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Another Bush Gem

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

From our President - the gift that has kept on giving for nearly eight years: "I readily concede it (lifting a ban of offshore drilling) won't produce a barrel of oil tomorrow, but it will reverse the psychology." Translation - As long as it looks like the government is doing something to ...

How Not To Solve Our Energy Crisis

Monday, July 14th, 2008

"Today, I've taken every step within my power to allow offshore exploration. This means the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action from the U.S. Congress," President Bush told reporters earlier today. Setting aside the fact that lifting this ban (smartly instituted by his ...

I Thought Liberals Threw Money At Problems

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

This would be much funnier if it wasn't so sad. Our potential next President thinks our nation's nonexistent energy policy is a joke: Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that the search for alternatives to the country's dependence on foreign oil is so urgent that he's willing to throw ...

Thoughts On Recent Events

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

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The Bottom Line

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Now, let's see McCain defend this war and advocate for the deaths of more Americans. There is a special place in hell reserved for George Bush and his policymakers. Four Western oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations this month on contracts that will return them to Iraq, ...

Bush To Oil Execs: Mission Accomplished

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008