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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Sweet Crude, Sour Grapes

We didn't really want that oil anyway:

President Bush said Saudi Arabia's small increase in oil production will not solve soaring U.S. fuel prices, but he defended the wealthy kingdom Saturday against American lawmakers "screaming the loudest" for Riyadh to open its spigots.

Getting bitchslapped by his Saudi masters after jawboning?  Cay you say 'lame duck,' boys and girls?

But he is right: opening spigots really won't solve the inherent problem with our carbon economy.  Just like it wouldn't have when he bragged about his great Oil Mojo during the debate.  Just like it wouldn't have when his Vice President met secretly with energy industry buddies during the California crisis.  Just like it wouldn't have when he launched his illegal, immoral, strategically-idiotic war.

2 trillion dollars (not to mention untold blood) spilled in the sands that we could have invested in real energy policy, reasearch and infrastructure...

ntodd

May 17, 2008 in Biofuels, Bitches! | Permalink

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Lame duck? I saw a lame rabbit looking up. Damned optical illusions.

Posted by: MikeJ | May 17, 2008 1:52:00 PM

forgive this off topic comment, but I hope you will take a look at Andrea Milller. She is a Kucinich supporter running for congress in Virginia, she supports single payer health care
http://www.andreamiller.us/

I am sure she would appreciate a little link love.

Posted by: dcblogger | May 17, 2008 5:59:34 PM

You're starting to repeat yourself.

Posted by: dSmith | May 17, 2008 7:25:33 PM

MJ - LOL. I'll have to do a post on the duckwabbit.

DCB - I will take a gander and do what I can!

DS - shit. I guess when I was cursing TypePad for not publishing, I told it to republish. Thanks for the headsup!

Posted by: NTodd | May 17, 2008 8:20:44 PM

With Ghawar pumping 90% seawater, the Saudis probably *can't* swing more oil to the market.

Posted by: shrimplate | May 19, 2008 12:55:37 AM

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