Pope power

Today in Australia, the Pope said that "the world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption," Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday in a speech urging followers to care more for the environment and reconnect with the principle of peace.

By the way, the pope-mobile runs off Holy Water.

Meanwhile, back in the U.S.......

President Bush feels that "it's a little presumptuous on my part to dictate to consumers how they live their lives. The American people are plenty capable and plenty smart people and they'll make adjustments to their own pocketbooks. "

Don't worry. The market works he says. That must be why is he trying to lift the ban on offshore drilling? Is there even a point to calling attention to how ridiculous this guy is anymore?