White House to Tap Strategic Oil Reserve--Why?

[wyrd_sane]

NPR audio available from this page (3min running time).In the wake of hurricane Katrina, the White House has authorized the release of some oil from the nation's strategic oil reserves. But will it really help? And if so, how? There are some oil refineries in the region that are currently not doing anything because they have no crude oil to

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[fragfest2k]

I also heard that in the middle of the chaos, some gas lines are leaking into the flooded mess of New Orleans... isn't that great!? Bush is proposing a ‘let’s build more refineries further in land’ act from what I heard a few days ago… wow, you know what almighty bush… that’s to little to late, that is something your daddy should have thought of during the gulf war… oh yeah I forgot your both oil diggers, working to fatten up that retirement plan.

I still have a real problem with the genius that decided to place several oil refineries at a location near the ‘ocean’ that sits ‘below’ sea level!? WTF were they thinking??? Whoever approved that decision needs to question they’re logic…

“Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good, When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.” ~ Led Zeppelin