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To: Scumbria who wrote (132421)	2/11/2001 8:58:12 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570514

RE:"Bush used the California electricity shortage as an excuse to push drilling in the ANWR" I recall Bush mentioning drilling the ANWR as far back as September, maybe August, last year. When did the California energy crisis come to a head? Thought is was January or this year... Granted..it now gives TWO big reasons to drill the ANWR: OPEC and Californians right to drive SUVs long distances and consume massive quantities of gasoline and get cheap energy prices so they can by bigger and bigger houses and not insulate the Eichlers...

To: Scumbria who wrote (132421)	2/12/2001 11:44:14 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1570514

Bush used the California electricity shortage as an excuse to push drilling in the ANWR. That is either stupid or corrupt I don't see the justification as either stupid or corrupt, but it may be dishonest. Bush was pushing the policy before he mentioned anything about California, he was just looking for another justification for it. That justification that he provided was extremely weak logically, but might be useful politically. TIm