Topic: National News
President Bush is once again looking to tap the federal oil reserve with the intention of relieving the economic pain pressure caused by this weekend's near non-storm Rita. And you can mostly thank Houstonites for that, as there are still probably a couple of thousand mommy mobiles stuck on the side of Interstate 45 because they ran out of fuel about eight miles outside of town.
“A lot of our production comes from the Gulf and when you have a Hurricane Katrina followed by a Hurricane Rita, it’s natural, unfortunately, that it’s going to affect supplies,” Bush said after a briefing at the Energy Department.
“It’s important for our people to know that we understand the situation and we’re willing to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to mitigate any shortfall in crude oil that could affect our consumers.”
Bush has also said that the rebuilding process will being when community leaders let the federal government know what they want their communities to look like. So expect something from the Jetsens, because there ain't no hurricanes in space.
MSNBC
Posted by James
at 4:52 PM CDT