Doing that requires the two B's... brains and balls.
Most people think all these oil profits are lining Bush and Cheney’s pockets. Plus they figure Mr Exxon, Mr Sunoco and all those guys have safes in their offices just overflowing with cash.
You are right though. GWB could use this to support the idea of drilling at ANWR and other locations but I suppose his message would end up being “filtered” by the media to the point where he would come off looking like a polluter no matter what he said.
Which the a certain sect of Freeper seem to lack. I suppose the fact that no one in the WH is on the ballot in 2008 is going right over the BDS crowds head.