HA HA HA .. Mr.Idiot

[TheCoxwain]

Rep. Sali: There 'Could Be Up To Forty Barrels Of Oil In A Single Tree'

Rep. Bill Sali (R-ID), who is participating in the GOP's ongoing
"Drill Now" energy stunt, has a unique idea about how to bring down
gas prices: extracting oil from trees. In a meeting in his Capitol
Hill office, Sali reportedly told a candidate for Idaho's House of
Representatives, Byron Yankey, that there "'could be up to 40 barrels
of oil' in a single tree." Yankey wrote on his campaign blog:

Congressman Sali informed us that a solution to the high price of
gasoline was to make petroleum from "all those trees in our forests."
… He continued by saying there "could be up to 40 barrels of oil" in a
single tree.

Sali made a similar comment in 2006:

"Forty percent of the mass of every tree in the forest is crude
oil," he said. Going after that, he said, "could put Idaho in the oil
business for the first time."

Sali is apparently confusing cellulosic ethanol with oil, so let's
review the differences for the representative:

– Cellulosic ethanol is a renewable fuel "derived from the stalks
and stems of plants." Sali voted against cellulosic ethanol tax
credits.

– Oil is a nonrenewable fuel found in the ground. Sali received
$35,000 in campaign contributions from oil and gas companies since
January 2007.

Sali is prone to making outlandish statements. Last summer, he claimed
that religious diversity in Congress was not "envisioned by the
Founding Fathers."

[wryter2000]

1. Welcome to DU

I don't know about you, but I'm going to be treating the California sycamore in front of my house with a lot more respect.

[grantcart]

2. nice find - welcome to DU

(in the future you may wish to include the link so people can read the source in context too - thks)

[Kutjara]

3. Perhaps he just takes the long view.

I mean, take a tree, chop it down and bury it under miles of rock and, in a few million years or so, you'll have a nice little puddle of oil down there. I salute Rep. Sali: we need more politicians unafraid to think creatively about this country's long term energy self-sufficiency.

[tomg]

4. Welcome to DU.

This one appears to be a real contender for Republican Congressional Idiot of the Year. I mean he is just dumber than a box of hammers.

[redqueen]

5. I was sure this was gonna be from The Onion. OMFG.

:wow:

[Jakes Progress]

6. That's how republicans like their men -

Loud and stupid.