Parties might find common ground on energy concerns (ya think??)

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http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/13/State/Parties_might_find_co.shtml

MIAMI — When Boca Raton Democrat Ron Klein took the stage election night for his victory speech, he didn’t talk about the war in Iraq or congressional ethics.

Instead, he offered this definition of the “new direction” voters wanted: “a 21st century energy policy that makes us energy independent in 10 years.”

His energy reference was virtually ignored by the media in the next morning’s coverage and in the week since. But energy is likely to be one of the first legislative initiatives pushed by Democrats when the new Congress convenes in January.

In fact, energy could be one of the most promising areas for bipartisan cooperation in the new Congress. When President Bush telephoned House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to congratulate her the morning after Election Day, energy independence was one of the topics they discussed, White House press secretary Tony Snow told reporters.

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1. Yeah, that GOP loves them all that energy independence.

You can tell by how hard they all worked the last six years, while they controlled the executive and legislative branches, to make America energy independent.
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2. Do I detect sarcasm in this post???

:evilgrin:

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3. Who, me?

I look forward to celebrating any substantial progress toward energy independence. But it torches me to read the fucking fluff that passes for political observation, for instance the way reporters have completely robbed the word "bipartisan" of any sensible meaning. If energy independence enjoys "bipartisan" support, it sort of begs the question of why nobody in Congress was doing anything about it before November 8, 2006. And if progress suddenly starts to be made when Dems take over Congress, then it sort of implies that it's a Dem issue, not "bipartisan."

But no, forget I mentioned it. Let's just toss around the word "bipartisan." That zombie word, which has had the soul sucked out of it by six years of continuous abuse.

Oops, back to the sarcasm again...