This is from my friend Adam:
Our cunning president, leading a pack of morally sound Republicans, saw in advance the growing fuel problem and took the neccissary[sic] steps such as regulating fuel efficiency of vehicles in the latest energy bill. These steps alone will put America on the road to less dependence on Middle-East petroleum, help the environment, and at the same time save Americans hundreds of dollars at the pump each year.
It’s a win, win, win, and American voters will return the favor next year when they go to the polls to vote for their favorite Republican Congress person. Bush took these steps so that emergency actions would not need to be taken, such as waiving certain federal environmental regulations temporarily. These actions would cause fuels with higher sulfur content to be sold, which would be terrible on the environment.
The first steps toward less reliance on petroleum has already started to save Americans when they go to the pump. Without the quick actions of Republicans in Congress, Americans would be forced to pay record high prices for fuel, something no free nation should have to do.
Thank goodness that God has blessed this great country of America, our great President, George W. Bush, and the Republicans everywhere. May God continue to bless their party, and the United States of America.
Is it not odd that the left contends that Bush is an idiot and the puppet of the republican party but he is cunning enough to mastermind all these sinister things? I also find it interesting that someone would worry about the blends of fuel. The contention is that it will lead to higher sulfur emissions. Well, there are 49 or so formulas for fuel in this country depending on the part of the country. Perhaps if we just pick a less stringent one and used it for a while which is basically what the EPA did. They said that any blend can be used in any part of the country. This will make it possible for fuel from one part to be used in another. What is meant by no free nation should have to pay record prices. It is a matter of supply and demand. We have a lot of oil that we can not refine so there is less than people want. When the demand goes down so will the price.
We still pay about half as much as the British, who last time I checked live in a fairly free nation. The democrats always want us to conserve and higher prices will force that. They seem to forget that the environmentalists are the reason for the high prices. No new refineries in years, different formulations for different areas, and all kinds of rules that keep us from making it less expensive. Another thing to consider is that it costs us $65.00 a barrel but it only costs the Saudis and the Kuwaitis about $4.00 per barrel to produce. Seeing as how we saved Kuwait’s butt a few years back and how we have maintained relations with the Saudis it would seem to me that a good will gesture on their part would be in order. Maybe we can get Jesse Jackson to go over there and broker a deal.
Thank God we have environmentalist idiots who espouse any theory no matter how half baked and who complain that we use too much fossil fuel and that we should not use so much until their pocketbooks are hurting. After their rules and failed policies cause the problems they want to cry and blame someone else. May God bless them and their stupidity for causing the problems with fuel distribution in this country.