Alternative, Alshmernative, You Didn't Think The Oil Man Was Serious Did You?

Via dKos:

Bush to Lay Off Renewable Energy Researchers: "We are asked to suffer the Secretary of Energy telling us (link added) within 24 hours that Bush lied in his speech about reducing Middle Eastern oil imports. We are asked to suffer oil-state Republicans who once gave away the oil under federal land but who are now tightwads when it comes to subsidizing other fuels. And, now, we are asked to suffer this:

From today's NYT:

The Energy Department will begin laying off researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the next week or two because of cuts to its budget.

A veteran researcher said the staff had been told that the cuts would be concentrated among researchers in wind and biomass, which includes ethanol. Those are two of the technologies that Mr. Bush cited on Tuesday night as holding the promise to replace part of the nation's oil imports."

Explain to me, somebody who supports Bush, how this is not a lie to the American people? Too many researchers on alternatives in the governmet? Enough out in the private sector? Prove it--bring the data.

Maybe it's like the private support for aids. One in every $100 dollars actually gets out of the American organizations that receive the money and into the hands of African aids workers. Is that how alternative energy investement works as well?

How many of the dollars received by contractors Bush annoints get ploughed back into campaign financing to ensure the flow of tax dollars to keep that GOP power-grab going?

That must be what they've meant all along by "trickle-down" theory. How's that working for you?