tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post7664504275097301883..comments2017-04-24T04:19:11.464-04:00Comments on For Attribution: Oil prices on the rise again, thanks to Iran, Libya and VenezuelaFred and Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09532397631557277983noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post-77641364521198458452011-06-08T17:24:39.307-04:002011-06-08T17:24:39.307-04:00Actually, gas prices here and nationally are on th...Actually, gas prices here and nationally are on the decline. http://bit.ly/j8FO6Q They're also declining by the barrel. The fear is they'll go back up and make consumer prices go up. That's what was stalling the economy.<br /><br /><br />(I'm not biting on your debt apples and oranges. Sorry.)<br /><br />Look, try reading my links before launching into partisan talking points. I post facts. Republican presidents drill. Democrats talk. So far, we're still sensitive to price fluctuations of international oil markets. We'll always be so long as we import 51 percent of our oil http://bit.ly/hNHZsr. Obama proposed a raft of things to make us independent of oil. He's got T. Boone Picken's ear on natural gas. We'll see how his plans work. <br /><br />Meantime, I look forward to your white paper for energy independence. Or better yet, post the Republican candidate's you endorse.Edhttp://edwardmason.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post-53285009411894281312011-06-08T17:01:07.173-04:002011-06-08T17:01:07.173-04:00Just push the Easy Button and you will feel better...Just push the Easy Button and you will feel better.<br /><br />You two are hilarious.. "it needs to be fixed, right now." good luck.. things take time, nobody could fix this right now. Get a grip. Sensible green energy/nuclear energy/drilling wouldn't fix this problem right now. We need to begin finding replacements but Obama will be long out of office before we are out from under the thumb of foreign nations. Instead of hyping his Hydrogen Cars scam, a technology he knew wouldn't effect oil company profits during his presidency Mr. Bush did nothing.. where is your post blaming his inaction for the current crisis. But yes we could have even started back in the 80's so plenty of blame to go around. Point is if Obama doesn't fix this "right now" you will be blaming him come election time for something he has very little control over. <br /><br />Now where you really go off the deep end is your "Several terrorist states" comment. Is this the George Bush way of talking where if you don't agree with The United States you are suddenly a terrorist. And "doesn't Iraq owe us one?" Are you kidding? We have killed Over 100,000 Iraqi Civilians by illegally waging war against them. This is one of the most insulting, insensitive and pigheaded things I have ever read on your blog and you should be ashamed for it. You pretend to not make this a political post but just can't take your right wing blinders off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post-79789267164099363132011-06-08T16:01:14.790-04:002011-06-08T16:01:14.790-04:00Here's the deal, plain and simple.
Gas is abo...Here's the deal, plain and simple.<br /><br />Gas is about four bucks a gallon and getting more expensive by the day. Unemployment is over nine percent. There are 13.9 million people out of work nationwide right now; that's greater than the populations of Illinois or Pennsylvania, and twice as many people who live in Massachusetts. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-06-us-owes-62-trillion-in-debt_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip#" rel="nofollow">Recent reports</a> peg each household's share of unfunded government obligations (debt, retirement plans, retiree health care) at more than $500,000 per household, with a national debt over $14 trillion and encroaching on 100% of GDP.<br /><br />This is a national crisis and it needs to be fixed, right now. And, if President Obama can't or won't contribute to solutions as the current occupant of the White House, whether or not he caused or contributed to the problems, then he should be replaced by someone who will fix things.Fred and Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532397631557277983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post-49015889414663295952011-06-08T15:32:46.095-04:002011-06-08T15:32:46.095-04:00But it is about blame. You imply that he hasn'...But it is about blame. You imply that he hasn't prepared the country for this crisis and you want to know what his plan is. I said he has talked about energy independence and increased drilling at different points in his presidency. <br /><br />That said, this is a major policy let down for which Democrats and Republicans share blame. It's not as though this is a surprise. Unfortunately, they both can't take the blame at the ballot box.Edhttp://edwardmason.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post-59711351779006331342011-06-08T15:26:17.320-04:002011-06-08T15:26:17.320-04:00The question isn't one of blame. The issue is ...The question isn't one of blame. The issue is that Obama is President now, so like it or not, it falls on him to do something about this situation, which has deep geopolitical roots beyond normal questions of economics. Or, we could always just wait for the next guy to clean things up. Either way, something's gotta give.Fred and Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532397631557277983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730552595439161417.post-63311439290425840382011-06-08T15:19:04.287-04:002011-06-08T15:19:04.287-04:00Do you mean this from 2008? http://nyti.ms/iUZjlr
...Do you mean this from 2008? http://nyti.ms/iUZjlr<br /><br />Or how about this from 2011? http://nyti.ms/aReWfy<br /><br />That should point you in the right direction. Not sure what else Obama should do other than point a gun at these counties.<br /><br />We could have had a head start when gas prices soared under Bush in '07. Or when he hatched his secret plan in 2000. Or under Clinton. Or Bush I. Or Reagan. Or if Jimmy Carter's comprehensive plan were adopted. Plenty of plans, lots of blame.edhttp://edwardmason.netnoreply@blogger.com