The Bush administration is considering removing environmental requirements for a multitude of gasoline blends as one way to increase supplies of gasoline and fight soaring prices, Commerce Secretary Donald Evans said in an interview with The Associated Press.
You have got to admire the Adminsitration. Three benefits for the price of one. First, high gas prices mean oil companies get to make a lot more money. Second, the Administration gets an excuse to eliminate some more bothersome environmental regulations. And third, when Prince Bandar keeps his word and the Saudis ramp up oil production, gas prices will fall right before the election.
Expect increasing pressure to allow drilling in ANWR, using high gas prices as an excuse. That would make it a grand slam for the Bush Administration.
Couple this with a new terrorist attack in the weeks leading up to the election, and the "surprise" capture of Osama bin Laden in late summer/early fall, and President Bush has got to feel really secure about winning the election.
And hey, even if the voters don't fall for it, there's always martial law to deal with "the emergency."
M.
The Ivory Madonna's story is told in Dance for the Ivory Madonna by Don Sakers.
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