Harry Krause wrote:

It's not such a stretch. Not only is the Bush family profiteering from
the increase in prices, its warmongering has added to world uncertainty
and that has impacted prices, too. Also, Bush has neither done nor even
suggested anything that would alleviate prices or the unholy profits Big
Oil is making.

Further, the incompetent Bush Administration is doing about everything
it can to annoy Hugo Chavez. You did see his comment last week:

Chavez makes US oil export threat

Oil exports to the US could stop amid growing tensions between the two
countries, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said.

He described recent US government actions as "aggressive" in a speech at
a youth festival in Caracas.

As a result, Venezuelan oil "instead of going to the United States,
could go elsewhere," he said.

Venezuela exports about 1.3 million barrels a day to the US and is the
world's fifth largest oil producer.

Tensions between the two countries have escalated since President Chavez
accused the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of spying on his
government.

Washington denies the charge and has accused Caracas of failing to
co-operate in the fight against drug-trafficking.

On Friday the Venezuelan government withdrew diplomatic immunity from
DEA agents working in the country in response to a US decision to revoke
the visas of six Venezuelan officials based in Washington.

Venezuela is an important transport route for cocaine from neighbouring
Colombia, which produces 80% of the world's supply.

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If Chavez turns off the spigot, you'll start to see violence at the gas
pump.

And wait until homeowners get their home heating bills this winter. Bush
will be hanging in effigy, if that is still legal, all over America.

Thanks Harry..you've given us a good idea.
The US has been screwing Canada around on a 'bogus' softwood lumber
complaint. Even when we win a ruling..Dubya's gov't just brushes it
aside. We're tired of being bullied. Imagine what happens when we
decide to sell our natural gas and oil to China instead of south.
The US gov't today is the greatest threat to international peace.
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