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Travel Industry Calls for National Energy Policy | The Dallas Morning News

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:11 PM EDT
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The Business Travel Coalition, along with former American Airlines Chairman and CEO Bob Crandall are asking travel industry members to sign a letter to President George W. Bush calling for a special session of Congress "for the sole purpose of debating our energy alternatives and enacting a coherent national energy policy."

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JCAtom

From the letter...

Truman once said, "Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better."

Mr. President, the time for leadership is now!

...well, was now...a while back, but now now is as good as we'll get at this point.

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Reply#1 - Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:14 PM EDT
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EEEEEman-186995

We are talking energy policy, he will need to assign a committee to review the request and then an oversight committee to oversea the implications of overlap in the energy companies, and then a committee to see that his Trust Funds will not directly profit-------oops------insert foot into mouth.

Hey lets just leave it to the next administration?

Energy crisis? I hadn't notice? As he snickers!

Sound familiar?

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Reply#2 - Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:16 AM EDT
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JCAtom
Hey lets just leave it to the next administration?

If there weren't so many months between now and then, I would say that's not such a bad idea.

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#2.1 - Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:40 AM EDT
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LonoKemp

Eight years wasted.

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    #2.2 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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