Robert Redford took his head out of his ass long enough to blast the Bush administration on energy policies, reports CNN.

I'm not sure who this Redford guy is, but he must be some sort of energy expert the way the L.A. Times hangs on his every word. Redford claims that "American rooftops can be the Persian Gulf of solar energy, ...wind and solar power generate less than 2 percent of U.S. power. We can do better."

Redford also demanded that the U.S. auto industry increase fuel economy standards to 40 miles per gallon. He must not realize that there are already cars on the market that are capable of getting 40 miles per gallon. The problem is that people aren't buying them.

Pressure needs to be put on the American car-buying public rather than the auto industry. What is needed is to use the police power of the government to seize those oversized SUVs and make everyone drive subcompacts.

Redford goes on to say that innovation in energy policy "would keep energy dollars in the American economy, reduce air pollution and create jobs at home."

Well, there you go. This whole time, all we needed to do is mandate innovation. As soon as the legislation passes, we should have a car that runs on love and good intentions, and a cure for AIDS. This is just like when the government mandated that computers run twice as fast for half the price than those made the year before; something a free market was incapable of doing.