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Gary Warner May 21st 04 06:27 PM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 


When adjusted for inflation these gas prices are not setting any records.


http://www.boston.com/business/artic...s_prices_not_r
eally/


But I'm still happy that some of the more unthinking
types seem to be blaming this on Bush. His crew got
support in many cases because people didn't think
very clearly. Now they are loosing support for the same
reason.






Bert Robbins May 22nd 04 12:05 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 
So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...
Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election, forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public support
for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by asserting
that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding voters of
the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts are
in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress to
adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal contains
a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand how
that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this country
will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said. "Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education, families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of attempting
to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera. Sheesh.





Harry Krause May 22nd 04 12:07 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 
Bert Robbins wrote:

So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election, forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public support
for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by asserting
that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding voters of
the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts are
in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress to
adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal contains
a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand how
that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this country
will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said. "Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education, families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of attempting
to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera. Sheesh.



For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline at
the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.

jim-- May 22nd 04 12:12 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Bert Robbins wrote:

So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message

news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election, forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public support
for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by asserting
that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding voters of
the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts are
in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress to
adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal contains
a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand how
that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this country
will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said. "Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education, families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of attempting
to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera.

Sheesh.



For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline at
the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.


Hey dummy, did it ever dawn on you that it is a matter of supply and demand?
Do you realize the enormous chunk of the supply that China is now taking?

But of course you will take the mindless approach of blaming Bush.

You really are an idiot.



Harry Krause May 22nd 04 12:28 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Bert Robbins wrote:


So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message


news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election, forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public support
for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by asserting
that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding voters of
the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts are
in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress to
adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal contains
a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand how
that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this country
will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said. "Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education, families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of attempting
to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera.


Sheesh.


For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline at
the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.



Hey dummy, did it ever dawn on you that it is a matter of supply and demand?
Do you realize the enormous chunk of the supply that China is now taking?

But of course you will take the mindless approach of blaming Bush.

You really are an idiot.




Oh. I'm sorry. Our pump prices are the fault of the PRC...maybe Bush
should invade China and find those weapons of mass consumption.

We, of course, would not stand toe to toe with the PRC, or invade it. We
only take on the little guys.

Bert Robbins May 22nd 04 03:06 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
jim-- wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Bert Robbins wrote:


So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message



news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election, forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public

support
for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John

Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by

asserting
that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding voters

of
the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts

are
in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress

to
adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal

contains
a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand

how
that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this

country
will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said. "Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education, families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of

attempting
to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera.


Sheesh.


For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline at
the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.



Hey dummy, did it ever dawn on you that it is a matter of supply and

demand?
Do you realize the enormous chunk of the supply that China is now

taking?

But of course you will take the mindless approach of blaming Bush.

You really are an idiot.




Oh. I'm sorry. Our pump prices are the fault of the PRC...maybe Bush
should invade China and find those weapons of mass consumption.

We, of course, would not stand toe to toe with the PRC, or invade it. We
only take on the little guys.


Take the blinders off and read something other than the front page of the
Wash. Post and you will see that there is a two week backlog of ships
waiting in Austrailia to load coal bound for China.

Economic expansion can't occur without lots of energy and China is expanding
at a massive rate and we are competing with them for limited oil shipments.



Harry Krause May 22nd 04 03:29 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 
Bert Robbins wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

jim-- wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...


Bert Robbins wrote:



So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message



news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election, forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public


support

for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John


Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by


asserting

that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding voters


of

the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts


are

in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress


to

adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal


contains

a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand


how

that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this


country

will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said. "Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education, families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of


attempting

to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera.

Sheesh.


For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline at
the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.


Hey dummy, did it ever dawn on you that it is a matter of supply and


demand?

Do you realize the enormous chunk of the supply that China is now


taking?

But of course you will take the mindless approach of blaming Bush.

You really are an idiot.




Oh. I'm sorry. Our pump prices are the fault of the PRC...maybe Bush
should invade China and find those weapons of mass consumption.

We, of course, would not stand toe to toe with the PRC, or invade it. We
only take on the little guys.



Take the blinders off and read something other than the front page of the
Wash. Post and you will see that there is a two week backlog of ships
waiting in Austrailia to load coal bound for China.

Economic expansion can't occur without lots of energy and China is expanding
at a massive rate and we are competing with them for limited oil shipments.



Uh-huh...and the Bush Administration program for dealing with that
consists of...


Whoops.


There is no program.

Bert Robbins May 22nd 04 03:47 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Bert Robbins wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

jim-- wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...


Bert Robbins wrote:



So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message




news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election,

forcing
motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the

national
economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public


support

for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John


Kerry.

Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by


asserting

that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding

voters

of

the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the

American
people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts


are

in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress


to

adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal


contains

a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand


how

that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms

and
dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects

the
truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact

for
today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this


country

will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said.

"Already
strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education,

families
are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they

drive
to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some

reason,
the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of


attempting

to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera.

Sheesh.


For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline

at
the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.


Hey dummy, did it ever dawn on you that it is a matter of supply and


demand?

Do you realize the enormous chunk of the supply that China is now


taking?

But of course you will take the mindless approach of blaming Bush.

You really are an idiot.




