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Thread #72060 Message #1237811
Posted By: Alaska Mike
31-Jul-04 - 10:43 AM
Thread Name: BS: Are the Saudis running out of oil?
Subject: RE: BS: Are the Saudis running out of oil?
George W. Bush was hand picked and carefully coached by the energy industry to be our president. Through manipulation of the voting procedures in this country he was able to get the office even though he didn't get the votes. His job is not to do what's best for America, but to reduce the interferrance of government on corporate activities and to boost the profits of his buddies in the energy business.
In the last few years, Bush has successfully reduced government regulations to control pollution, he has opened enormous areas of federal lands to mining and logging while at the same time reducing the corporation's requirements for environmental safety. He has given back hundreds of billions of dollars to corporations in the form of tax breaks and corporate welfare to the point where the surplus we enjoyed at the beginning of his reign has now turned into the largest deficit in the country's history.
Without a doubt, this has been the best government money can buy.