Did GW Bush once say "America is addicted to oil"?

Question

If so, what policies has he and the six year led GOP congress initiated to change things?

Answer 1

I believe he did say that. And he made a lot of proposals about how we could start to change it. But The president doesn't make policy. He only signs the policies passed by congress into law. So if Congress does nothing about it the president can do nothing about it. Its one of those issues where he tried to lead the republicans in a direction they didn't want to go and they refused to follow. Kind of like amnesty for illegal immigrants. And since the Democrats were elected to congress they don't want to take any positive action while Bush is still president for fear that it would make him look good.

Answer 2

At the same time, Bush also stated that our energy problems today were because we didn't have an Energy Policy before. What he didn't mention was the reason for that was because Reagan and his father dismantled the one Jimmy Carter had implemented 30 years ago. While Carter's plan focused on alternative energy sources with tax incentatives to insulate and install solar systems, Bush's 'new & improved' Energy Plan provides $8 billion dollars in 'welfare' payments to the oil business, and rebates to buy gas-guzzling Hummers.
-- 28 Years Later - a comparison:
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0503-22.htm
-- April 18, 1977
http://www.mnforsustain.org/energy_speech_president_carter.htm

Answer 3

Can't afford to wait for our government to fix our problems, we have to act individually. I've been blending a little e-85 into my gas (less in winter, but still some) - MPG goes down about the same as the cost savings, but paying farmers instead of terrorists. Also got a full sized electric snowblower. (not a little one) Had to order it online since nobody wants to carry them in store. Used it 2 days ago, and it even broke up the snow that the snowplow left by the driveway.
Next spring, I'm getting a cordless electric pushmower, then I'll start saving for the electric lawn tractor. I can't afford to do it all at once, but each step cuts the purse strings a little bit. If everyone does it, it will change things long before our government can.

If you live in a small town, push your elected officials to make roundabouts instead of 4 way stop signs in slow traffic areas. Saves a little gas each time, plus wear on the car/brakes.

Answer 4

LOL, only two oil men from Texas, Cheney and the Boy King, would have the chuppah to say with a straight face what has have made themselves and their contributors wealthier, out allow. What turns my stomach is when he said it at a state of the union address congress got amnesia and applauded like it was something new. Even worse the American people reelected him to a second term, maybe he was already elected but the American people did not question his late to the table rhetoric

Answer 5

Yes.

Washington, D.C., February 1, 2006—In his State of the Union address last night, President Bush took a big step toward returning the United States to the disastrous energy policies of the Nixon and Carter years, warns the Competitive Enterprise Institute.



“The president's dangerous rhetoric that we are addicted to oil is an indication that the administration is addicted to confused thinking about energy policies,” says Myron Ebell, CEI’s director of energy policy. “As bad as the policies proposed by President Bush are, the addiction rhetoric is much worse. President Bush might as well have said, ‘we're addicted to prosperity, comfort, and mobility, and I've got the policies to do something about it.’

Answer 6

They did nothing. The Democratic led Congress has just passed a bill that increased mpg, and some other initiatives for energy conservation and alternatives. Bush has already said he will veto it.

Answer 7

As I remember, the media did no longer do something gleeful, and the pundits bashed him for pointing out the glaring, some thing wide-unfold for some years. What have you ever executed? Bush is executed. FINITO. The applicants working to substitute him have right here to furnish: no longer something in this subject. hence, Obama wins the tiebreaker with a obscure fact approximately exchange.

Answer 8

Massive subsidies for ethanol.

I think that was a bad idea, however. We would be better served by drilling in Alaska, Texas and California while removing trade barriers to sugar cane to allow for more efficient ethanol cultivation.

Answer 9

I hope everyone interested in bringing down our demand for oil (thus the price) will watch a movie called "Who Killed the Electric Car", it brings up a lot of interesting aspects of this Question.

Answer 10

He probably spoke for America.