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In a speech in California yesterday, the president said "We
estimate that federal conservation efforts will save this state at least 76
megawatts per hour during peak periods. Seventy-six megawatts in a peak
hour is enough power to supply the entire city of Pasadena."
This
is an example either of Shrub's scientific illiteracy, or his confusion, or
his inability to express thoughts clearly.
Who's to blame for such fundamental scientific
misunderstandings? Probably not his science teachers (if he ever took a science
course), for they likely got it right. Even the crummy textbooks seldom get this
one wrong. So far as I can tell from a web search, the media hasn't caught up on
this boo-boo yet, but give them a few days and someone will. It will be fodder
for future "The Wit and Wisdom of George W." books. I recommend Molly Ivins'
book "Shrub".
Someone once suggested that we should choose presidents in
a different manner. Give them all an intelligence and general knowledge test,
coving the things a president will have to deal with. Set the passing grade high
enough to ensure that anyone passing the test is intelligent, well-informed, and
competent. Then, let the half-a-dozen or so persons who pass the test draw
straws.
And then there's Al McGuire's comment: "I think the world is run
by C students."
Paul O.
Johnson
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