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The Smirking Chimp: "Evelyn J. Pringle: 'Bush-Cheney and Big Oil's big summer'
Posted on Sunday, November 06 @ 09:31:23 EST (1 reads)


The Results Are In

Evelyn J. Pringle, CounterPunch

For those with short memories, during campaign 2000, the Bush-Cheney team promised voters an energy plan that would lower gasoline prices and here we are 5 years later, paying the highest prices at the pumps in the nation's history.

With soaring energy prices putting our economy at risk, and dependence on oil from the Middle East putting our national security at risk, Americans are still being held hostage to price fixing schemes and Bush has not made a single move to remedy the situation.

In campaign 2000, he lead voters to believe that he knew how to deal with OPEC. In fact, the little twirp told President Clinton to get on the phone and 'jawbone' OPEC."

But they are so near bankruptcy that they need tax breaks...