"Bush, Officials Tout Energy Initiatives"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Record-high gasoline prices have dropped, yet there are fears another surge is around the corner. Larger heating bills this winter are still socking it to American wallets.

Amid those anxieties, President Bush is making it "energy week" in his administration, and he and top Cabinet officials plan to crisscross the country to tout a package of energy initiatives highlighted in last month's State of the Union address.

With the renewed focus on an issue of top concern to Americans, they hope to keep high energy costs from dampening consumer enthusiasm and the country's economic revival - and to prevent Democrats from using it as a potent weapon in this fall's congressional elections.

"The best way to meet our growing energy needs is through advances in technology," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. "We will pursue promising technologies that will transform how we power our vehicles, businesses and homes - so we can reduce our nation's dependence on foreign sources of energy."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20060218/D8FRO4RG0.html

[rodeodance]

1. and last week it was privatizing medicare.