Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Grrrrrr
Bush chided Congress today for doing nothing to open ANWR for oil.
I've said this a dozen times, but it needs to be said again.
Bush can open ANWR by executive order any time he wants.
Proof: Clinton closed national wildlife areas to oil exploration, by executive order.
If a president can close a wildlife area, a president can open a wildlife area.
Bush has not done what he CAN do. This proves he really doesn't give a happy horseshit about energy independence. He only wants to "have the issue" for campaign purposes.
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Later: Double Grrrrrrrrrr.
Listening to Saturday morning discussion on Fox (I should know better, but needed some distracting noise) ... The talking pointheads were "discussing" energy independence, and one of them actually mentioned the closing of Utah land in the '90s, then proceeded to blame the Democrats in Congress for failing to open more land for drilling. AGAIN: THE UTAH LAND IN THE '90S WAS CLOSED BY BILL CLINTON'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, NOT BY CONGRESS. IF YOU WERE NOT HOPELESSLY LOCKED INTO TALKING POINTS, THIS FACT WOULD TELL YOU THAT SULTAN BUSH CAN OPEN ANY FEDERAL LAND ANY TIME HE WANTS. ¶ 4:04 PM
I've said this a dozen times, but it needs to be said again.
Bush can open ANWR by executive order any time he wants.
Proof: Clinton closed national wildlife areas to oil exploration, by executive order.
If a president can close a wildlife area, a president can open a wildlife area.
Bush has not done what he CAN do. This proves he really doesn't give a happy horseshit about energy independence. He only wants to "have the issue" for campaign purposes.
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Later: Double Grrrrrrrrrr.
Listening to Saturday morning discussion on Fox (I should know better, but needed some distracting noise) ... The talking pointheads were "discussing" energy independence, and one of them actually mentioned the closing of Utah land in the '90s, then proceeded to blame the Democrats in Congress for failing to open more land for drilling. AGAIN: THE UTAH LAND IN THE '90S WAS CLOSED BY BILL CLINTON'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, NOT BY CONGRESS. IF YOU WERE NOT HOPELESSLY LOCKED INTO TALKING POINTS, THIS FACT WOULD TELL YOU THAT SULTAN BUSH CAN OPEN ANY FEDERAL LAND ANY TIME HE WANTS. ¶ 4:04 PM
