Do you suppose the Big Oil Corporations are for or against a reduction in the consumption and demand of their product? And do you think Bush's orientation is for or against the wishes of Big Oil?

Like Mr Dylan said, "you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."

There are viable technologies extant AT THIS TIME that would reduce our usage and dependance on petroleum. There are two factors preventing implementation of these technologies : 1) The cost to automakers of re-tooling production to accomodate these new designs 2) The resistance of petroleum producers to a lessening of demand for product.

A damned shame that, in some flagrant cases, the profit motive works contrary to the national interest. The fact that we could reduce our dependance on volatile Mideastern governments by achieving energy independence is ignored by a Corporate system that propogates short-term profitability, and then hypocritically declares that fattening its bottom line is a patriotic act.

Rant over and out

LEJ