From the man who loves getting a good hiney-lickin' from those who surround him...greatest (lyin') hits 2000:
in a calculated political move, has decided to tap crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. ...
But releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve also leaves our country even more vulnerable to foreign suppliers, including Saddam Hussein. Every barrel of strategic reserve we release today for political reasons is one less barrel we have for threats to our nation's security. The strategic reserve is meant for a foreign war, or a major I disruption in supply, not for national elections. It's a petroleum reserve, not a political reserve.
Oooh Ooooh! I know, I know! With poll numbers bending downward like light curving into a singularity guess who's playing Politics with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
President Bush, saying "gas prices are on our mind," said today the government is again prepared to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to alleviate any gas shortages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
He called on Americans to "pitch in" and conserve gas by reducing non-essential travel, teaming up in carpools and using mass transit.
"Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy."
So far be it from me to attribute crass political opportunism to Dear Insightful Leader. It must've been the Bourbon and Branch talking, after all, my friends tell me that a good whiskey just whispers a lullaby as it goes down. Sorta like poll numbers on a warm summer evening...
posted by Jo Fish on 09.26.05 at 04:08 PM
Comments:
Even NPR mentioned that the Shrubbery sounded a lot like Jimmy Carter when he started talking about conservation.
Others compared him to FDR or LBJ when he started asking for money to re-build New Orleans.
He just can't figure out who he is or what he wants to be when he grows up.
