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Fuel prices are making Americans take staycations - so should Congress.
self | August 1, 2008 | Myself

Posted on 08/01/2008 7:33:32 AM PDT by frithguild

Vanity post I suppose. I would just love to hear the President say this, while he calls Congress into emergency session.


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1 posted on 08/01/2008 7:33:33 AM PDT by frithguild
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2 posted on 08/01/2008 7:38:47 AM PDT by xcamel (Conservatives start smart, and get rich, liberals start rich, and get stupid.)
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This summer my family had 2 vacations planned.

First one was Myrtle Beach, S.C. - first week in June

Second was Sister Lakes near Dowagiac, Michigan - late July

We live in central Ohio and for the first vacation I remember paying in the high $3/gallon in Ohio, about $3.70 in S.C.

On the way home it was $4.09 in West Virginia, and got $3.85 just over the Ohio border.

I was somewhat dreading the gas cost for the second vacation with the real possibility of even higher prices. But I was pleasantly surprised with a drop in prices for the later vacation. My dismal outlook wasn't justified - the market didn't support those higher prices.

3 posted on 08/01/2008 7:48:45 AM PDT by Bosco (Remember how you felt on September 11?)
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To: frithguild

The Senate will be in session - pro forma.


4 posted on 08/01/2008 7:54:22 AM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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The better Stay-cation would be if Congress stayed at home and did NOT return to DC.


5 posted on 08/01/2008 7:59:22 AM PDT by Saab-driving Yuppie
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Keep ‘em in D.C. but turn off the A/C to save energy.


6 posted on 08/01/2008 8:38:18 AM PDT by sionnsar (Impeach Obama |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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