Oh. I'm sorry. Our pump prices are the fault of the PRC...maybe Bush
should invade China and find those weapons of mass consumption.

We, of course, would not stand toe to toe with the PRC, or invade it. We
only take on the little guys.



Take the blinders off and read something other than the front page of

the
Wash. Post and you will see that there is a two week backlog of ships
waiting in Austrailia to load coal bound for China.

Economic expansion can't occur without lots of energy and China is

expanding
at a massive rate and we are competing with them for limited oil

shipments.



Uh-huh...and the Bush Administration program for dealing with that
consists of...


Everybody pays more for the raw materials, it is classic supply and demand.


Whoops.


There is no program.


Again, lets crack open ANWR, the coast of California, the Gulf of Mexico and
let's put those wind turbines off of Cape Cod. Oh, and let's start building
more nuclear plants.

What is your boy's program?




Harry Krause May 22nd 04 11:19 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 
Bert Robbins wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Bert Robbins wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...


jim-- wrote:



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...



Bert Robbins wrote:




So, what is it, the Abu Grahib prison stuff or the price of gas?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message



news:c3dhc2g=.150883fd789ceed6bbc2dbed0f51b28a@108 5143224.nulluser.com...

Bush numbers slide as gas price becomes issue

By BILL STRAUB
Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2004

- Soaring gas prices have been added to the list of woes bedeviling
President Bush's increasingly shaky campaign for re-election,


forcing

motorists to dip deeper into their pockets at a time when the


national

economy as a whole is showing signs of recovery.

With oil prices exceeding $40 a barrel and the price at the pump
hurdling the $2 mark, energy costs are, along with waning public

support


for the war in Iraq, contributing to Bush's sliding popularity and
enhancing the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate John

Kerry.


Democrats this week have sought to use the gas-price issue by

asserting


that Bush has done little to address the problem and reminding


voters

of


the president's close ties to the petroleum industry.

"With gas prices breaking record high after record high, the


American

people are starting to wonder why this is happening," said Terry
McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "The facts

are


in. The Bush administration is in the pocket of big oil. And it's
hurting Americans in the pocketbook."

The president has offered few solutions, other than to urge Congress

to


adopt the energy policy he drafted two years ago. The proposal

contains


a controversial provision to open parts of Alaska's Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.

"I am concerned about the price of gasoline at the pump," Bush said
following a Cabinet meeting in the White House. "I fully understand

how


that affects American consumers, how it crimps the budgets of moms


and

dads who are trying to provide for their families, how it affects


the

truck driver, how it affects the small-business owner."

ANWR drilling, Bush said, "would obviously have a positive impact


for

today's consumers," and he demanded that Congress move "so this

country


will become less dependent on foreign sources of energy."

But critics note that nothing in the proposed energy policy would
address gas prices in the short term.

"We're seeing the economic opportunity of America's families
disappearing into gas tanks across the country," Kerry said.


"Already

strapped by rising costs in health care and higher education,


families

are losing the opportunity to save and get ahead every time they


drive

to work, pick up their kids or go out for dinner. And for some


reason,

the president is not lifting a finger to help."

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, accused the Democrat of

attempting


to exploit the gas hikes to his political advantage.
---

D'oh. Well, of course, Ken. Quid pro quo, tit for tat, et cetera.

Sheesh.



For Bush, the negatives are piling up.


BTW, it'll be interesting to see comparisons of the price of gasoline


at

the pump during the three years of the Bush mis-administration.


Hey dummy, did it ever dawn on you that it is a matter of supply and

demand?


Do you realize the enormous chunk of the supply that China is now

taking?


But of course you will take the mindless approach of blaming Bush.

You really are an idiot.




Oh. I'm sorry. Our pump prices are the fault of the PRC...maybe Bush
should invade China and find those weapons of mass consumption.

We, of course, would not stand toe to toe with the PRC, or invade it. We
only take on the little guys.


Take the blinders off and read something other than the front page of


the

Wash. Post and you will see that there is a two week backlog of ships
waiting in Austrailia to load coal bound for China.

Economic expansion can't occur without lots of energy and China is


expanding

at a massive rate and we are competing with them for limited oil


shipments.


Uh-huh...and the Bush Administration program for dealing with that
consists of...



Everybody pays more for the raw materials, it is classic supply and demand.


Whoops.


There is no program.



Again, lets crack open ANWR, the coast of California, the Gulf of Mexico and
let's put those wind turbines off of Cape Cod. Oh, and let's start building
more nuclear plants.

What is your boy's program?




As I said, Bush has no program.

thunder May 22nd 04 11:46 AM

Trouble at the Pump for Bush?:
 
On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:47:03 -0400, Bert Robbins wrote:


Again, lets crack open ANWR, the coast of California, the Gulf of Mexico
and let's put those wind turbines off of Cape Cod. Oh, and let's start
building more nuclear plants.

What is your boy's program?


"John Kerry has the vision to create a new Manhattan Project to make
America independent of Middle East oil in 10 years ..."

http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/energy/

It's probably too little too late. We might have had a chance if Reagan
hadn't gutted Carter's energy initiatives 25 years ago. Since that time
it is estimated we have burned up an additional 20-25% of the world's
total supply of oil.


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