Bush says tired of waiting on energy bill

[shawn703]

Under pressure to do more to bring down soaring gas prices, President Bush pointed the finger at U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he said have been "talking too long" on his proposed energy bill.

"I think the American people are tired of waiting. I know they are. I submitted a plan to Congress four years ago, and I'm getting a little tired of waiting on an energy bill," Bush told reporters.

"Congress has been talking too long about the energy bill, and now's the time to get it to my desk."

Bush, on the defensive with gasoline prices averaging around $2.13 nationwide, has urged lawmakers to send him a broad package revamping U.S. energy policy by Aug. 1.


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[leQ]

1. does he ever contend that his energy bill will reduce pump prices?

i'd sure like to find the quote if he did.

[The White Tree]

9. No he agreed that it won't actually

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WASHINGTON, April 20 - President Bush demanded on Wednesday that Congress send a long-stalled energy bill to his desk for signing by the summer, even as he admitted that the legislation would do nothing to lower the rising gasoline prices

[antonialee839]

36. Perhaps more hand holding among the bluebells

is in order. That should help bring the price of fuel down.

[Cha]

2. bush is just

TIRED!

It's such "Hard Work"!

[endarkenment]

3. Tired? Take a nap.

In fact, take a dirt nap. What a moron.

[katty]

31. Tired?! too bad-we are sick and tired of you in the WH

shut up and do your job!

[frylock]

4. boy, someone's a little cranky..

did he miss his nappy-nap?

[Lochloosa]

19. Nope....Hangover

[TheFarseer]

5. Why don't you devise an energy bill

that will actually do something? Hello? Bring down demand? Bring on other sources? I'm so sick of his whining about this when he IS the problem. Don't finger point at me when you made the mess. Your idiotic energy bill isn't passing because it doesn't address the problem - bottom line. And another thing, it would be great if we would address energy, but you keep sidetracking us with Terri Shiavo, nuclear option, social security. This is completely your fault so quit bitching at us, get off your ass and let's get going!

[triguy46]

6. What a dork

[Parche]

7. its a gas

His foreign policies are a major reason why oil prices are so high

[Supersedeas]

8. Feeling Defensive: we invaded a country full of OIL and all we got were

these amputees.

Recon we should build more VA hospitals OR just cut some trees in Alaska?

Bush has a plan that Rove wants to sell you.

[Garbo 2004]

10. Go ride a bike, George. n/t

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. If cars could run on bullshit there'd be no problem.

(And it's a damn good thing they don't run on GOP ethics.)

[July]

12. Always taking our names in vain.

Have you noticed?

The entire Republican apparatus uses this formulation: "The American people want -- or don't want (depending on circumstances) -- _______________________ (miraculously, whatever the Republicans want or don't want)."

And there are many dumbfucks out there who then adopt the Bush regime's view as soon as they learn that it is what they want.

[Danmel]

13. We just can't wait on Long Island

MTBE in our drinking water, giant LNG faciltiy in the Sound.

How can they screw us? Let me count the ways.......

[ozymandius]

14. Five months into his second term and he's already a lame duck.

He's trying his best to regain any momentum with the old tricks: ridiculing the opposition, making false claims about the benefits of this legislative agenda, and setting arbitrary deadlines.

He sounds desperate.

[fooj]

15. Tired of waiting? Tough Shit!

:grr:

[rkc3]

24. Let's give him a list of things we're tired of waiting for:

Like a healthcare policy that protects Americans - not corporations.

Envronmental policies that benefit the enviroment (and Americans since we're part of that environment) - not the corporation who dump pollutants into air or water.

Securing social security for those of who've paid into it.

Protecting the retirement of workers from unscrupulous CEO's.

How about just upholding the Constitution - instead of pouring religion into Congress?

Instead what do we get - Congressional investigations into steroids and Do Not Call legislation.

[Xipe Totec]

16. "I am a patient man" he says, tapping his foot impatiently...

"I say it in my speeches that I am a patient man. And when I say I am a patient man, I mean I am a patient man. And that we will look at all options, and we will consider all technologies available to us, and diplomacy and intelligence."

- George W. Bush,
Prague, 22 August 2002

http://www.rferl.org/features/2002/08/22082002151645.asp

[Spinzonner]

17. We're tired of waiting for Dick to tell us who he was conspiring with

[underpants]

18. yeah it sure is tough having to deal with such a stubborn Congress

if only he had either a majority in Congress to count on OR if he had a virtual rubber stamp Congress that gives him anyting he wants no matter how assinine it is, without ever causing him to veto anything....if only....

[gratuitous]

20. How would Chimpy know what the American people think or feel?

I haven't heard his simpering little mewl on my answering machine -- he doesn't have a clue what I think, the liar.

[Auntie Bush]

21. I'm TIRED of waiting for bush to get the hell out of the White House!

So put that in your pipe and smoke it!

[MasonJar]

22. Golly, that's a coincidence. I'm tired of waiting for him to be re-

moved from office.

[Writer]

23. Writer says tired of Bush playing the victim

Your party has control of Congress, you fucking nitwit.

[Demit]

25. Jeebus. Can you picture any other president talking like that?

"I'm getting a little tired of waiting". He actually thinks he IS the dictator. They're doing quite a job there in the WH, inflating his self-importance and then sending him pedaling off on his bike.

[sinkingfeeling]

26. Georgie, why don't you go visit some foreign country? How about

making a special surprise visit in Iraq?

[Roland99]

27. The Propagandist just criticized his own party?!?!?

Wow.

[Bridget Burke]

28. Yup. Who's got the majority in Congress?

Why doesn't he talk to his fellow Republicans?

[Roland99]

38. No kidding. It's not like the Democrats are filibustering an energy bill!

[hatrack]

29. So what are you going to do, Chimpass? Throw a fit? Screech?

Hold your breath until you turn blue? Stage another phony photo-op at a phony hydrogen pump?

Oh, and BTW, whose party controls Congress? Why, YOURS, dumbass.

[bunny planet]

30. Yeah and I'm tired of waiting for you to be impeached Chimpy.

Your proposed energy bill sucks, that's why lawmakers have been 'talking too long' about it.

Have some pretzels while you're waiting.

[Rainscents]

32. Yea, Bush... I'm tired of hearing you flopping your jaw.

[Zerex71]

33. We're getting tired too, Junior.

Tired of waiting for Unka Dick to release his criminal Energy Task Force goings-on.

[C_U_L8R]

34. Gosh It must be HARD WORK waiting on that energy bill (nt)

[drdtroit]

35. Let's open the books on how large the oil profits are

that are being funneled into shrub and unka dick's offshore accounts.

[samsingh]

37. that goes for us

we're tired of shrub's bullshit.

[rodeodance]

39. Bush--I am tired of YOU!! get it!!

[KansDem]

40. Patience, El Presidente, patience...

Just sit still and be quiet. You know, like you did on 9/11/01 when you heard that we were under attack...

[mandomom]

41. Bush's hydrogen photo op

Did you catch the illustrious "news" on tv last evening? Bush was grinning and talking with that phony Yale southern drawl at a hydrogen fuel station. When asked by the press if the prices would be better than for gasoline, the station operator tried to demur, but Bush pushed the question. The operator said, to the effect of "well, it's up over $4 but that's for kgms". Bush smiled, having catapulted the propaganda enough for one day, I guess.