Because that is exactly what happened under Bush, when he crashed the economy. She has publicly stated she wants to do the same thing.
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I own five gas stations and have to hear the public complain about gas prices every day. When gas prices jumped the first time, I had to hear an endless supply of customers come in and blame Bush. According to them, It was some big plot he had unleashed on us on purpose. [...]
Bush actively contributed to the rise in oil prices in 08 by spending billions of taxpayer dollars on oil to fill up the strategic petroleum reserves. Obama is trying to do what he can to lower the price by opening up the strategic petroleum reserves. Now you know the truth!!
the point is you [...]
"We can help alleviate shortages by drilling for oil and gas in our own country, something I’ve been advocating ever since I’ve been the president. I’ve been reminding our people that we can do so in environmentally friendly ways," he said. "And yet the Congress, the Democratically controlled Congress now has refused to budge. It [...]
"We can help alleviate shortages by drilling for oil and gas in our own country, something I’ve been advocating ever since I’ve been the president. I’ve been reminding our people that we can do so in environmentally friendly ways," he said. "And yet the Congress, the Democratically controlled Congress now has refused to budge. It [...]
I kept hearing before Obama was elected president that he would not allow oil to get this high again, that he would keep Bush and all of his rich oil buddies from getting rich.
So why isn’t he doing it? Does Obama have rich oil buddies he is protecting? Why is this happening? Do all [...]
With Bush coming before congress today, who hopes that we will begin to start drilling off of our coastline etc. If you are for tell me why, and if you are against tell me why also.
I personally think it will be a good thing because we will begin to take steps towards [...]
It seems as i spoke at the Mayo Clinic the other day to many people in waiting rooms from Oklahoma, Texas, that they are very mad at our president, for not using all the Full Stored up oil from every state.
They are also very angry, that New Oil Drilling [...]
I’m not a big conspiracy thinker, but it boggles my mind that oil peeked at such a time while an oil guy was the US president even though people knew the economy was slowing and then dropped precipitously just prior to him turning over power.
Do you think that there is a correlation between the fact [...]
He played fear tactics to invade Iraq, but we all know it was about controlling the oil. And once again he’s playing fear tactics about the oil economy, which in his & his oil rich cartel buddies are trying to convince the American public once again to approve of them drilling offshore & in [...]
It seems as i spoke at the Mayo Clinic the other day to many people in waiting rooms from Oklahoma, Texas, that they are very mad at our president, for not using all the Full Stored up oil from every state.
They are also very angry, that New Oil Drilling [...]
is actually going to have any effect on our present high oil and gas prices since it will take approximately 10 – 12 years for any oil to be produced and then it will only reduce our gas prices about four cents a gallon?
I think that Bush is selling the American Public another Edsel like [...]
There is a hell of lot we can do in response.
- The EU twice imposed huge fines on Microsoft for monopoly prctices.
- Bush can impose an arms embargo on them etc.,etc.
Do you not suspect the oil barons in the US (and Bush is one of them) really want these huge prices and to Hell with [...]
When oil was 0/barrel last summer Americans wanted new sources of domestic oil to help lower the cost of gas, so Bush lifted the ban on offshore drilling.
Now that oil is nearly 1/3 of that price, will Obama return to the policy of tying our hands to "protect beaches" even though that policy is based [...]
Libs have been wanting to do this for years. Bush just gave out checks to everybody, he can’t even change from what Bush does. Sad.
Just as a side note. If they tax the oil companies to a toon of 1K a taxpayer, wouldn’t the prices just rise by the same [...]
Most of those people are against using natural energy using coal , nuclear plants or oil drilling? How will gas costs drop? The only possible way would be using oil in IRAQ but if Obama takes out the troops Al Qaeda and Taliban will take over Iraq and blow up the [...]
Raise the price on oil, natural gas, AND coal during an energy crisis? That is what Obama proposed a couple of days ago. Economists called it "The trifecta of bad ideas!" Jimmy Carter was by far the worst President of modern times, but even he is smart enough not to do what Obama has proposed. [...]
When Bush lifted the Presidential ban on offshore drilling on July 14th, oil and gas prices immediately fell as a direct result.
Bush asked Congress to follow suit by lifting the Congressional ban on offshore drilling which would lower gas prices even more.
Is the Democrats dislike for Bush greater than their desire to service the need [...]
Check here for Obama’s dealings with oil company employee’s and his accepting large donations. http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obamas_oil_spill.html
Here is some of the facts. Obama has accepted more than 3,000 from individuals who work for companies in the oil and gas industry and their spouses.
Two of Obama’s bundlers are top executives at oil companies and are listed on [...]
caused this recession were in and all the unemployment and almost crashed the stock market. Why aren’t Bush and McCain and all their cronies in jail with Berny Madholf right now?
If he is so intent on doing something NOW, why doesn’t he just freeze the price of gas at a decent price???
Or put more of the existing rigs in TEXAS to work if he wants more oil????
Drilling for oil in our oceans, and trying to drill for oil in Alaska, is NOT the solution for [...]
Just want to see what others think on the issue.
About a year age Bush told the oil companies they could push oil prices to . per gallon before he left office and he would do nothing to stop them.
A few weeks ago they started trying to lift the ban on off shore drilling in the [...]
I am asking this question, because a lot of people say that Bush attacked Iraq for its oil. If it is true, then why is the price of gas going up?
Also, if America didn’t attack Iraq, how high do you think the price of oil/ gas would have gone?
Are you willing to pay a [...]
Better eat it before it is gone.
Bush just opened bristol bay, alaska to oil and gas drilling.
It is home to the world’s largest population of sockeye salmon.
Gas was about .25 per gallon when Bush took the Presidentail reins in his first term.
Last week, Big Oil’s first-quarter profit reports came rolling in with more bad news for consumers. On April 26, Exxon/Mobil reported that even though it produced less product than last year, it earned profits of 10 percent on unusually high [...]