[kidd]

If Dubya really wanted a legacy, why not promote a "Manhattan Project" for US energy independence? Put everything on the table: nuclear, wind, solar, coal, biofuel, ethanol, conservation, etc.

Bush, unlike his predacessor, isn't interested in a legacy.

But your idea is a good one (I'm in the nuclear power industry and formerly was in fuel cell research).

As weak as it is, Bush has done more for energy independence than any other president in history. Its not much, but its more than any previous POTUS.

[excalibur1701]

And yet, the gas stations are slow to react on lowering the price per gallon. Yet, when oil shoots up, they raise it immediately.

[Night Hides Not]

I'm all for a nuclear plant in every city. For air quality, they can't be beat.