Style over substance for the pony that couldn’t even hold onto his senate seat... Any release from strategic reserves will have little impact on the immediate price of heating oil, and will simply make it that much more likely for the dollar to fall further.
Style over substance, indeed, kingu, and a study in contrast, too.
Edwards wants to take your tax money and use it to buy oil-heated votes, Thompson wants to let you take back and control a bit of your own Social Security tax money. (http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=279848910800564)