Scripted by the oil industry, even members of his own party referred to an earlier energy bill as one that “left no lobbyist behind.” While praising the virtues of the free market, Bush has been only too willing to give huge handouts to the energy industry, even as the country faces soaring deficits.
布什总统有一种不可思议的、接收不到重要迅息的能力。事实越来越清楚地表明，他多年以来的能源政策偏误颇多。早期的一项能源法案由石油工业一手炮制，所以就连他的本党同僚也称之为“一个说客都少不了”。布什一方面赞扬自由市场的优点，一方面又过于慷慨大度地给予能源工业巨额的施舍，即便在美国面临财政赤字攀升的情况下也是如此。