Hollow Man

How does the Bush administration solve the pain at the gas-pump-problem? It's simple really, just prop the president up in his best Sunday suit and send him out to give a speech. A speech full of hollow rhetoric and platitudes, where in the end it's the same-old same-old: all politics and no substance.

In a 10:05 a.m. EDT speech on Tuesday, the president will push a four-part plan to ensure fair treatment for motorists, promote fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, and boost U.S. gas supply, his spokesman said.

"We have a strong economy, but high gas prices are like an additional tax on families that are trying to live within a budget," spokesman Scott McClellan said. "It puts a strain on working families, farmers and small businesses."

Bush will call on energy companies to reinvest their profits into expanding refining capacity, developing new technologies and researching alternative energy sources.

What I find amazing is that Karl Rove has not figured out yet that the general public are through listening to the president. The hollow man's speeches now fall on deaf ears. It's a post-Iraq world now, and Karl Rove is still living in a post-9/11 reality. First you have to admit lame duck status, only then can you accept it.

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