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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 10:57 AM
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Who is to blame for high gas prices? - The Democrats, Of Course
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_on_go_pr_wh/offshore_oil_35
"There is no excuse for delay," the president said in a statement in the Rose Garden. With the presidential election just months away, Bush made a pointed attack on Democrats, accusing them of obstructing his energy proposals and blaming them for high gasoline costs. His proposal echoed a call by Republican presidential candidate John McCain to open the Continental Shelf for exploration

"Families across the country are looking to Washington for a response," Bush said.

"I know the Democratic leaders have opposed some of these policies in the past," Bush said. "Now that their opposition has helped drive gas prices to record levels, I ask them to reconsider their positions."

Bush said that if congressional leaders head home for their July 4 recess without taking action, they will need to explain why "$4 a gallon gasoline is not enough incentive for them to act. And Americans will rightly ask how high gas prices have to rise before the Democratic-controlled Congress will do something about it."
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goddess40 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:01 AM
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1. the good little sheeple have been posting that everywhere
even on our local paper's blog.
http://beta.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3a2c8a096f-8419-488c-8e33-def9eb7db11dForum%3a63363669-473d-4fe7-a4b6-c2aa58806bd0Discussion%3ada43dadd-afea-4d72-9d39-aaa76a33eac4&plckCategoryCurrentPage=0

Yes, your lovely Liberal idiot is to blame for these high gas prices. With more and more people consuming gas, eventually prices were bound to go up, as it was a big focus in the 2000 election.

Now, why do I blame the Democrats, well, lets take a look:

Drives me nuts and when you respond they have nasty words to try and discredit you.
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:02 AM
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2. show us the gas lines if there is an oil shortage
:grr:
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:05 AM
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3. yes they will get blamed for the recession also
and war ...they have it already set up
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:12 AM
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4. This from the guy who claims he didn't know gas prices had hit $4 a gallon.
Sorry Shitstain-For-Brains, I cant take anything you say about energy (especially when he cant even pronounce the word "nuclear")seriously.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:13 AM
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5. Time for the rebuttal.
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tjwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:22 AM
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6. Ummm...
Edited on Thu Jun-19-08 11:22 AM by tjwash
...sorry, but the technology to drill as deep as would be required to access the oil that's in the continental shelf just does not exist right now. It would cost 20 billion dollars to research and develop a means to get 5 billion worth of crude out. The same holds true with the "oh let's just strip mine the Dakota's and slant drill into Canada" crowd. Just dumb ass ignorance of the logistics involved.

Not surprising though...this is from the crowd that manage to put us 8 trillion into debt the last 25 odd years. :eyes:
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:40 AM
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7. The MSM will be trumpeting this horseshit for the Freepers all day
does he ever get tired of lying?
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Fireweed247 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 11:50 AM
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8. Phil Gramm and the complicit corporate media/congress are responsible
McCain Closely Connected with man responsible for high Gas Prices!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3463000


Countdown: The Enron Loophole, Gas Prices & McCain - MUST-VIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugss-PcNomg
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