Clinton Energy Efforts Being Diverted by Bush?

In the wake of the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean, our head Theocrat George W. Bush has put his father, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton in charge of a massive fundraiser effort for relief organizations. For the most part, a fantastic thing - two competing politicians uniting to help the people of the world who need help. I doubt Dubya came up with it on his own.

But am I the only person who sees this as an extraordinarily convenient appointment for our NeoCon Fuhrer? Former President Clinton was just beginning to undertake an effort to push for renewable energy in the United States, something that President Bush has been starkly against (based on his actual policy and actions, not his words). In December, Clinton called for a true effort by the supporters of renewable energy to get the job done, and not to let themselves be hung up by the political obstacles that are in place. As the creation of renewable energy sources would tend to 1) hurt his big backers in the energy industry, 2) null the main reason he went to Iraq (OIL), and 3) put the Democrats in the drivers seat as regards the energy issue in future elections, it certainly doesn't hurt the GOP to have Clinton doing other things.

Don't get me wrong: I'm glad Clinton is doing what he's doing with tsunami relief. Those people have gone through a horrible disaster and I wish there was more I could do beyond what I've already done. But I do question the President's true reason for asking former President Clinton. I think Dubya saw a chance to force Clinton to accept another role in his post-administration days, one that wouldn't make him look bad and would keep his funders happy. And Clinton certainly couldn't say no to tsunami relief.