"These uncertainties about energy supply are dragging our economy," - Bush

[cthrumatrix]

translation required - yes higher oil prices hurt the US economy.


BUT ..... the US knew about this issue aided by geologists for over 30 years and did NOTHING...repeat NOTHING.

Now we have an immense "oil dependent economy" which uses 25% of all world oil production and will get an extreme wake-up call in the very near future.

WMD's and democracy are nothing but "trojan horse's" to establish a "military oil police presence" so that the oil slide can be muted.


that is all...we can all go back to judge shootings and car chases

[Kolesar]

1. "strategic reserves and strategic arms"

Strategic reserves to buffer the oil market during wars and strategic arms to establish dominance in the Middle East. That was the energy policy that Reagan/Bush came up with twenty four years ago. It is time to bring back alternative energy development and energy efficiency and conservation policies.

[liberal N proud]

2. But that might hurt bu$h's buddies

the ones in Texas and the ones in Saudi Arabia.

[cthrumatrix]

4. there would be "civil unrest" when the US citizens understand that the US

govt did nothing in the way of alternative energy plans and now we are in for difficult days when the peak and decline are realized.

[area51]

3. economy

Actually, Bush's economic policies are dragging the economy & making sure we'll never have a recovery from the 2nd Great Depression while he's in office.

[cthrumatrix]

5. you have a point there... his bankruptcy bill is being pushed in time for

the wave of people to be unemployed when gas hits $3.50 gallon....on it's way to $5

[acmavm]

6. We did nothing because we had families in high places that made their

money on oil (Rockefeller and bush**) just to name a couple. Research Standard Oil and the Rockefellers, get a good education regarding corruption and greed.

We also had to prop up a lot of oil producing countries. If we would have seriously tried to develop an alternative fuel source, and actually done it, where would these countries be? Of course the American people, actually all people except certain rulers and elites in this country, would be WAY BETTER OFF. Economically, environmentally, and we'd have the security of having weaned ourselves off oil and found another source of energy.

[cthrumatrix]

7. "what did you know and when did you know it" ....asked of EACH president

now that is "prime time TV"

[forintegrity]

8. That's assuming EACH president would

tell the truth or in Bush's case...even comprehend the question (let alone be able to answer it coherently)!

[cthrumatrix]

9. bush is the "oil cowboy" and cheney speeches are on "record"

when he was with Halliburton....they knew...the 2001 secret energy plans were made with this background.

[leesa]

10. Ah yes...blame your mess on somebody else. Well, hell, let's just

bomb em...worked in Iraq, didn't it? Look at how the prices went down after we did that!

[NVMojo]

11. Marketing lines for his hardon to tear up the Alaska ANWR!!!

They vote this week!!!

[NVMojo]

12. the neocons are using the PR like there's no tomorrow, they want their way

We need your help right now to stop oil drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge before it's too late!

President Bush and his pro-drilling allies in Congress are using a sneaky backdoor trick to pass their controversial proposal to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by inserting it in the must-pass federal budget bill. But Sen. Maria Cantwell from Washington State has proposed an amendment to strip Arctic drilling language from the federal budget.

Click here now to keep keep the Arctic Refuge free from drilling -- Tell your Senators to vote for the Cantwell Amendment.
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Using the budget to open the Arctic Refuge is a sneaky backdoor trick to avoid democratic debate on this critical issue. Senator Cantwell's amendment will prevent such budget trickery.


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Tell your Senators to vote for the Cantwell Amendment.
Then call their offices at 1-888-894-5325 to reinforce your message.
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Tell your Senators to vote for the Cantwell Amendment.
Then call their offices at 1-888-894-5325 to reinforce your message.
Sincerely,

Betsy Loyless and the LCV Policy Team