Noteworthy:
"'For many Americans, there is no more pressing concern than the price of gasoline,' Bush said Wednesday from the White House Rose Garden. 'Truckers and farmers, small-business owners have been hit especially hard. Every American who drives to work, purchases food or ships a product has felt the effect, and families across the country are looking to Washington for a response.'
The Democratic response has been to call for more taxes on oil companies and to pressure, even sue, OPEC. A group of 10 Democratic senators led by Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, joined by one independent, on Tuesday called for Bush to file a complaint against OPEC with the WTO.
Wow. That'll lower pump prices.
The Democrats and their standard bearer, Barack Obama, talk a lot about change, but it seems Republicans have the political courage to change in the face of strategic necessity."
Meanwhile, back at Cone's, plenty of evidence exists that many of the Usual Suspects either don't get it, or refuse to get it.
Professor Wharton gets it, though:
"We're going to be using oil for a while yet, and I'd rather us be using our own rather than the Saudis' and Hugo Chavez's while we're breaking the habit. Every little bit helps, and that includes ANWR in my book, as well as oil shale."
The Dems view aka Regulatory Commissars: “The five largest oil companies in this country have made $600 billion in profits since George W. Bush became president. Do we need a windfall profits tax? You bet we do.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders (S-VT) Break “The oil companies need to know that there is a limit on how much profit they can take in this economy.” —Sen. Dick Durbin (S-IL) **After all, this is America!
ReplyDeleteI also believe that it was the Dems who promised to lower oil prices during the 06 elections but yet the price has gone nowhere but up. Thank you Madame Speaker Pelosi and Senate Speaker of Lies, Harry Reid.
I suppose you've noticed I am outnumbered my the mindless envirobots but have tried to hold my own. The green Coneheads just ignore cold hard facts.
ReplyDeleteFred Gregory
I've noticed, Fred. It's like watching poor Elizabeth on "The View". Perhaps you should abandon them altogether (or do something to get banned/de-linked like the rest of us) and let them talk/agree amongst themselves.
ReplyDeleteIt's what they want anyway.
"The green Coneheads just ignore cold hard facts." Fred Gregory
ReplyDeleteNow that's a fact that is hard to ignore. LOL Of course I have never known the Coneheads to allow facts to stand in the way of what they perceive to be the truth.
My comment , not my lazy grandson in law who doesn't understand yet what it means to sign out when you are finished with my computer.
ReplyDeletePray for July 1 to come quickly before I have to lay hands on him and it won't be for his healing , I can assure you. Besides there is no cure for stupidity.
"The Dems view aka Regulatory Commissars" -- Ticker (M-TX)
ReplyDelete"My comment , not my lazy grandson in law who doesn't understand yet what it means to sign out when you are finished with my computer." -- Ticker
ReplyDeleteTranslation: "I'm technologically incompetent."
"Translation: 'I'm technologically incompetent.'"
ReplyDeleteTranslation: "I'm a self-centered jerk who just can't stand the fact that some people are wiser than m in just about every topic of conversation, so I resort to stuff like this to compensate for my particular psychological problems."
And this guy is one of the people who think that I'm the troll.....
Too funny!