Another Bush success story

Sadly, the truly interesting part of this story is buried under Bush's usual self-aggrandizement. But anybody avoiding the article as a result is missing a fine example of Bushco in action:

During his visit to Johnson Controls' new hybrid battery laboratory, Bush checked out two Ford Escapes; one with a nickel-metal-hybrid battery, the kind that powers most hybrid-electric vehicles, and one with a lithium-ion battery, which Johnson Controls believes are the wave of the future. The lithium-ion battery was about half the size of the older-model battery. In 2004, Johnson Controls received a government contract to develop the lithium-ion batteries.

While Bush is highlighting his budget proposals to help wean America from foreign oil, the lab he visited is meeting a $28 million US shortfall by cutting its staff by 32 people, including eight researchers.

That's right: the Bush machine is running so poorly that it can't find a single example of environmentally-responsible industry which isn't shedding jobs. No wonder the Bush true believers are calling to extend Bush's bubble of yes-men from sea to shining sea.