On April 28, 2005, President Bush held a press conference to address the high cost of energy. In the meeting he said;

"We must address the root causes that are driving up gas prices. Over the past decade, America's energy consumption has been growing about 40 times faster than our energy production. That means we're relying more on energy produced abroad."- Read Press Conference

Oh, really?

In 2003, the Bush administration introduced as part of their economic revival plan big tax deductions for small businesses that bought big S.U.V.'s like the Hummer H2, Lincoln Navigator, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and the Toyota Land Cruiser.- Read Article

Now look at what's going on;

As of June 2005, you can now get a tax deduction if you buy a certain new hybrid cars or SUV.- Read Article

I'm a little confused. Are consumers being lead around by the nose or is it just my imagination?