"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"jps" wrote in message
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With twin 150 gallon tanks, I already knew this. What sort of illusory
plan was floated in order to wean us from this nasty drug?

Just say no??


The best way to break this addiction is through technology. Since 2001,
we have spent nearly $10 billion to develop cleaner, cheaper and more
reliable alternative energy sources. And we are on the threshold of
incredible advances.

So tonight I announce the Advanced Energy Initiative -- a 22 percent
increase in clean-energy research at the Department of Energy to push for
breakthroughs in two vital areas. To change how we power our homes and
offices, we will invest more in zero-emission coal-fired plants;
revolutionary solar and wind technologies; and clean, safe nuclear
energy.

We must also change how we power our automobiles.

We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric
cars and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen.

We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of
producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or
switch grass.

Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive
within six years.

Breakthroughs on this and other new technologies will help us reach
another great goal: to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports
from the Middle East by 2025.

By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can
dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum- based
economy and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the
past.



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Bush almost sounded like algore, eh?




Uh, no. He sounded as if he were trying his best to read a script, but
still needed the scroll in English at the bottom of the screen. Algore can
read aloud.

Of course you noticed that Bush's approval rating (according to Rasmussen)
was at 48% before the speech. I expect the SOTU address to add 5-7 points
to his approval rating over the next three days. He'll be in the low to
mid 50's by the weekend.