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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 11:52 AM
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GOP takes credit for lower gas prices. Will they take blame when they go up?..."Silence"
GOP claims House protest led to lower prices
By Jared Allen
Posted: 08/05/08 11:33 AM
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-claims-house-protest-led-to-lower-prices-2008-08-05.html

House Republicans on Tuesday said their protest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) decision not to allow a vote on expanded offshore oil drilling has helped lower gas prices.

Heading into a third day of speeches in the near-empty chamber, Republicans acknowledged that the average price of gas and oil has declined in recent weeks. But they claimed credit for part of that reduction.


“I think the market is responding to the fact that we are here talking,” said Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) at a joint press conference with other GOP lawmakers. “I think the market realizes this kind of pressure from Congress may, in fact, lead to a change in policy.”

The Republican members did not answer questions about whether they would take the blame if gas prices go up again.

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“This is not all about gas prices,” said Shadegg, a new addition to the lineup of GOP representatives participating in the protest. “It’s much more than just about the price of oil and gas. It’s about the economy and jobs.”
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 11:54 AM
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1. And Joe Lieberman is A True Democrat
:rofl: :rofl::rofl:

Grandstanding , that is all they are doing......

:hi:
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 11:54 AM
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2. They Have to Now....
whether they want to or not. Those with half a brain will see through this, but then again, we are talking about a country of brainwashed fools.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 02:37 PM
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14. Yes we are n/t
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Xenocrates Donating Member (183 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 11:56 AM
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3. If we are blaming them for the rise in prices in the first place... (nm)
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 11:57 AM
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4. "We raised 'em, we can lower 'em...then we can raise 'em again!"
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:00 PM
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5. "It's about you and me, and the family dog, and chicken for supper
on a Sunday night, and ice cream socials, and all the things America stood for 150 years ago that no one has seen in their lifetimes, but they have a deep internal need to believe they still exist, somewhere, in some small town ruled by Republican ideologues.You name whatever your heart desires, America and WE ARE IT, not those dirty fucking hippies that messed up your town with a library and a rec center and public schools and a forty hour week. You are paying for all, that America, do you really want that horrible communistic excess?? "

oh, Jeez.
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ThoughtCriminal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:04 PM
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6. Let me get this straight....
Prices have dropped despite decision not to allow a vote on expanded offshore oil drilling because they "protested"? For the defenders of free market capitalism, Republicans have a pretty strange view of how it works.

You can imagine how much joy I get out of being represented by Shadegg.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:13 PM
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8. He is actually someone's rep?
Bless you!!
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:08 PM
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7. They got everything WRONG in the last 8 years..and we still hooked to their BS CRAP?
They are known for their LIES their Theft, and their Cheatin Ways....Thats what they do, Thats ALL THEY DO....
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:38 AM
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21. That's the only way...
they can win elections and get their way.
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NoGOPZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:18 PM
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9. GOP Economics
It has nothing to do with supply and demand, peak oil, speculators, and the weak dollar. The market reacts to people talking.
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:19 PM
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10. Gas prices WILL go up again
Republicans just fell into a trap of their own design.
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:19 PM
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11. since they control prices, this is a true statement
don't worry the prices will drop all the way to 11-4-08 and will triple the day after...no matter who wines, cause they'll only have a few months of price rigging until President Obama takes over.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:28 PM
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12. Hell why didn't they do this 7 years ago?
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 12:43 PM
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13. I think it blows away their argument that it was 'supply and demand'.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 02:38 PM
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15. oh yeah, the price at the pump drops a WHOLE dime, happy fucking days are here again!!!
:banghead:
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 02:47 PM
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16. That's all it took? Republicans throwing a tantrum?
Well, you boys had better keep throwing that tantrum, or gas prices will rise and you'll be to blame.

A shiny nickel for the first popular media talking chucklehead who says this or something similar. Come on folks; this nickel's re-e-e-ally shiny!
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ThoughtCriminal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 04:21 PM
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19. The fact the we're past the seasonal peak and demand is down
is another explanation for... Hey LOOK!!!... missing blonde girl!!!... Mad scientist antrax killer looked at porn!!!
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 02:48 PM
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17. so all we had to do was whine and the prices would have gone down all along???
well, damn
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 02:48 PM
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18. Well, they raised them, so they can lower them too. n/t
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-08 04:37 PM
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20. that would be too logical for that bunch of morons
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:39 AM
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22. damn, they should have started talking 8 years ago...gas would be free by now
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:58 AM
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23. How many years did the republicans control congress and they didn't do a damn thing!
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