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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (20621)	8/4/2001 1:17:39 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

You had written "there is relatively less need for the Bush folks to talk to the energy folks than, for example, the environmentalists or unionists in order to have a full and balanced understanding of the issues." I was merely questioning that. The energy business is very diverse; Cheney and Bush may know the oil drilling business down cold, but may know a lot less about the electric, nuclear, gas, coal, and alternative energy sectors, not to mention distribution, than they would like to in order to craft a comprehensive energy policy. It make sense for them to talk to others, and also to keep up on current developments in the field since they left active involvement in it for national office. I know I talk to lots of lawyers about various aspect of law I don't personally practice; just because I'm a lawyer I don't pretend to know all there is to know about every branch of the law. The statement that " if the Bush folks want to get the pulse of the energy biz, all they have to do is talk to themselves" is not up to your usual standard.