The Slacktivist makes Bush an offer he cannot resist:
Dear Mr. President:
I’ve figured out a way for you to funnel another $500 million to your buddies in the oil and gas industry. And you’ll be able to do it openly, without any of those annoying liberals criticizing you for it.
The trick is to launder the money through poor households. Simply add another $500 million in emergency funding for LIHEAP (don’t worry about what it stands for, Andy can handle those details). You can call this “compassionate.” You can call this “economic stimulus.” And, since a lot of these LIHEAP funds are administered through charities like the Salvation Army, you can call this a “faith- based initiative.”
You could even make a big deal out of how you’re providing assistance to help low-income families in places like Massachusetts (home of John Kerry), Vermont (home of Howard Dean — the guy Karl was telling you about) and South Dakota (home of Tom Daschle).
But the bottom line is that this money ultimately goes back to your good friends in the energy biz. How could you possibly object to that?
Warmly,
the slacktivist