House speaker asks Bush to stop stockpiling oil

rsmith6621

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Thu Apr-24-08 02:41 PM
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House speaker asks Bush to stop stockpiling oil

Source: Rueters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday called on the White House to temporarily stop sending crude oil into the nation's emergency stockpile.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters she was calling on President George W. Bush to work with Democrats to find a way to "temporarily suspend" oil deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The White House immediately rejected the plea. "We don't believe the fill rates have a meaningful impact on oil supplies," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/pl_nm/usa_congress_spr_dc

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Bok_Tukalo

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Thu Apr-24-08 02:43 PM
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1. I believe McCain suggested this with his fed gas tax holiday

I do not see the benefit of halting the accumulation of the Strategic Reserves while we are in the middle of a war right on top of The Spigot and another one right next door.

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orangerevolution

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Thu Apr-24-08 02:54 PM
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2. Is this the plan the pubs

want her to publish today from back in 2006?

You go girl!

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rfranklin

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Thu Apr-24-08 03:06 PM
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3. Could the Reserve buying be a way to enrich the Saudis?

The Bush family does seem to work for them.

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saigon68

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Thu Apr-24-08 03:29 PM
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4. Just Talk--- No action

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Pharaoh

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Thu Apr-24-08 04:02 PM
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5. I Imagine....

If I were going to start a war with Iran/WW3 I would be doing that too.

Impeach the bastards already or quit whining!!!

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Politicalboi

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Thu Apr-24-08 04:50 PM
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6. Bush does work

Edited on Thu Apr-24-08 04:53 PM by BecauseBushSaysSo

For the Saudi's. We need Helen Thomas to ask the tough questions like this and about torture.
http://www.jabberwonk.com/flinker.cfm?cliid=tcxdv

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Acadia Blue

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Thu Apr-24-08 05:22 PM
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7. I think the stockpile is a good idea even though I can't stand bush.

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