Bush: Energy proposals will aid economy (weekly radio address - AP)

[Eugene]

Bush: Energy proposals will aid economy

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush asked Congress to help solve "one of the great challenges
facing our generation" by approving proposals he says will cut U.S. gasoline consumption
by up to 20 percent over 10 years.

"Every member of Congress who cares about strengthening our economy, protecting our
national security and confronting climate change should support the energy initiatives
I have set out," the president said Saturday in his weekly radio address. "We can leave
behind a cleaner and better world for our children and grandchildren."

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The call for sharp increases in ethanol use will get bipartisan support in Congress. But
production of ethanol from corn is expected to fall far short of meeting such an increase.
So Bush envisions a major speedup of research into production of "cellulosic" ethanol made
from wood chips, switchgrass and other feedstocks.

The other key element of his plan is changing the way fuel-economy standards are set for
passenger cars.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

[oldtimecanuk]

1. This guy is totally delusional.... I certainly hope that the..

general public isn't really listening to his rants on radio ..... Geez, there isn't anything that comes out of his mouth that you take to the bank....

[Frustratedlady]

2. Two comments:

1) He's actually interested in confronting climate change?

2) He's planning on grandchildren some day? God help us!

[kentuck]

3. He will have been in office for 8 years and done nothing....but

he has these grandiose ideas 6-12 years after he leaves. Yeah, he has a vision. A vision to make us energy independent. A vision to balance the budget. A vision to bring democracy to the Middle East. He is full of shit.

[LynnTheDem]

4. Done nothing?! He's managed to cause more American deaths than OBL.

He's managed to cause more Iraqi deaths than Saddam Hussein (and that was 30 years versus bush's 4)

He's managed to drop our freedom of the press in America to #53.

He's caused the vast overwhelming majority of the people of the world to despise us.

He's committed "the supreme crime" of a war of aggression, officially and publicly deemed "illegal" under international law, and is still alive to try it again...and is trying to try it again.

He's given Exxon, Halliburton & subsidiary KBR world-record shattering profits.

He's lost an entire US city.

He's declared himself a dictator in every way but actually using the word "dictator"; he prefers "decider".

How can you possibly say he'll have done nothing!


:sarcasm:

[oldtimecanuk]

5. Sorry, but your post is incorrect "8 years and done nothing"

We only wish he had done nothing.. ugh That would be to damn sweet, if he had done nothing... POS has f....ed up everything he has touched. The worst President ever...