Posted by zeugma on February 2, 2006, at 17:36:48
In reply to Re: One more thing.... » teejay, posted by AuntieMel on February 1, 2006, at 8:48:53
> We might even <grin> change our minds about something.....
Yes, I'd like to change your mind about something.Bush talked eloquently about how we are 'addicted ' to Middle Eastern oil and how we need to get our cars running on corn derivatives and such.
Meanwhile, 'the Energy Department will begin laying off researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the next week or two because of cuts to its budget.
A veteran researcher said the staff had been told that the cuts would be concentrated among researchers in wind and biomass, which includes ethanol. Those are two of the technologies that Mr. Bush cited on Tuesday night as holding the promise to replace part of the nation's oil imports.
The budget for the laboratory... was cut by more than 15 percent... requiring the layoff of about 40 staff members out of a total of 930...The cut is for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1." (N.Y. Times, 2/2/06).Auntie Mel, would you like more civil discourse on Bush's grand speech and commitment to the American people? I would be more than happy to oblige you. Perhaps the W.Va. governor shutting down the mines after some inconvenient explosions, a month after Bush's official delagated to mine safety walked out of a meeting, to the shock of the meeting's organizers? Oh, there is much more I could tell you.
-z
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