Apparently, the Secretary of Energy believes we have a “crisis.” From yesterday’s Meet the Press:
MR. BODMAN: Tim, Tim, the, the–we’re here today. I would say that there’s evidence, there’s, there’s apparently some evidence that we have a crisis. There is a lot of concern about this. And so the president is looking at everything, every tool at his disposal to put to work on it. And so, you know, I’m not embarrassed by that and I think it’s the right thing to do.
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MR. BODMAN: I believe that there is–there are those who would call it that.
MR. RUSSERT: Would you call…
MR. BODMAN: The fact, the fact that we are here today.
MR. RUSSERT: Do, do you call it a crisis?
MR. BODMAN: I would call it that, yes. I think that there is great concern.
There’s a grudging admission. I wonder why? More likely the “crisis” Mr. Bodman sees is one at the polls rather than at the pumps. Does anyone believe he would be talking about a gasoline “crisis” if Bush’s approval ratings were currently in the 60s?
Not I.