I think I'm going to cry

Here's an op ed article from the New York Times about our energy crisis and here's and article from CNN about stopping testing beef from mad cow disease.

HOW STUPID DO YOU HAVE TO BE???? President Bush said that he would veto any bill that took tax credits away from the oil industry and give them to the sustainable energy industry.

"But here’s what’s scary: our problem is so much worse than you think. We have no energy strategy. If you are going to use tax policy to shape energy strategy then you want to raise taxes on the things you want to discourage — gasoline consumption and gas-guzzling cars — and you want to lower taxes on the things you want to encourage — new, renewable energy technologies. We are doing just the opposite."



There have been 3 reported cases of mad cow disease in the US since 2003. It is fatal to humans, but has the same symptoms as Alzheimer's so who knows how many cases in humans we've missed. If you don't think that's scary, think about this: Less than 1% of slaughtered cows get tested for mad cow disease, and the government wants to stop increased testing because "The agency argues that more widespread testing does not guarantee food safety and could result in a false positive that scares consumers." I don't know about you, but I would rather have more testing than not know at all.