Innovation, not lip service, will cure our oil addiction

The President's State of the Union address covered a lot of topics, but one section of the speech literally left me stunned. I am referring to his miraculous flip-flop on "energy independence" and America's oil habit.

Doesn't George Bush realize he has been America's No. 1 petroleum cheerleader? Just last summer, he signed an energy bill that gave away billions in taxpayer money to oil companies that are currently enjoying record-breaking profits. Since he took office, finding innovative strategies in his energy proposals has been as hard as finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq!

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