Comments about Bush's IQ are off the mark and foolish. Bush is surrounded by some
extremely intelligent and crafty people - Rice, Cheney, Powell, and Rumsfeld in
particular.
Just cuz your buddies are intelligent doesn't mean you are - DUH.
And just cuz you graduated from Yale doesn't mean a hill of beans when you're part of the most powerful family in the world. I'm not saying the guy is dumb, but he has not proven to be a very WISE president either, which is just as important as intellect.
Seeing how the Bush family is deeply involved in the OIL BUSINESS, it would only make sense that he'd finagle his power in the political world for his own monetary gain. You have to understand that anyone in that position would be very tempted to do so, correct? How far he has taken it/will take it....who knows, but it only stands to reason that the probability of personal gain is VERY HIGH.
There ARE other energy options - all it takes is a little research and less GREED to realize that.
http://www.phoenixproject.net/
Other countries are well on their way to putting alternate energy sources into use. A wise President would have the ability to see that the USA, the biggest polluter and largest resource drainer in the world, should be LEADING the way in this endeavor. But, obviously, to do such a thing will not be profitable for the oil business (which our President is deeply into) and would mean huge sacrifices on every Americans part, and evidently nobody is concerned about it or sees the importance of it. Canada recently signed the Kyoto treaty, realizing that it will mean lots of sacrifices on their part. Bush probably hasn't even read the whole thing.
It's kind of like the parent that doesn't save in advance for his child's college education - although they want them to go to college in the future, they'd rather use the money now for other personal reasons. When the child gets of age, they'll think about it then.
It could work - they could come into the money down the road and everything could work out fine, but what if they don't? Personally, I'd rather be the WISER parent that would put away money in advance for my son/daughter, thus gauranteeing a college education for them in the future.