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Georgie's going to give a gas speech, and talk about reducing US dependence on foreign oil by 20% in 10 years. Right. You know what that means: more switch grass.
You know switch grass - the stuff that can be cooked into some sort of bio-fuel. Something;'s got to give, that's for sure, but for Georgie, this has always been one of his favorite empty talking points. He's brought it up in the State of the Union lie-a-thon, and on the campaign trail. He must be really hurting these days to drag it out again.
As the biggest Repub denier around, he claims to not believe in anything that's not utterly devastating for the country. So that includes lowering emissions and raising gas mileage standards. Can't do those things. Sure, they'll eventually lead to the kind of technology breakthroughs that will keep the planet habitable, but that's not what he's here for.
He's here to win elections and be the Commander Guy. He's here to lead his party to victory - no matter what. Wreck the Justice Department? No prob. See, the Department of Justice is far less important than the success of the Repub party. The party must thrive. That's all there is.
That means keeping all the juicy auto maker donations rolling in. That means keeping Detroit happy. And nothing makes them happier than whiting out all the federal standards for eight years.
So look for the most utterly inefficacious energy plan you can possibly image. And remember: it's not the fault of the auto makers or the energy companies. It's YOUR fault.
You know switch grass - the stuff that can be cooked into some sort of bio-fuel. Something;'s got to give, that's for sure, but for Georgie, this has always been one of his favorite empty talking points. He's brought it up in the State of the Union lie-a-thon, and on the campaign trail. He must be really hurting these days to drag it out again.
As the biggest Repub denier around, he claims to not believe in anything that's not utterly devastating for the country. So that includes lowering emissions and raising gas mileage standards. Can't do those things. Sure, they'll eventually lead to the kind of technology breakthroughs that will keep the planet habitable, but that's not what he's here for.
He's here to win elections and be the Commander Guy. He's here to lead his party to victory - no matter what. Wreck the Justice Department? No prob. See, the Department of Justice is far less important than the success of the Repub party. The party must thrive. That's all there is.
That means keeping all the juicy auto maker donations rolling in. That means keeping Detroit happy. And nothing makes them happier than whiting out all the federal standards for eight years.
So look for the most utterly inefficacious energy plan you can possibly image. And remember: it's not the fault of the auto makers or the energy companies. It's YOUR fault.
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