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Posted on 06/17/2008 6:15:31 AM PDT by Born Conservative
WILKES-BARRE – U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski on Monday blasted members of OPEC and the U.S. petroleum industry and asked the public to “dump the pump” and refrain from pumping gas and driving on Thursday unless absolutely necessary.
Kanjorski said that by cutting down the consumption of petroleum products by a few percentage points, Americans would send a message that “we’re aware of the fact that we’re being taken advantage of, and that this $135-a-barrel oil and $4-plus gasoline has to cease.”
Joined by Luzerne County Transportation Authority Director Stan Strelish at a press conference on Public Square, Kanjorski promoted public transportation and legislation he said would help reduce energy prices.
He asks that Americans use public transportation and refrain from pumping gasoline on Thursday as part of a nationwide initiative.
Strelish said anyone who drops $1 in a bus fare box on Thursday will receive a pass allowing him or her to ride any LCTA bus any time and anywhere for the entire day.
Kanjorski said those who must drive should try to carpool, and teens and adolescents should refrain from “cruising.”
The congressman said a message also must be sent to oil companies in the United States that, “rather than being satisfied with good profits, have gone on to celebrate enormous profits.”
“If we send a message that we’ve had enough, and damn it, we won’t take it anymore,” Kanjorski said, pounding his fist on a podium, “even the American oil companies will begin to realize that they should be satisfied with a reasonable profit, not the gigantic profit they’re getting now.”
Strelish said people learned the importance of mass transportation when gas prices doubled in the 1970s, but until recently, it has been underused. He expects that will change, given gas prices recently hitting $4 per gallon.
Kanjorski said he supports legislation he said can reduce energy costs, including House Bill 6052 – the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act. At the LCTA’s request, he plans to sponsor the bill, which would authorize $1.7 billion in grants for mass transit authorities for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to help lower fares and expand transit services.
I hope he keeps coming up with these idiotic plans, so that he is replaced by "Mayor Lou" Barletta.
Desperation, this is just desperation. LOLOL!!!
““If we send a message that we’ve had enough, and damn it, we won’t take it anymore,” Kanjorski said, pounding his fist on a podium, “even the American oil companies will begin to realize that they should be satisfied with a reasonable profit, not the gigantic profit they’re getting now.””
Kanjorski should check his 401K to see if he’s a hypocrite or just a moron.
He’s VERY worried about the upcoming election. It’s about time we get rid of this bum.
I’ll go ahead and fill up on Wednesday so I won’t need fuel on Thursday. That will teach those evil oil companies.
DUMP THE DEMS! .............
HANG ALL DEMOCRATS!
This is right up there with the “The Hell With Shell” campaign from the late 70’s which brought the entire oil industry to it’s knees....maybe at least it got a snicker out them anyway.
“Sending a message” has got to be the most overused expression in current usuage, although thankfully, it has declined somewhat in recent years.
Yah. This action would send a message that we’re focused on useless, meaningless ritual moves instead of ANYTHING that would make any kind of difference.
“At the end of the day” I’d like to see an IQ test given for Congress members.
Drill Here, Drill Now! Cheaper gas for me, more profit for the oil companies.
I called Senator Grassley’s office this morning, the guy that answered the phone said that they are getting a lot of calls in favor of drilling and tapping our own supplies of oil.
Republicans could hit this one out of the park, if they would only try.
Wait 'til he gets the Nigerian business offer email. Or the Microsoft rebate email, or the enlarge your dugan with this magic cream email....
You mean that's bogus?
This (expletive deleted) moron is but one example of the human waste we have elected to public office.
His (Kanjorski's) "gigantic profits" turns out to be roughly 10%.
Let's get some tar and feathers.
No gas pumping nor driving on Thursdays and if that doesn’t work we will expand the program to the rest of the week. If that doesn’t fix the problem, then we will hold our breath till we turn blue. And when that doesn’t work we will stomp our feet................
I’ll go on Friday, we’ll even it out. Seriously, if you want to see what this doesn’t work, go to any grocery store the day before and the day after any holiday it’s closed.
If there is one issue that puts most voters into a state of apoplexy, it's gas prices. I would be running ads 24/7 with Pelosi's promise to cut gas price if only we'd elect a Democrat congress in 2006. And emphasizing that prices have doubled since the Democrats have been handed the keys to the store.
But they don't call the Republicans the "stupid party" for nothing!
Oh this is smart! Don’t drive on Thursday unless absolutely necessary. Because of the Dems, I don’t drive ANYWHERE unless absolutely necessary on ANY day. This is just total idiocy. As if this little slap on the hand will make OPEC stop and think. The ONLY thing that will work is DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, PAY LESS. Go to www.americansolutions.com I think it is. Sign the petition. We can do this if enough people sign. We can force these irresponsible politicians to exercise some common sense for a change.
