Another BUSHWACKING letter, right on time from the LNR.

"Another BUSHWACKING letter, right on time from the LNR"

So what? Can't you take opposing viewpoints? Dealing with flawed arguments is a more effective way to deal with ideas that you disagree with.

The writer of this letter didn't just bash this bill and by inference Mr. Bush: he offered constructive suggestions. Deal with them.

Frankly this bill is a pork laden bill that does little to improve our energy situation. It has a couple of things like requiring energy companies to use reusable sources of energy, but over all it is just corporate welfare and a pretense of having done something.

It stinks and it is bipartisan. It is an inditement of all of Washington, not just Mr. Bush.

"The republican congress passes a bill that throws millions of dollars to oil companies in TAX BREAKS". What this means in english is our government has promised not to steal as much money as usual from the oil companies in hopes this will encourage more oil production.Where do you liberals get the notion that not stealing someone's money is "giving them a break"?
"Free bates". This would reward drivers of fuel efficent vehicles and charge those drivers who do not buy them. Again,this is awarding money(someone else's money)to people who behave in a manner the writer thinks they ought to behave and punishing those with whom he disagrees. Ditto to the "just eliminate the tax credit to drivers of huge suvs".
Here are some suggestions that would really work. (1)Eleminate all government control of the energy industry. (2) open up alaska and all domestic states to the development of energy sources. (this would include off the coast of mass.where Ted Kennedy shot down that idea a few years ago by a company who wanted to install experimentel windmills along the shoreline)(3)Remove all federal taxes from the price of a gallon of gas. This would help in the short term while the above actions were being implemented.
How long does anyone think this bill would live in congress? About 2 seconds is my guess.

"you liberals"

Come on Dawg. Can't you write a letter without slashing invective towards those "liberals". Hatred towards imaginary groups is an awful way to live.

There is no group that meets every morning at 8:00 and decides how to steal your money and take away your freedoms (I think the meeting is actually at "high tea" as befits an elite). And if there is such a group, then it is more likely to reside at 1600 Pensylvania Ave as anywhere you might imagine. It never ceases to amaze me that people calling themselves conservatives (PCTC) hold most of the power in this country but continually cry about those liberals holding them back.

The world is alot more complicated than the liberal/conservative "debates" that seem to dominate our public discouse. Those things are just entertainment that pass for thought.

Liberals don't control the press, the judiciary or much of anything else that "they" are accused of.

Taxation in a democracy may be disagreable to you (it's hardly agreeable to any of us) but I can't see how you call it stealing for it is monies that people that we have hired to represent us have obligated us to spend for things that supposedly we want.

If we don't like the deals they've fashioned then we should get new representatives.

On your specific suggestions it seems more pointed toward sticking it to Teddy Kennedy than a serious attempt to fix our energy problems. Do PCTC really think Teddy Kennedy is that big of a deal.

Energy is a national concern and shouldn't be left to the energy companies. They don't give a flip about providing a save, secure and affordable supply of energy. They only care about making the most money that they can. That's what companies do. It's the nature of the beast. That's why we have laws that theoretically merge the public good with corporate interest. Unfettered capitalism isn't the answer to all questions. Concentration of power in any sector is the evil whether it is governmental, military, or corporate. There should be always be limits on the ablilty of any group to impose its will on the country either in part or in whole.

"Energy is a national concern and shouldn't be left to the energy companies. They don't give a flip about providing a safe,secure,and affordable supply of energy".
Who should we leave this to? The politicans? I know this is not a liberal/ conservative thing,but every time Bush mentions drilling in anwar(spelling)who is it that screams he wants to destroy the enviroment there? Why,it is the honorable sen.Edward M. Kennedy, Boxer,Schumer,etc.
I know the word "profit" is something that you guys think should be banned from the language,but get real. That is what all corporations are in business for. Even the one where you work,I'll wager. Take the proffit out of the equation and you give them no motive to find new energy sources.
As far as the oil companies not giving a flip about us, again their motovation is profit and this drives them to deliver a product. Not the government. I will put my faith in corporations (a group of PEOPLE who transacts business) who know the energy business rather thah a handfull of politicans.Republican OR democrat.
I'm gone.Lambast me all you want.

Dawg,

I'll limit my lambasting to saying that I don't put my faith in either politicians or corportations. Each have their interest not ours at heart. The control needs to reside with the public.

This is nothing more than a corporate welfare bill for corporations who don't need help such as the Dell deal. Higher taxes are not needed to solve our energy woes. In fact if it were not for the high gas prices no one would even care about an energy bill. A true energy bill would have pushed for alternative energy sources and pushed the taxpayers funds towards helping bring those alternatives to market at lower cost so everyone can afford to switch. There are 100's of small companies around the world researching alternative energy sources and products, but they lack sufficient funds to bring their ideas to market. EPA mileage rates requirements have to be raised to force improvements from automakers. Our current situation with gas prices is a result of many factors, such as no new refineries have been built in over twenty years, too many required EPA gas blends around the country instead of a nationwide blend for reduced emissions, the inability of oil-producing countries to increase supplies, no significant new oil discoveries since the 1970's, and the growing economies of India and China. We must push our representatives into doing the job right or replace them.