Friday, February 03, 2006
Addicted to Oil Redux
Robin Chase, in a Boston Globe Op-Ed called Going cold turkey on oil, writes
It seems clear to me that, "Addicted to Oil," is destined to join "Affordable broadband for all by 2007," "Mission Accomplished," "Get Osama dead or alive," "Whatever it takes to rebuild New Orleans," "Clear Skies," "Healthy Forests," "No Child Left Behind," and "Heck of a job, Brownie," as presidential milestones.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse lists 13 ''Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment." Subsidizing the drug . . . giving $400 million to oil companies to encourage the building of new oil refineries, and paying for roads and highways with federal dollars -- isn't on the list.
It seems clear to me that, "Addicted to Oil," is destined to join "Affordable broadband for all by 2007," "Mission Accomplished," "Get Osama dead or alive," "Whatever it takes to rebuild New Orleans," "Clear Skies," "Healthy Forests," "No Child Left Behind," and "Heck of a job, Brownie," as presidential milestones.
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