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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Black Gold! Texas Tea! What Cheney Puts in His Enema Bag!

Well you knew it was coming, didn't you? I sure did. With gas prices climbing to record levels, it was only a matter of time before Bush and all his oil-making buddies started calling for more drilling.

So, first McCain makes his li'l energy speech to a bunch of Texas-style douchewads, paying the tiniest bit of lip service to conservation, and now the Cavity-Creep-in-Chief does him one better by calling for new offshore drilling and the rape of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 'Cause, y'know, if those fuckin' animals are gonna get all whiny that we're ruining their homes, why don't the little fucks try gettin' a job and buying a place like the rest of us?

This just pisses me off. Truly. And I worry that most Americans don't have the interest and/or brainpower to stop and ask, "Gosh, Bush spent his life in the oil industry and McCain is desperately trying to raise money from oil barons. I wonder if that's influenced their thinking on this issue?"

Folks, it's as clear as the smirk on Bush's face: oil is a finite resource and the use of it is not good for the planet. For the sake of the generations to come who won't have the chance that we do to stop climate change; for the security we'd achieve by lowering our dependence on truly vile nations who sell us oil (except for you, Canada! You rock!); for the money the average person can save with alternately-fueled cars; for all these reasons, we need to tell the oil industry to go fuck themselves and implement a Manhattan Project for alternative energy.

This is something I can see Obama doing. Can you see it coming from McCain?

posted by Joe # 4:30 PM

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Actually, Joseph, neither one of them will do it...for economically and politically motivated reasons...we are truly a global economy now. And since we can't beat them in a war anymore, we'll have to grin and bear it until the powers that be decide to make us energy efficient.

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Black Gold! Texas Tea! What Cheney Puts in His Enema Bag!

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		Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Black Gold! Texas Tea! What Cheney Puts in His Enema Bag! Well you knew it was coming, didn't you? I sure did. With gas prices climbing to record levels, it was only a matter of time before Bush and all his oil-making buddies started calling for more drilling. So, first McCain makes his li'l energy speech to a bunch of Texas-style douchewads, paying the tiniest bit of lip service to conservation, and now the Cavity-Creep-in-Chief does him one better by calling for new offshore drilling and the rape of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 'Cause, y'know, if those fuckin' animals are gonna get all whiny that we're ruining their homes, why don't the little fucks try gettin' a job and buying a place like the rest of us? This just pisses me off. Truly. And I worry that most Americans don't have the interest and/or brainpower to stop and ask, "Gosh, Bush spent his life in the oil industry and McCain is desperately trying to raise money from oil barons. I wonder if that's influenced their thinking on this issue?" Folks, it's as clear as the smirk on Bush's face: oil is a finite resource and the use of it is not good for the planet. For the sake of the generations to come who won't have the chance that we do to stop climate change; for the security we'd achieve by lowering our dependence on truly vile nations who sell us oil (except for you, Canada! You rock!); for the money the average person can save with alternately-fueled cars; for all these reasons, we need to tell the oil industry to go fuck themselves and implement a Manhattan Project for alternative energy. This is something I can see Obama doing. Can you see it coming from McCain? posted by Joe # 4:30 PM Comments: Actually, Joseph, neither one of them will do it...for economically and politically motivated reasons...we are truly a global economy now. And since we can't beat them in a war anymore, we'll have to grin and bear it until the powers that be decide to make us energy efficient. # posted by Anonymous : 12:24 AM Post a Comment << Home		Links The Conversation Special Productions Izzle Pfaff Freida Bee Sometimes I Just Talk Alisa and the Stuff Alisa Does Tuna Girl Defective Yeti The Incurable Insomniac The Savvy, The Extreme and The Idealist Caballito del Diablo The Ambivalence of Open Spaces Bug-Eyed Blog Whiskeymarie Version 53 Things I've Noticed (S)wine: ShortLeanCuts Out of Tune Missives from the Beige Sister of Hairshirt Apostrophe Abuse Jonestown Tobacco Brunette The Public Intellectual That's Why Archives July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 March 2011 April 2011