[bert]

The first move would be to declare there is no energy crisis.

The second would be to arrest every journalist who has written a piece on an energy crisis and let their lawyers howl for a few months while the gag order prohibiting them from mentioning anything related to energy is in effect..

The third would be to sign an executive order setting aside all nitpicking design criteria for nuclear power plants. The Tennessee Valley Authority would be directed to immediately begin round the clock work on all standby units with the objective of having them on line ASAP and certainly within one year.

The resrictions on drilling off shore would be lifted by executive order.

State laws mandating all sorts of special gasoilne formulations would be lifted and national standrsd in all states would be placed in effect.

[papasmurf]

Respectfully, I disagree with your statement to declare there is no crisis...

cri·sis; ˈkraɪsɪs noun, plural

1. a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, esp. for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
2. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
3. a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.