Sierra Club has a point in Bush\Automakers meeting

Bush, automakers avoid talk on fuel economy

Sierra Club is right. Same tired old arguments from the Pres. He is such a=

hypocrite. His SUV (Air Force One) burns more fossil fuel and dumps more
CO, CO2, HCx into the atmosphere in one day on one political trip than your=

SUV could in 200 years. Furthermore, your ground based SUV polution is
absorbed and converted whereas that of the Presidential Jetmobile lingers
in the stratosphere for years and does real damage.

The best way to cut down on foreign oil imports is to go for WWII style
rationing. You get 5 gallons a week, period in coupons. Burn it with a
match or in a Honda 50. Its your choice. The President, in deference to
his high position, should be allowed 10 gallons a week.

There is a little flexibility in my perfect plan. If you want more than 5
gallons a week, you can buy some extra gallons from somebody on the open
market. College students will make a bundle selling their 5 gallons and
walking instead of driving. It favors the rich, who can afford to buy all
the gas they want and benefits the poor who get rich selling their gas
coupons.

If somebody can come up with a better plan than mine, I'll eat a bug.

Copyright my ass 1984 George Orwell. No rights reserved. This material
must be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 

The best way to cut down on foreign oil imports is to go for WWII style

That plan is absolutely rediculous. I wouldn't even be able to make it
to work and back one day. I work outside. The forest industry is
already in the tank, and you want to take more away from me? Balls to you.

 

Do a little Google search on Nancy Pelossi's plane. Or Barbara
Streisand's motor home that she uses for shopping trips (so, according
to her, she doesn't have to use public toilets). I just love liberals.

Bill Putney
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address with the letter 'x')

 

Also Mr, "Orwell", check out these two articles (picked at random from a
Google search) about Al Gore's "carbon footprint":

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=nation_world&id=5072659

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2007/02/gores_carbon_fo.html

From one of the articles:
"In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to
conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

"The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh)
per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured
nearly 221,000 kWh--more than 20 times the national average.

"Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh--guzzling more than
twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses
in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore's average
monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

"Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore's energy consumption
has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400
kWh per month in 2006.

"Gore's extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill.
Natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per
month last year."

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')