Bush to detail plan to curb US 'addiction' to foreign oil (AFP)

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Bush to detail plan to curb US 'addiction' to foreign oil

52 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush was set Monday to flesh out a
plan to slash US "addiction" to foreign oil by cutting gasoline usage by 20
percent in the next 10 years, the White House said.

"The president will make an announcement about his directing the administration
to take action to implement his '20 in 10' plan to reduce the nation's addiction
to oil," White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

"He will announce his latest efforts to ensure that the nation is taking aggressive
steps to reduce gasoline consumption," he told reporters.

The announcement due at 1725 GMT will flesh out administrative and regulatory
steps to achieving a reduction in oil consumption, while urging Congress to pass
legislation to help meet the target, Snow said.

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[maddezmom]

1. Cheney probably had to get the speech pre-approved

:)

[Totally Committed]

2. If ANYONE in the Bush Administration comes up with a plan to

curb our 'addiction' to foreign oil, we'll know two things:

(1) They have found a way to charge us for wind and/or sunshine, and

(2) They have already bought all the stocks in the companies that have that technology nailed.

As long as they can make a living from oil and war for oil, our 'addiction' will remain a mystery to them, and they will continue to kiss and hold hands with the Saudi royals. Sad, but true.

Like everything else with Bush, this is all smoke and mirrors.

TC

[atreides1]

5. OR

(3) He will sign an Executive order allowing drilling off of both the East and West coasts, and the confiscation of the underwater oil fields off of Cuba.

[louis-t]

3. Hey dumbass, if your buddies hadn't killed the electric car

we'd be well on our way to accomplishing that without your phony meddling. If you hadn't let your buddies in big oil dictate your 'energy policy', we'd be well on our way to accomplishing that. Again, without your phony meddling. Every time you claim you're going to do something to help, we take it in the ass. Do us a favor fuckface, don't do us any favors.

[wakeme2008]

4. IMHO KEY WORD Foreign

Iraq Oil == US Oil... Drilling off Florida and any other place they want....