Politics > Politics-USA > Georgie Bush sez he wishes he could help us but...................................................
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20 Apr 2005 05:48:55 PM |
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Georgie Bush sez he wishes he could help us but................................................... |
http://www.thinkprogress.org/
President Harry Potter
President Bush today claimed there was nothing he could do to ease the
pain Americans are feeling at the pump, saying, "I wish I could simply
wave a magic wand and lower gas prices tomorrow."
Perhaps instead of shrugging his shoulders and wishing for a magic
wand, the president would be better served using the tools he does
have, like the power of the presidency.
As a presidential candidate in 2000, for example, then-Gov. George W.
Bush promised that, if elected, he would use the full weight of the
White House to pressure oil-producing countries to increase production
if there was a gas-price crisis.
He charged, "The president of the United States must jawbone OPEC
members to lower the price"
http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/062800wh-bush.html and
promised that as president he would "convince them to open up the
spigot to increase the supply."
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/31/ldt.00.html
Flash forward to April 2004.
Saudi Arabia led the fight within OPEC to cut production to keep
prices high.
But President Bush kept mum.
He "refused to lean on the oil cartel"
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8332331.htm and
refused to even "personally lobby OPEC leaders to change their minds."
It doesn’t take mysterious powers of the supernatural to fight this
battle.
It just takes keeping your word.
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Georgie wouldn't know about things like that.
Harry
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20 Apr 2005 08:34:45 PM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
http://www.thinkprogress.org/
President Harry Potter
President Bush today claimed there was nothing he could do to ease
the
pain Americans are feeling at the pump, saying, "I wish I could
simply
wave a magic wand and lower gas prices tomorrow."
Perhaps instead of shrugging his shoulders and wishing for a magic
wand, the president would be better served using the tools he does
have, like the power of the presidency.
As a presidential candidate in 2000, for example, then-Gov. George W.
Bush promised that, if elected, he would use the full weight of the
White House to pressure oil-producing countries to increase
production
if there was a gas-price crisis.
He charged, "The president of the United States must jawbone OPEC
members to lower the price"
http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/062800wh-bush.html and
promised that as president he would "convince them to open up the
spigot to increase the supply."
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/31/ldt.00.html
Flash forward to April 2004.
Saudi Arabia led the fight within OPEC to cut production to keep
prices high.
But President Bush kept mum.
He "refused to lean on the oil cartel"
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8332331.htm
and
refused to even "personally lobby OPEC leaders to change their
minds."
It doesn't take mysterious powers of the supernatural to fight this
battle.
It just takes keeping your word.
_____________________________________________________________
Georgie wouldn't know about things like that.
Harry
Georgie says he will not tap the National Petroleum Reserve.
Maybe Georgie should consider saving some of the oil in ANWR
until the world runs dry and we REALLY need it for our own
defense 30 years from now.
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