http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2351 Climate Progress » Blog Archive » The State of Fuel Economy: Too Little, Too Late Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:27:53 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2351 [...] Bush must understand that calling for the authority to act is no longer acceptable–He has the power to toughen the standards himself right now. Bush needs to take a bold step to show he is serious. After all, he has been President for 6 years and we have heard the rhetoric in six SOTU’s. The CAFE standard sits at 27.5 miles per gallon and has not been raised since 1990. Last year when Bush called for the authority to improve CAFE, Democrats in Congress shot back that the power to do so was already at his fingertips. [...] […] Bush must understand that calling for the authority to act is no longer acceptable–He has the power to toughen the standards himself right now. Bush needs to take a bold step to show he is serious. After all, he has been President for 6 years and we have heard the rhetoric in six SOTU’s. The CAFE standard sits at 27.5 miles per gallon and has not been raised since 1990. Last year when Bush called for the authority to improve CAFE, Democrats in Congress shot back that the power to do so was already at his fingertips. […]

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2357 Locke Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:43:01 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2357 In his State of the Union speech for 2007, Bush made three fundamental mistakes: 1. He neglected to mention New Orleans in any way 2. He calls for the two parties to work together, but first, when Republicans controlled Congress, he had the phrase 'you're either with me or against'. Second, his interpretation of working together is having congress pass his proposals with no opposition, and then veto any bills that he dislikes, because if he does't like them, they are 'unpatriotic'. 3. His short-sighted solution to Iraq is bound to fail because it has the same inherent flaws as the current occupation. Bush has just seen Iraq in a new cut-and-dry way. To him, and to some of the nation at the beggining of the war, the idea (other than WMD's and terrorists) was that it would be as easy as going in, spreading Democracy, and see freedom flourish throughout the Middle East, while ignoring the basic, and sometimes more complex, balance of power and Islam, and the deep historical hatred of anything resembling a Western crusade, in Iraq. Now there is a power vacuum, because enough of the population doesn't support the new Iraqi 'leader'. In his State of the Union speech for 2007, Bush made three fundamental mistakes:
1. He neglected to mention New Orleans in any way
2. He calls for the two parties to work together, but first, when Republicans controlled Congress, he had the phrase ‘you’re either with me or against’. Second, his interpretation of working together is having congress pass his proposals with no opposition, and then veto any bills that he dislikes, because if he does’t like them, they are ‘unpatriotic’.
3. His short-sighted solution to Iraq is bound to fail because it has the same inherent flaws as the current occupation. Bush has just seen Iraq in a new cut-and-dry way. To him, and to some of the nation at the beggining of the war, the idea (other than WMD’s and terrorists) was that it would be as easy as going in, spreading Democracy, and see freedom flourish throughout the Middle East, while ignoring the basic, and sometimes more complex, balance of power and Islam, and the deep historical hatred of anything resembling a Western crusade, in Iraq. Now there is a power vacuum, because enough of the population doesn’t support the new Iraqi ‘leader’.

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2515 air purifier Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:05:11 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2515 the best way to void all those issues is to find an alternative to oil. the best way to void all those issues is to find an alternative to oil.

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2538 Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Budget Reality Trumps Energy Security Rhetoric Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:26:24 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-2538 [...] Bush talks a good game on energy security, he doesn’t back the rhetoric up with action. That is especially true when it comes to his [...] […] Bush talks a good game on energy security, he doesn’t back the rhetoric up with action. That is especially true when it comes to his […]

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-5809 airgle Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:29:50 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-5809 I have seem a lot of funding to the issues, but a few of actual actions have been taken recently. I have seem a lot of funding to the issues, but a few of actual actions have been taken recently.

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-15347 air purifiers Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:53:45 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-15347 I think Bush, and whomever is going to take his place, will have a difficult if not impossible job. I think Bush, and whomever is going to take his place, will have a difficult if not impossible job.

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-18901 şarkı sözleri Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:19:24 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-18901 Thanks for writing about this, I missed that article. Thanks for writing about this, I missed that article.

]]> http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-18902 film izle Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:19:44 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/01/18/bush-state-of-the-union-addresses-on-energy-yada-yada-yada/#comment-18902 Good information thank you for this text. Good information thank you for this text.

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