[ktime]

This is all posturing by President Bush to appear to be doing something. He makes some noise about a desire to allow drilling off the coast (meanwhile the Chinese are already drilling 50 miles off Florida).

Everyone know that the President can sign an executive order tomorrow authorizing drilling in the interests of national defense.

Just as President Bill Clinton created national parks by fiat (making 1.7 million acres of Utah a new national monument), so could Bush allow drilling in ANWR and off the coasts.

Instead, he just makes sounds to placate the sheeple.

[TomGuy]

This is all posturing by President Bush to appear to be doing something.

Correct. He has just over 6 months remaining in office, so all he wants to do is get there with the least resistance. Then, he will retire to the ranch.

[Ben Ficklin]

Look at #34