More $ for alternative fuels research? Great, since he JUST CUT the $

[tgnyc]

for the SAME THING in last year's budget

The Energy Department will begin laying off researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the next week or two because of cuts to its budget.

A veteran researcher said the staff had been told that the cuts would be concentrated among researchers in wind and biomass, which includes ethanol. Those are two of the technologies that Mr. Bush cited on Tuesday night as holding the promise to replace part of the nation's oil imports.

What a human disgrace this man is.

[AndyA]

1. Human?

Disgrace, yes. Human, the jury's still out on that...

[JeffR]

2. Human/animal hybrid

eom

[izzybeans]

3. When he said more money he meant adding

2/3 of what was spent last year. So more money was spent, but only .67 times more.

Semantics. Logically this is less. But for his blind faithful his words are enough.