Republican Dennis “the concerned citizen” Hastert, Speaker of the House, gave a press conference about oil and future energy. He gave his speech, rambled on about some bs, then got in his hydrogen car and drove it a few blocks, got out, and hopped in his gas guzzling SUV to drive the remaining few blocks back to his office. Can you believe that? He actually got on stage talked about energy, got in a hydrogen car to show his concern for conservation, and drove a few blocks, got out and hopped in an SUV!!! I’m sorry I had to repeat that, I’m just still in disbelief. Can you get any more phony? From now on I shall dub thee, Hastart the Bastart.
I can only imagine the portly congressman, making little cracks about how small the legroom was, or how poor the torque was, while he laughed his ass off slithering into his extravagant vehicle. Apparently he needed to spend taxpayer money on a hydrogen car to show us how he can save oil in times of oil-shock. Some conservative! He couldn’t even pretend for 5 freaking minutes.
Meanwhile, the godly are praying for lower gas prices. How ironic that horrible devastation from earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and war gets some prayer, but when gas prices go up, then people start praying in droves. Better pray a little harder! Over-inflated gas prices are apparently here to stay, as projected assessments of fuel consumption predict a massive increase, resulting in even more fuel emissions, more green-house gasses and an increased demand for oil, resulting in higher prices. In other words, pray to God to come down himself and knock some sense into the world public and policy leaders that we find a new fuel. Don’t pray for cheap gas. I mean come on! How selfish can you be? Pray for more expensive gas, because maybe it will bring us change.
Such selfish grandeur!
No wonder there is a new study that shows prayer may actually hurt sick people. If a prayer is not genuine, than what good is it, or perhaps it is just our love that truly matters.
When the godly are praying for cheap gas, and this is not the only example of selfishness, we are in real trouble!
Maybe our culture is hiding in the sand, while the polar ice-caps melt and the world grows warmer. Our time looks very much like 1938 Europe on the verge of WWII. We know the inevitable horror is coming, and yet somehow we manage to distract ourselves with any excuse we can create. Appeasing our own self-interest will only result in our destruction.
Otherwise, one day we will wake up in a very different world. One desperately fighting for the world’s remaining energy, coping with the apocalyptic changes in the environment and clinging to our rapidly dying civilization. If Rome fell with no glory, why should we be so arrogant? Our civilization is fragile and decadent. It’s death is highly possible. I have no doubt that mother nature will continue, but what of our grandchildren? At the rate we’re declining, what of us?
Why don’t you sink your selfish teeth into that little question?!