the total bill, on average. The money is disbursed through block grants to the states.

Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said last week that additional money was "not on the agenda." However, department spokesman Craig Stevens said Monday, "I think it's an option on the table."....

"This is a life-and-death situation," Nocilla said. "People are going to have to make some very difficult choices."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ENERGY_ASSISTANCE?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-10-10-16-51-42

[Trillo]

1. BushCo's version of Compassionate Conservatisim at wrok. nt

[pstans]

2. It's not a crisis when his friends are getting rich

They want it that way.

A crisis would be if his friends weren't making any money.

[Elwood P Dowd]

3. A good way for the repukes to reduce the SS rolls

Let a bunch of old, poor, and disable folks freeze to death. Frees up more money for their rich friends.

[Carolab]

6. I don't get it. The money goes BACK to the energy companies.

They get it anyway.

SO what's the beef?

[kestrel91316]

8. Yep, just getting rid of the "surplus population".

[Halliburton]

4. shrub: "just wear a jacket"

[Lars39]

5. Meanwhile, France is helping its citizens out with their heat this winter.

[kestrel91316]

9. Those EVIL French!!!!!!!!!

[otohara]

7. Public Schools Budgets

aren't prepared for what's coming this winter in the way of heating bills.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. bird flu terra bird flu terra blah blah blah!

We know where his 'priorities' lie. bush couldn't care less about Americans in general, that much is obvious. Why so many are so duped by his 'compassionate conservatism' boggles the mind. And isn't compassionate conservatism an oxymoron? What is very clear is that bush hates poor people! Be they any color.

[DemInDistress]

11. Record profits for the oil industry

and not a fucking dime in taxes.Not to forget the handsome give-aways
by the GOP Congress.Americans need help but no help is in sight.Shame
on the Bush Crime Family.How do they sleep at night?

[LynnTheDem]

12. Hey ya whining LIBRULS, ya got CHOICES;

STARVE...or FREEZE.

Now stop yer librul whining.

-This message approved by the bushCartel

[neverforget]

13. Why should he care? The White House, Camp David and Camp

Chickenhawk are all heated. :shrug: