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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (704096)	9/27/2005 4:51:29 AM
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The Los Angeles Times and New York Times lead with President Bush urging Americans to cut back on tooling around in their cars. "People just need to recognize that the storms have caused disruption," said the president, adding that if Americans would skip trips that are "not essential, that would be helpful." It's a bit hard to understand why the LAT and NYT think the president's comments are lead-worthy. As the NYT itself reminds, a few days after Katrina, the president said just about the same thing: "Don't buy gas if you don't need it." And rhetoric aside, on neither occasion did the president offer specific proposals for lowering oil consumption. The Wall Street Journal has a more sensible approach, focusing on that thing called policy. The president is apparently getting behind legislation that the WSJ dubs "Energy Bill II." It would consist largely of, as the Journal gently puts it, "regulatory relief for producers and refiners." www.slate.com Typical presidential move that reflects how he is in the thrall of the energy lobby.

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