Looks like Bush will get his retirment wish

[crockett]

$5 a gal fuel is rolling it's way on in..

Bush and Oil co, must be real proud of them selves to manage to see the price of gas to more than double in their time in the white house. No other president has done more for big oil, I'm sure the stock holders are proud. From a average of $1.50 in 2001 when he first entered the white house, to a now record high average of over $3/gal, but just hitting $4/gal in Hawaii today. I'm sure it's on the way for the rest of us as well. Hi five!!!

I'm quite sure this president has what it takes to help big oil get us to that $5/gal  barrier. Go Bush go.. you the oil man of the year.. maybe even the decade! On a side note yet again yesterday, the dollar hit a record low 1 euro = 1.56 dollar. Bush is the man to set records!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080314/ap_on_bi_ge/four_dollar_gas

[Yeager]

I mean this in a friendly way: stop being such a dolt 

[texasmom]

 

[crockett]

If you don't think it's related you clearly have your..



then again half the people on this forum believe global warming is made up to sell books.. 

[NUKE]

I think crocket might have a good point.

All Bush has to do is make a couple of phone calls, and  he can alter the entire world oil supply/demand and and set the price of oil at whatever he wants.

 

[ZetaNine]

Zapata was long since sold. the Bush family has been out of oil for decades.

[texasmom]

For those of you who think Crockett's talking to himself on the second post & just generally being an ass, he's not. It was in response to something very rude that I wrote, and thought I deleted before it was read. Obviously not though. 

[crockett]

For those of you who think Crockett's talking to himself on the second post & just generally being an ass, he's not. It was in response to something very rude that I wrote, and thought I deleted before it was read. Obviously not though. 

 

[wrongwayric]

Do a little research. Oil prices skyrocketed after Bill Clinton made the statement to a multi national meeting of world leaders that he thought "americans are willing to pay $5 a gal for gas". You can't blame Bush for the idiotic statement made by Clinton, however i do agree he has failed to take any action to reduce what we are paying. The biggest problem is the EPA and the lack of refineries in the U.S.. Can't remember where i saw this but we have less refineries in the U.S now than we did in the 40's/50's. If we stopped importing any refined product, I.E. gas/diesel, traffic in the U.S. would grind to a halt in the country within 90 days or sooner. When the hurricane hit New Orleans and they shut down the pipeline we were restricted at most truckstops to only 50 gal of fuel per truck being purchased. At 6 miles to the gallon with a load on i'd start having to look for another place to fuel within 150 miles.

[crockett]

Do a little research. Oil prices skyrocketed after Bill Clinton made the statement to a multi national meeting of world leaders that he thought "americans are willing to pay $5 a gal for gas". You can't blame Bush for the idiotic statement made by Clinton, however i do agree he has failed to take any action to reduce what we are paying. The biggest problem is the EPA and the lack of refineries in the U.S.. Can't remember where i saw this but we have less refineries in the U.S now than we did in the 40's/50's. If we stopped importing any refined product, I.E. gas/diesel, traffic in the U.S. would grind to a halt in the country within 90 days or sooner. When the hurricane hit New Orleans and they shut down the pipeline we were restricted at most truckstops to only 50 gal of fuel per truck being purchased. At 6 miles to the gallon with a load on i'd start having to look for another place to fuel within 150 miles.

Yes the real reason for the high gas prices is because of the lack of refineries here in the US. This is a direct result of big oil purposely not building them to add in the needed capacity, simply because it means more profits for them as they can just charge more for their product, by exploiting the free market. That relates back to the govt, because we continue to give big oil millions in tax subsidies while they continue to screw us over. It's up to the leader of our country and the govt whom backs him to put a stop to that and put them in check. Yet to this day Bush doesn't stand tuff for the nation he just goes along with what ever big oil wants. Like nothing more than a Yes Man..

Hence Bush has dropped the ball in regards to that, is it entirely his fault? No but it's fun to get the O club in a hussy fit by saying so. However he is partly to blame because of his, for the most part "non" action. This admin tries to put the blame on OPEC rather than where it really should be put, right here in the US with big Oil. So yes he can be blamed for continuing to give big oil tax breaks and other subsidies while they continue to screw over the American people.

[lazs2]

ahh.. but the half negro guys plan to put a buck or so tax on each gallon and to gouge the oil companies will make it all better?    $7 a gallon but we will "feel" better about it?   the democrats plan to stop all oil exploration and drilling and to stop building refineries and to kill nuke plants is all gonna make it better somehow?

croc-it.. your anguish is a constant source of amusement for me.  it is so.... unnecessary and poorly aimed.

lazs

[Jackal1]

But hope and change are on it`s way.
We`re screwed.

[crockett]

ahh.. but the half negro guys plan to put a buck or so tax on each gallon and to gouge the oil companies will make it all better?    $7 a gallon but we will "feel" better about it?   the democrats plan to stop all oil exploration and drilling and to stop building refineries and to kill nuke plants is all gonna make it better somehow?

croc-it.. your anguish is a constant source of amusement for me.  it is so.... unnecessary and poorly aimed.

lazs

It has nothing to due with the amount of oil.. We have more than enough oil.

[SteveBailey]

Yes the real reason for the high gas prices is because of the lack of refineries here in the US. This is a direct result of big oil purposely not building them

Uhh actually you are wrong.... again.  Companies and individuals have tried to get refineries built but have always run into insurmountable resistance, both by politicians and locals.  Please, try to have something to say that is at least close to being accurate. There are young and naive people on here that might not realize you are completely uninformed.

Global warming?  Prove it.

[lazs2]

crok-it.. if we have to buy most of our oil then how is it that we have "more than enough oil"?

how will adding a couple of bucks tax on a gallon of gas help the little guy at the pump?

lazs