Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Focus Mr. President. Focus. Or resign.

Did anyone besides me notice that oil inched nearer to $120 today? And did anyone notice that Bush continued to ignore the problem? Look, Mr. President. NAFTA may be important, but you are rapidly falling into the tank by your evident lack of interest.

Now it may be that you have your troops working like crazy on the problem, but you are showing nothing. The last time you did this was during Katrina and all it cost the country was a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress.

Frankly Mr. President, if you aren't interested you can always resign.

And remember. I voted for you. Twice. If I'm getting pissed, imagine how Joe Six Pack feels. The Repubs may be busy taping the "affairs of Hussein," but the Demos are taping $3.50 (or more) gas for our ssummer vacations and a stumbling economy.

And pocketbook trumps societal concerns every time.

And please. No BS about how the Left kept us from drilling..... It is absolutely true, but no one gives a flip about how they got here. What they want is for the Party In Power to get them out. That would be:

1. Drive a "drill now" bill through Congress.

2. Cease purchasing oil for the strategic reserve.

3. Start taking oil out of the strategic reserve.

4. Declare a moratorium on the Federal gas and disel tax.

5. Start jawboning OPEC like crazy. Maybe have the Navy "accidentally" sink a Iranian gunboat or some other attention getting act.

Time is short. UAL lost 25% of its value in the market today and all the airlines are talking about 15%-20% price increases. That will cause a huge slump in the travel industry. And in our service driven economy that is a disaster.



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