YEPPER,
I made mistakes with the dates and will admitt it and am currently looking for a knife to fall on.

However, I believe California was suffering extensive power issues prior to Bush taking office. Granted, I do agree that the major crisis took place in 2001. But I still think that the major events leading up to the crisis occured prior to 2001. And as u so eloquently pointed out,who was president prior to 2001. Does that mean that Slick Willie was responsible or duba, as some like to call him, was responsible?

I also wonder if it was the deregulation of electric power or the fact that california as a whole failed to plan for the growth of the state and its future power needs. Did the tree huggers ( and we need them ) hug to many trees. Did the nimby (not in my back yard) ideas finally catch up?

Sure blame it the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Everyone knows the feds are the biggest user of viagra. One question, does california have a publie service commision or regulatory agency. Where were they in this scheme? 

Could california grow the crops without the water from the other states, so it sounds like a one sided trade to me. 

BTW, I live in Alabama and am proud of it. We also grow crops and feed others. But we didnt blame the president for when the rain didn't come.




Russ Smith wrote:

Enjoying Joe's response....

> the VAST major of the activities accure prior to 2002, and I wonder how
that has "been a driving force in the Bush administration nearly since his
first days"

"The vast majority of these activities occurred prior to 2002, and you
wonder how any of it has been a driving force in the Bush administration
nearly since his first days."

Okay, admittedly, many in our country believe that President Bush truly came
to shine following the tragic events of  September 11, 2001.  The last time
I checked, however, the election which led to his innauguration was held in
November of 2000 and he took office in the early part of 2001 during which
time the California "energy crisis" took place.  Joe, who do you think was
our president in 2001?

> I also wonder what party was in office in California when the governor
sold out the people of the state.

The Republican party was in the state's governor's office when the electric
power industry was deregulated in California.  The Democratic party was in
the state's governor's office when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
turned a blind eye to a small group of power brokers (all based in Houston,
Texas) raping the people of California; and the Democratic governor signed
power contracts at highly inflated prices which at the time were a fraction
of the price of power on the spot market, but which are many times the price
on the spot market today.

> Will California now allow for the responsible (a very inportant word in my
book) development of infasturcture (power plants and other major projects)
to support their state or will they suck off the resources of other states.

California grows the food, and the surrounding states make the power.  This
really isn't all that fair a trade, but we like you guys so we don't want
you to starve.

> But then again, lets don't let facts get in the way of a good debate.

What facts did you bring up again?  I missed them.

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