[lbo-talk] great moments in statesmanship

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 16 09:05:36 PST 2005


[via Sam Smith's Progressive Review - Grassley is a 5th-term Senator from Iowa]

You know, what--what makes our economy grow is energy. And, and Americans are used to going to the gas tank (sic), and when they put that hose in their, uh, tank, and when I do it, I wanna get gas out of it. And when I turn the light switch on, I want the lights to go on, and I don't want somebody to tell me I gotta change my way of living to satisfy them. Because this is America, and this is something we've worked our way into, and the American people are entitled to it, and if we're going improve (sic) our standard of living, you have to consume more energy." - Charles Grassley on NPR

<http://movies.crooksandliars.com/moreenergy.mp3>



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