[beckysueb]

It would have been nice if he had done this while he had a majority in the House and Senate. Government is so backasswards. So this means that even if the Congress had passed legislation to drill, it would have been impossible anyway because of the exeutive ban. I wonder why the MSM never mentioned this little detail.

[mathluv]

I think he has tried to pass an energy plan more than once. Even under the previous Congresses, the dims could filibuster.

[ichabod1]

When I was a kid I didn’t understand how the government could allow the great depression to go on, year after year, and not take action to stop it. Now I totally understand.

[iThinkBig]

Bush and Cheney tried in 2002. The Republicans voted strong for it the Democrats strong against it. You need a supermajority to win. The Democratic position of Phase 1 - conserve, Phase 3 - Energy Independence is being exposed as a sham, because what the hell is Phase 2?!?!? The good news, this will force government out of the way although I would wager a lot of this ignorant mental dwarves in Washington won’t be thrown out until 2012 and they will fight it tooth and nail in-between.

[3catsanadog]

Even when he had a majority, the Republican congress critters didn't have any testosterone. They were the big elephant jumping on a stool because they were ascared of the little mouse.

Bush wanted to get a solution to social security up for discussion. That went no where with the girly man majority.