Bush Says Little Can Be Done About High Gas Prices

Sierra Times ^ | 4/22/2006 | AP Staff

[Coldwater Creek]

My guess that a lot of the whiners have no concept of finance at all.

[joesbucks]

LOWER GAS TAXES

You know, when this first happened in 2000, two things were said. Then candidate Bush said he would call his friends the Saudi's to turn the taps on and Limbaugh said that Clinton with the stroke of a pen could remove the federal taxes on gas as well as drop the additive expectations with both actions lowering cost.

Was that call made to his friends and why hasn't the stoke of a pen happened?

[snowrip]

Correction -- YOU voted for someone you thought would be a leader.

Uhh... CORRECTION -- Bush claimed that he would tackle all manner of America's ills, from rebuilding the military to fixing Social Security to simplifying the tax code... Now, my Webster's dictionary must be outdated, because it defines a leader as somone who influences or induces; someone who conducts by holding or guiding; someone who commands or directs; somone who is at the head (of something). I know it's a huge stretch of the imagination, but bear with me... when you claim to be the man who will lead the country in this new direction (and you hold a majority in both houses;), you're claiming to be a leader rather than a do-nothing political hack.

Democratic governments don't have leaders

Huh? My understanding of world history, and of US history, and of the definition of democracy and representative republic must be waaaaay off. Guess I'll have to get rid of that outdated copy of Webster's.

BTW, Reagan was one hell of a president, and the nanny-state attitude was already well-established. Bush has been an improvement over Clinton, but we've been robbing Peter to pay Paul if his (and the Republican House and Senate's) choices mean a return to the democrat party regime.

[Coldwater Creek]

Because, he lets me pick his brain on projects that I don't know how to handle.

They are rich, his wife is a doctor and he stays at home.

[lepton]

The reality is that global demand for gas is spiking, especially in China and India.

China alone is importing about 100 Million tons of oil a year that they weren't 5-6 years ago.

[Landru]

"It appears that the president wants a democratic congress and senate in 2006."

Regardless his intention(s), that'll be the result as sure as God made little green apples.

"Saying there is little he can do just pisses people off."

People don't like "leaders" who're "helpless", I know I don't.
The nation has an election coming up in a few months and the citizens will surely express their anger at the polls.

"His comments show a callous disregard for common people."

Maybe, maybe not.
Depends who's ears the impotent attempt at sympathy falls.

In any event the Liberal-Socialists will pitch-in to help this POTUS clarify his comment(s).

...all the way up to November's elections. ;^)

[Coldwater Creek]

The day that I saw a woman pay over 30.00 for a birthday cake with her little EBT card I decided to say something about the taxpayers would really have like her to buy a cake mix and a tub of frosting. I even offered to pay for the candles, since they were not allowed.

[linda_22003]

Still, it might be interesting to ask him if he needs to pour out so much exhaust while he's visiting. ;)

[lepton]

and scare those a-wipes into lowering the price.

Given the ones that are the problem right now, it would drive up prices further in the short run. Right now, in fact, Iran's rhetoric is part of the problem, and because of our division on the Iraq war, threats aren't going to cut it - Iran doesn't believe we'll actually attack them.

[Coldwater Creek]

No he hasn't. It just looks like to you.

[lepton]

I'm seriously thinking the next vehicle to buy is the hybrid variety

How long will your ROI be for that?

[dfwgator]

And there are still long lines at Starbucks.

[Bikers4Bush]

They could suspend the federal tax on gas tomorrow and at the same time cut out some costly additives, but they won't.

[Coldwater Creek]

In TX defence, sometines those babies just come whether planned or not.

[jpl]

In some places around me it's actually illegal to idle your car, and you can receive a pretty hefty fine if you get caught!

[linda_22003]

I'm certainly not criticizing having kids, planned or unplanned, just saying that once you do, gas prices are the least of your expenses. ;)

[Coldwater Creek]

You are right!!!!!

[Coldwater Creek]

Starbuck's could cut cost as well. That coffee is so strong that you could stand a spoon up in it.

[Alberta's Child]

Go back over the last 30 years and take a look at what passes for political discourse and debate. Politicians are among the most thoroughly mediocre, half-@ssed people you will meet in any walk of life. If you went through each elected member of the U.S. government -- regardless of political affiliation -- you'll likely find that the most common attributes these people have are excessive (often pathological) ambition and marginal intelligence.

Just listen to all these jack@sses complaining about "price-gouging" in the oil industry, and complaining about that $400 million retirement package for ExxonMobil's CEO as if it were some kind of crime against humanity. If these people weren't so dopey and self-aggrandizing, they'd change careers and become oil executives.

[brwnsuga]

Didn't Hawaii put a cap on gas prices? Can't there be a federa cap on gas prices?