Posted on 06/16/2008 5:20:51 AM PDT by Ooh-Ah
Spot on. The Socialists will stop at nothing to enslave the Middle Class, we are their pawns in pursuit of power. Liberty is their enemy. Liberty is fueled by energy. Restricting energy to the masses is the same tactic that African Zealots are using with food, or they would be sent to the gallows by their subjects. It’s the same thing, people.
BTTT
Are WE better off now?
Blame the Dems yada yada yada.
Blame the Pubbies yada yada yada.
As long as each side can keep the finger-pointing going, the status quo is maintained. That keeps the politicians happy, getting those special perks from the oil industry. That keeps the oil industry happy, as they are making huge profits, which keeps their stockholders happy. That keeps the oil supplying nations (usually dictatorial) happy, as they earn $Billions.
And the sheeple fall for it.
It has been going on since Nixon was president, so,
Blame the Dems yada yada yada.
Blame the Pubbies yada yada yada.
[As the politicians, oil execs, oil stockholders, oil suppliers sing: ‘Hi ho, hi ho, it’s to the bank we go....]
It continually amazes me how liberals blame Bush for anything and everything that is going on in this country that they don’t like, or think is bad... It should be obvious to people that prices have doubled - not since the Iraq war started as they most often claim - but since 2006 when Dems took control. Of course, you wouldn’t know it reading the MSM, because they too blame Bush for everything...
Yes, all those evil oil stockholders..................
Bill Clinton took most of the coal in the state of Utah out of play with the stroke of a pen. Bush had plenty of time to put ANWR into play with the same pen and he didn’t. Bush isn’t the cause of this mess but he can claim his fair share of credit for the blame. He also had a 2-house majority that didn’t reintroduce the bill Clinton vetoed. Shame on all of them.
On That New CNN Show yesterday With Shaeed Fakaria.. he had That Scandinavian Scientist .. LomBorg (Sp) This Guy was awesome.. He laid out how with the Trillions of Dollars of stuff Proposed to prevent Global Warming by 2050 it would save two Years of warmer temperatures if we would do nothing.. Point - set =Match! This is a Hoax..
Anybody enjoy the Vail skiing this weekend!!haha
You got it.
It’s not about the environment, or about “sustainability” - that’s the jargon for the useful idiots.
It’s about reduction of individual liberty and increases in collective (government/elite) power.
Too many people are just living their lives as they see fit, regardless of how those who know better want them to live.
This is exactly the point I was arguing with my Liberal neighbor over the weekend. All this Republican/Democrat finger pointing is fodder for the masses. At this point it's all water under the bridge.
The real question is how much longer will it be before Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike, get off their collective asses and get out of the way?
I expect nothing from Democrats except repeated "plans" to tax us into oblivion, as if that were, in some way, going to help matters. If the Republicans were serious about curing our energy woes they would be publicly beating the Dims about the head with their flawed plans. They aren't and this is an election year. If not now, when?
Either the Republicans are clueless and have no idea what to do, or they are complicit and have a vested interest in high fuel prices. Personally, I think it's the latter.....
They should be required to read at least 3 of Dr Sowell’s books -
Basic Economics
Applied Ecomonics
Vision of the Anointed
and pass a test covering the topics therein.
Oh, I agree, don’t get me wrong... However, the liberals blame EVERYTHING on Bush, and Bush alone. (One would think he’s been President for 50 years or something...)
Yeah, the evil oil execs are conspiring to NOT supply the product that they sell and make money from.
I’m going to open a restaurant and limit the amount of food I serve per day, despite the demand. I think I’ll get rich that way.
Great post..bkmrked
It may be finger pointing, but admitting the source of the problem is valuable if we are to do something about it. The oil companies make only a few percent profit on their investment. It just happens that that investment is huge and thus the profits are large. No other business would operate to make as small a margin on their product as oil companies do.
The Dems ARE the primary reason we are in the predicament we face. Has we drilled more, built more nuclear, used coal and other resources we have, we would not be in such bad shape. At least President Bush tried to do something about it. Congress has failed us!
Yeah, that explains why the price has been steadily going up. Except for the crash of 1982, the crash of 1986, the doldrums leading up to Gulf War 1, the crash of '99....
Actually, it doesn't explain much of anything
The American people in general could not care less about oil, so long as it is cheap. There were quite a few years when things were d@mned lean in the oil patch, when top-heavy corporations fell over and were consumed by the most efficient.
Now, people whine and gripe over CEO bonuses which were awarded for decisions to invest billions, made when oil was all of 15-20 dollars a barrel, which have paid off since, becuase, unlike most folks, these guys saw the shortage coming, fueled by low prices, loss of production from uneconomical wells which were plugged and abandoned, and the shift toward less fuel efficient vehicles, not to mention increasing global demand.
No one was accusing anyone of singing "... ‘Hi ho, hi ho, it’s to the bank we go...." back then.
That keeps the politicians happy, getting those special perks from the oil industry.
So who got what? Name names, I'm all eyes.
THE 5 PLACES TO DRILL “NOW” If the bonesheads in D.C. would let it happen.
http://townhall.com/video/TheFivewithAmandaCarpenter/1450_061108Oil
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