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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: sea_biscuit who wrote (61103)5/15/2006 10:14:53 PM
From: American Spirit  Respond to of 93284
 
No one will ever trust Bush again, don't worry.



To: sea_biscuit who wrote (61103)5/16/2006 9:54:51 AM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93284
 
George W. Bush and Peak Oil: Beyond Incompetence

by Richard Heinberg

energybulletin.net

<<...While it would be difficult to create an airtight legal case for impeaching George W. Bush based on his ignoring the very real threat posed by Peak Oil, nevertheless I believe that his actions—and inaction—in this regard constitute dereliction of duty on an unprecedented scale.

It is part of the job of leaders to foresee problems and either steer around them or prepare for them. A head of state is analogous to the captain of a ship, who is responsible not only for keeping his vessel on course but also for avoiding hazards such as storms and icebergs. Some problems are not foreseeable; others are. A ship’s captain who loses his vessel to a freak “perfect storm” may be blameless, but one who steers his passenger liner directly into a foggy ice field, having no sonar or radar, is worse than a fool: he is criminally negligent...>>