I wrote a post some time ago pointing out that President Bush still had the power of veto because the Republicans in Congress still have enough votes to rubber stamp his wishes, but that his Presidency has become irrelevant. That is true more so today than ever before and the United States is still a nation without a leader.
Oil and gas prices have been out of control for over a year and have reached levels never before seen in America. Bush is AWOL on the subject and has no leadership role taking any action. President Carter faced a similar situation and problem when he was President, although not as serious as it is now. He faced the problem and took serious action by reducing the speed limit to 55 mph on the Interstate system, by regulating the thermostat in all federal buildings, tax breaks for energy saving devises, and creating the "Strategic Petroleum Reserves." Prices not only came down, but energy usage was reduced and the oil and gas industries' supplies in their inventory were increased. When Reagan took office, he changed all of Carter's policies. If President Carters policies were continued today, we would be in much better shape with more reasonable prices at the pump.
The economy shows Bush's irrelevance more and more every day. He is so out of touch and ignorant on questions asked of him concerning the economy that it would be comical were it not so sad. Our nation and its people are at a stage now with so many serious problems and are facing them without a leader. And this is the guy who thinks he does everything better than past Presidents. I hope the people keep that in mind for the November election when the opportunity is presented to elect a President who will lead. The Democrats and the people have to bring back the saying, "Where was George?"
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