George Butch Jr. does the same old things in the same old ways.

http://news.aol.com/article/bush-blames-democrats-for-high-gas/135138

And there are people who still think Little Butch is a misunderstood savior (I can't bring myself to read Fareed Zakaria's "What Bush Got Right" article in a recent NEWSWEEK) and mindlessly want to give the oil companies whatever the hell they want without any meaningful oversight.

[Update 9/2/08--Little Butch is still on his more-drilling crusade, but now tying it to Hurricane Gustav: http://news.aol.com/article/bush-renews-call-for-more-drilling/154929]

And Nancy Pelosi, tower of Jello (to steal a great line describing Bill Macy's TV writer character in MY FAVORITE YEAR), goes along because she just wants to stay in Washington and slurp up perks like truffles at a pig trough.

Tags: George W. Bush, Fareed Zakaria, NEWSWEEK, Nancy Pelosi, Republican push for offshore drilling