Re: "W" Saves The Day!
Actually I saw this and said, dadgum it pres, you are pouring a glass of water on a housefire. This will make little if any difference.<br /><br />Especially the strategic reserve thing. Funny, every time talk of using the strategic reserve comes up, the republicans say it wont help. And I agree. Now the president is doing something merely to appease the sheeple. So much for standing for your convictions GWB.<br /><br />But on the other hand, what is the plan of the democrats???? Opposite of Bush?? Oh yea, they have no plan.<br /><br />And calling in the oil company execs will do what??? What will they tell them, that the supply and demand market is unfair???? While the oil companies are enjoying this short term gain, they are also worried about a huge reduction in demand, or that the "alternative" oil sources will become profitable and thus flood the market.<br /><br />And should the government subsidize gas prices. A big no no. This will just make the problem worse because the high gas prices will cause demand to go down to their natural level. Subsidies will not cut demand, which is what we need.<br /><br />The president should call for all Americans to conserve energy right now. That is the only thing the president can really do that might have some effect. Make it a civic duty to reduce energy consumption and if we follow through, this would work.<br /><br />Ken
