April 24, 2006

Three Dollar Gasoline: an Opportunity, Not a Crisis,

By Christopher Chantrill
Some observers think that President Bush's dismal job approval rating is not about the mess in Iraq.  It is not about the shocking corruption of the Republican Congress.  It is not even about President Bush's failure to prevent Hurricane Katrina.  It reflects Americans' rage at $3.00 per gallon gasoline. How can you pursue happiness in that mammoth Ford Expedition with heated leather seats if your gas bill starts competing with your mortgage payment? Democrats have suddenly discovered that they are shocked (shocked!) by high gas prices. The New York Times reports that Democrats running for Congress are moving quickly to use the most recent surge in oil and gasoline prices to bash Republicans over energy policy. Oh really?  o This is the party that stopped the nation building nuclear plants.  o This is the party that toyed with carbon taxes. o This is the party of Al Gore, now right in the middle of publicizing  An Inconvenient Truth, "by far the...(Read Full Article)