Scrappleface says it really was about the oil. I'm so glad that's off our chests once and for all.
Now that the United States has captured the Iraqi oil fields, President George Bush encouraged all Americans to "go get an SUV, or one of them monster pickups, or even a Hummer."Posted by Alan at July 31, 2003 10:24 PM"There's no reason to suffer in a cramped compact car anymore," said the President, who arrived at a Rose Garden ceremony driving a Chevy Silverado SS with six barrels of Iraqi crude in the bed. "This is part of my plan to jump-start the economy. Take your tax cut and use it toward a downpayment on a $45,000 truck. What's good for General Motors is good for the nation."
via Scrappleface