布什一方面赞扬自由市场的优点，一方面又过于慷慨大度地给予能源工业巨额的施舍，即便在美国面临财政赤字攀升的情况下也是如此。
While praising the virtues of the free market, Bush has been only too willing to give huge handouts to the energy industry, even as the country faces soaring deficits.