energy tax credit

admittedly i am not the most politcally saavy person. i don't know all of the ins and outs of the political machine. however, one thing does seem to make perfect sense to me, we are in energy trouble. more and more of our news and politics is talking about it, and we all see it in our energy bills every month. so, why in the world would the government end the federal and state tax credits available through 2007? granted it was a measily amount of credit back, 20% of your sales tax paid, but it was something. now, in my inexperienced mind it would seem that a government should not only continue the energy tax credit on energy star EVERYTHING but they should make it a little more appealing, they should brag about it, they should encourage people to participate in it. how about incentives for companies who make more energy efficient items and bring them to market, for example have you tried looking for an energy star ceiling fan? don't, there are only about ten on the market. 

in my world of politics this all seems like a no brainer to help our energy crisis, but what do i know...