By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
Was gas $4 a gallon when oil men Bush and Cheney took office seven years ago? Did you vote for Bush twice? Are you happy with the return — sky-high gas, food, and housing prices? Was it costing $50, $70, $100 to fill up when oil ministers Bush and Cheney arrived on the scene? Did anyone think to ask the president and (vice president), wedded to the oil industries as they are, what might be the results of their energy policy seven years down the road? Have you heard either of these Republicans explain away the excessive and obscene profits Corporate Oil continues to make?
The one bright spot might be that the environment and nature are taking a breather as gas prices continue to rise and people drive less and less.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 19, 2008. Read the original PDF.