Bush an Oil Tycoon, or a President?

[97snakedriver]

Originally posted by Mr 5 0:

One simple reason for our gas shortage is obvious...more people. Our population (America) is growing and so is our vehicle ownership, which means bigger demand for gas, despite the huge advances in gasoline efficiency of todays vehicles.

Actually that's bearly true. The US population growth is bearly above the rate of self sustention, and that will drop sharply as the last generation of baby boomers + 1 go beyond child rearing age, combined with a steady economic boom combined with the growth of the suburban spraw, which is in itself a product of the lessingly of the average house hold size, ie more single parents.

The Bush energy plan (and I haven't studied it in detail) has over 40 conservation measures and is a plan for the future, not a quick fix, ala Clinton. There is no quick fix and I don't want the government trying to provide one and screwing up the situation.

Couldn't agree more.