George Bush Doesn't Care About Polar Bears

Why? Because they're white, that's why. Where's Kanye West when you need him?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A House committee chairman on Thursday denounced the Bush administration's planned sale of oil drilling rights in a prime polar bear habitat in Alaska, saying its impact on the bear population is unknown.

Rep. Ed Markey, chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, spoke out against the White House's planned sale, set for February 6. He said the drilling should not go forward until the impact of climate change and invasive industrial activity on the animals is known.

Markey's committee heard testimony about how global warming and drilling activity would affect the polar bear population on Wednesday.

In December, President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act, which included a provision calling for Congress to pass legislation opening access to "domestic energy sources such as the outer continental shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," according to a fact sheet on the White House Web site. (H/T - CNN.com)

Oh no, not the polar bears! Whatever will we do? I know; we can move the polar bears to another cold, dreary place. How does Detroit sound?

I know that I'm a big, dumb guy, but can someone please clarify the Democrat position on energy independence for me? The Democrats want America to break its dependence upon foreign oil. Their rallying cry is that George Bush and many Republicans are beholden to the evil conservative oil conglomerates. Okay, I can follow that line of reasoning.

Now the country has a chance to drill for black gold in Alaska - domestic oil, kids - and the Democrats are against it because they are worried about the plight of the polar bears. Eh, what? You can't have it both ways, people. Either you do what needs to be done to ensure energy independence - and a much-desired break from a Middle East that despises us - or you decide that the environment is more important. Which is it?

Personally, I will accept any decision that is made on this matter. Just make a decision!