Top 10 reasons to blame Democrats for soaring gasoline prices

American Thinker ^ | June 16, 2008 | William Tate

[Walmartian]

I get sick to my stomach evertime I hear a DEMOCRAT say, “WE can’t DRILL our way OUT of this.” Anybody else?

[Hoodat]

That’s gonna leave a mark.

[Hoodat]

I think the greatest shortcoming is the Constitution doesn't require candidates to have an understanding of economics

The second greatest shortcoming is that it doesn't require voters to have an understanding of economics.

[Thermalseeker]

Congress has failed us!

On both sides of the ever blurring aisle. We keep hearing the same old tired lines coming from the Republicans that we've heard since the mid 70's. Lots of lip service, but no action. Granted, the 'Pubbies are in the minority, but that doesn't stop them from naming names of specific congresscritters who are instrumental in blocking access to drilling, nuke plant permitting, refinery permitting, etc. The Republicans have had the single best campaign issue with which to retake the majority in both houses of Congress dropped into their laps, smack dab in the middle of an election year, and still, they do nothing of any consequnce. This shows me that the 'Pubbies are just as complicit in creating our energy woes as any of the Democrats in Congress.....

[Piquaboy]

You need to go back to school with those dumb ass remarks.

[Laserman]

I agree that the Republicans have done their share of “going along” and have not shown leadership. A pox on both of their houses. But I hold the Dems more responsible. They have built a party out of environmental hoaxes and blaming big business. The list in the article has only the tp 10. A complete list would fill many pages.

[NavyCanDo]

“Build new nuclear plants -Improve electricity grid”

More than 8 Million homes in the U.S. are still heated by Oil. WHY?
I can understand why it may take decades to develop a non-petroleum car engine that can actually perform as well as the engine it’s replacing – but there is no reason homes should still be heated by oil, when they could be using electricity. Home heating oil is the “low hanging fruit” that everyone in D.C. seems to be ignoring. Getting those homes on an improved electricity grid could have a huge impact on lowering oil consumption.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

The liberals yell first and they yell the loudest. The GOP usually wants to take the higher road, but unfortunately the ‘rats keep on yelling and acting like the buffoons they are.

We need some conservatives in Congress with a backbone and a mouth.

[TomGuy]

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

Correct!

Bush gives a wishy-washy speech and politics goes on as usual.

If the Pubbies had any backbone (or real interest in creating solutions), they would be out en masse every day banging the drum.

Instead, they are about as useless as (ole country saying) teets on a boar hog.

There has be NO leadership -- not from the Dems, not from the Republicans -- on solving the energy situation since Nixon -- 39 years and counting.

[TomGuy]

Supply

Demand

When supply exceeds demand, prices fall.
When demand exceeds supply, prices rise.

If you are the supplier, you are not going to flood the market with product. Why not? Because that would make prices fall.

So, does the oil exec prefer selling 1 billion gallons of gas at $2.50 or selling that 1 billion gallons at $4.00?

The same shipping and refining took place to create that $2.50/gal gas as that $4.00/gal gas.

[TomGuy]

So who got what? Name names, I'm all eyes.

Why do you think any person would spend $Millions to run for an elective position that pays around $150,000.00 per year in salary? Yet, many of the 435 in the House and 100 in the Senate have. Why?

[TomGuy]

those dumb ass remarks.

Is that the level of your capacity to respond to debates and discussions?

How sad.

[BufordP]

Neal Boortz in his 15 June 2008 archive has some great info on the Cuba-China oil drilling controversy.

[FrankR]

Vote "NO" to ALL incuments, Dem and Pubbies. We need to do two things...1) Get their attention; 2) Start with a clean slate, which would put the people back in the loop.

Any new electees would see what we do to people that cater to special interests and leftist kooks.

[thulldud]

So, does the oil exec prefer selling 1 billion gallons of gas at $2.50 or selling that 1 billion gallons at $4.00?

He can do it only as long as somebody else doesn't come along with $2.50 gas and eat the market. You can't drink gasoline, and storage of volatile compounds isn't free.

You are exposing yourself to ridicule by your posts. Watch for incoming.

[Williams]

How much were Clinton and the democrats paid to veto ANWR and close down our largest clean coal deposits into a bogus national park? Hasn’t Bill received millions from the oil rich ME since leaving office?

[Ditter]

Our house is heated with natural gas, that is cheaper than electricity.

[MrB]

The same shipping and refining took place to create that $2.50/gal gas as that $4.00/gal gas.

Are you intentionally ignoring that the cost of the raw product has increased, and that the profit margin hasn't changed?

Also, any businessman worth his salt knows that the more people you supply with their needs, the more money you make.

[NavyCanDo]

“Our house is heated with natural gas, that is cheaper than electricity.”

Ours is too and you are correct, it is cheaper and a good alternative to home heating oil. There should not be a corner of the country left that cant get natural gas or electricity on line to heat homes.

[JimRed]

Vote "NO" to ALL incuments, Dem and Pubbies. We need to do two things...1) Get their attention; 2) Start with a clean slate, which would put the people back in the loop.

Yes, accompanied by TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!