President targets oil, energy use

So....Georgie is trying to do a good deed, eh? Suprising since he is about to be out of a job. I guess he has a lot of speaking engagements lined up like Pops did. Remember how Sr. had that speach for stock options at one point and made like $5 mil from it? I can't imagine anyone really wants to hear G.W. ramble on about anything, but you never know. Surely he has a financial interest in this thing.

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush called for an ambitious increase in the fuel economy of cars and trucks and a surge in alternative fuels as a centerpiece of his State of the Union speech Tuesday, part of a plan to cut the nation's gasoline consumption by 20% in a decade.

Bush's proposal drew a wary reception from automakers and environmental groups, who likely will wage pitched battles in the coming months over the specifics, especially whether Bush's goals for fuel economy increases will be hard standards or soft targets.

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