Correction:
oil companies DIDN'T create the demand...

I would have proof read my post, but my lips were too tired....

Tailgater let me touch on a couple of things. First your response is much appreciated

Now we know that a statement about oil companies not creating demand may have some truth, but where does the demand come from? Has our administration done anything to control demand for oil products through mandates to tighten fuel efficiency on vehicles or aggressive development of alternative energy sources? Perhaps they've made some minimal efforts this year since it is an election issue, but in my opinion, too little, too late, long on promises, short on results.

My point is that I believe influence on this administration by oil companies has not only prevented such efforts to become significantly less energy self-sufficient, but in fact created situations where we have created huge business tax incentives for purchases of gas guzzeling SUVs. Energy policy has been largely under control of our favorite ****** and been conducted with high amounts of secrecy. Why?? What is he hiding and who is benefitting?

Did I bring up Haliburton padding their pockets? No I didn't. Thank you for bring that one up.

You refer to "murder by association" which I think is a very innacurate label (which I did not use)considering Bush is directly responsible for decisions that have led over 500 of our soldiers and thousands of Iraqis to their deaths. This is not an association like the Jane Fonda thing Neo-cons constantly bring up about Kerry. (They were at some rallys and socail events together.. so what!!) This is a matter of direct responsibility in a huge majority of Democrats minds and a major source of absolute unbridled outrage. Murder.. plan and simple, coming from a foreign policy and national security policy that has alienated friends in the international community (crippling diplomatic initiatives) and creating dramatically increased incidents of terrorism throughout the world. This is an observation of what I'm seeing among opinions of hundreds of democrats I've been in contact with over the past couple of months.

I know that this is not your opinion or the opinion of most of Bush's supporters. It is not yet my opinion either. I just point out that this opinion is really being adopted by democrats in huge numbers. Again, my personal view of this is that I reserve judgment on the murder thing (I bring some responsibility down on the redical Islamists, themselves) but the incompetency demonstrated by this administration is definitely a motivating issue in my own mind. Plus, are we really safer with Saddam captured? I really beginning to not think so, especially when deaths are increasingly reported from Iraq and Palestine and Ricin is found in Bill Frist's office.

On your statement about you living in Mass and evaluating Kerry's performance as a Senator. That's your opinion. Here are some more...

Look, I've known many Californians who in their opinion thought Reagan as a governor was a buffoon, too.

I have lots of relatives in Texas who are have shared the same opinion of GW Bush's bufoonery as a Governor. In fact, one of my cousins was an executive director for a highly sucessful social program emphasizing children with social issues to engage in the arts in El Paso, TX to build self-esteem and confidence. My cousin met Bush personally and received praise for this program only weeks before the state government cut funding to support it. His program survives but his impression of Bush from that experience is that he is the slimiest politician he ever met. Just an opinion as well but I do hold my cousin's opinions in high regard.

Oh well...
Just thought you might appreciate exposure to what the other America is thinking.

DB

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