I suppose if you bought some snake oil to oil your snake you may see some very temporary results.
It worked for me....
Congress critter must’ve gotten the “oil boycott” email that circulates.
What next? Is he going to ask Americans to withdraw their cash en mass from banks?
How many times do I have to explain that this is a meaningless non-sacrifice?
How many of us must pump gas EVERY day?
A single day of boycotting is totally meaningless - you probably wouldn’t have needed to pump that day anyway!
It’s much like “boycotting” a store you previously didn’t like at all anyway! It’s meaningless!
To be meaningfull, better to say you won’t pump for a month - everyone surely will need to pump in that time, so it’d mean more.
Oh, but then you’d really be sacrificing, right? Ooops.
This scum and his family stole millions from the U.S.taxpayers.
Lets pretend this idiotic suggestion would have an effect.
Who would it affect?
Certainly not OPEC, who pumped the crude, sold it, and made their money months ago.
Not the transportation companies, who hauled the crude in their tankers and dumped it off at the terminal and have already been paid.
The refinery took that crude and converted it into gasoline and other products, sold those products, and made their money.
Gasoline distributors took that gas, put it in trucks and delivered it to gasoline stations, where they’re often delivering COD - in other words, they get cash for the gas when they pump it into the gas station’s holding tank.
So who would this affect? The local businessman who owns that gas station on the corner. The one who paid for that gas he has in the ground that you won’t buy in order to make a cheap point. He still has to pay all his bills that day to stay open. He still has to pay his employees, and his property taxes, and all the other expenses he incurs in order to make that gasoline under his station available to you for the few cents he gets per gallon.
Yes, lets screw the businessman in our own neighborhood to make a point. That’ll show those eeeeeevil oil companies.
I couldn’t agree more…This is just more Symbolism over Substance; as Rush would say.
How blanking stupid is this?!!! Yeah, let’s stop driving on Thursdays and then everyone can get in line at the pumps on Friday and waste gas idling in the long lines. What is it with politicians and Washington, DC? Is it something in the water? No, I have two intelligent kids living in DC working in the conservative think-tank movement, so I know it isn’t the water.
This proposal is very economically silly. Refusing to buy gasoline does not ultimately change demand, as people would simply buy gasoline on a different day.
Or are people not supposed to drive on Thursday, also? This would conserve gasoline.
(I may have not understood an English retoric used in his terms of speech, so if my interpretation is not corrrect, please forgive me.)
When this moron wants to kick the environmental lobby out of DC...page me....otherwise he’s blowing smoke.
And according to some recent reporting, a complete CROOK lining his family's pockets.....
Sadly, the only way to get the rats to go along is to let it be their idea.
As Ronald Reagan said, "There's no limit to what you can accomplish as long as you don't care who gets the credit."
I saw the FOX report that said he took the GOVT (our tax money) for about 10 million - for a company run by his family. Which eventually went bankrupt!!TOTAL CROOK!!!
He is like most of the politicians today. He has no real solutions to any problems. Only in it to line his pockets!!
Someone should publicly ask him why we should expect a bunch of countries that are basically unfriendly to the U.S. to give us a special discount price on oil, because we’re too damned stupid to drill or refine our own?
I’m sure Russia and Brazil and the Saudis will hasten remorsefully to sell us cheap gas at a discount if we boycott our local gas stations one day next week.
Just don't rub your eyes after using.
Depends on who is wearing them.
“If we send a message that we’ve had enough, and damn it, we won’t take it anymore,” Kanjorski said, pounding his fist on a podium, “even the American oil companies will begin to realize that they should be satisfied with a reasonable profit, not the gigantic profit they’re getting now.”
Absolute sickness.
It’s never Congress’ or government’s or environmentalists’ fault, is it?
Shameful.
Any Senator or Congressman saying anything different is whizzing down our backs and laughing in our faces.
So, when will Congress actually do something smart for a change?
Any 3 of these moves together would bring oil back to the $60/brl range in 30-60 days.
remover=remove
Voters ignorant of economics vote for politicians who promise to do the economically impossible.
Lawyers have a saying...if you have the law on your side, pound on the law. If you have the facts on your side, pound on the facts.
If you have neither the law or the facts on your side, pound on the table.
That’s stupid. It affects only the gas stations. Drivers would just buy gas on Wednesday or Friday, and nothing would be accomplished by this.
Typical “Feel Good” liberal nonsense.
EGGS...ACTLY!!! A 401K courtesy of the American taxpayer.
BTW, I plan on driving a few hundred miles on Thursday!
I take back the tar & feathers, and will now go for lynching ... after a fair trial, of course.
No, I'm not kidding.
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If only Obama would slip up and say this, just ONCE.
His poll numbers would tank.
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