Rising Gas Prices Give G.O.P. Issue to Attack Obama

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steve2470
 
Rising Gas Prices Give G.O.P. Issue to Attack Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/politics/high-gas-prices-give-gop-issue-to-attack-obama.html

WASHINGTON — Rising gasoline prices, trumpeted in foot-tall numbers on street corners across the country, are causing concern among advisers to President Obama that a budding sense of economic optimism could be undermined just as he heads into the general election.

White House officials are preparing for Republicans to use consumer angst about the cost of oil and gas to condemn his energy programs and buttress their argument that his economic policies are not working.

In a closed-door meeting last week, Speaker John A. Boehner instructed fellow Republicans to embrace the gas-pump anger they find among their constituents when they return to their districts for the Presidents’ Day recess.

“This debate is a debate we want to have,” Mr. Boehner told his conference on Wednesday, according to a Republican aide who was present. “It was reported this week that we’ll soon see $4-a-gallon gas prices. Maybe higher. Certainly, this summer will see the highest gas prices in years. Your constituents saw those reports, and they’ll be talking about it.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002326776

As you all may recall in 2008 they crucified Bush for high gas prices, and even as they fell in the late summer of 2008 they still cursed him for gas prices.
So they must be blaming 0bama right?
Anyone who is familiar with these idiots will know that the answer is NO.

russspeakeasy
7. This price increase falls directly into the lap of the speculators.

BOHICA12
2. That 2008 gas run up was ugly ... this might be the same.

The Administration can do nothing at this point to but buckle up for the ride.

Wonder if you were so forgiving towards Bush in 08.

B Calm
3. GOP has control of Congress

So why don't they go after those nasty wall street speculators instead of pointing their finger. .

Why doesn't the dem controlled senate? Why doesn't the president?

Surya Gayatri
14. Yeah, they're gonna flog the

"High Price of Gas!" horse until it flops down and dies.
SG

High gas prices will be another nail in the coffin for 0bama's presidency.

RBInMaine
20. Largely due to speculation on the oil commodities market. So let's get the **** off oil ! And

Repukes hate to talk about that.

My truck doesn't run on fairy dust and unicorn piss.

JDPriestly
18. But how could Obama cause the rise in gas prices?

He isn't an oil producer or an oil company, and he doesn't trade futures in oil.

What nonsense. This is the oil industry trying to pull its weight to elect ridiculous, unattractive Republican candidates.

If gas prices in 08 were Bush's fault, then Barry gets the blame in 2012.

Arkana
22. The President can do little to control gas prices.

Unless he's a repuke.

opihimoimoi
27. LOL, and what would them Baggers do about it?? They would be able to do shit.

 

Yeah drilling for our own oil could never work. 

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

demand - supply = inflation

demand + supply = discount


It's just tht easy, DUmbasses

[Airwolf]

Stupid mofo s Gasoline is only a small part of what all that oil is used for.

http://www.anwr.org/features/oiluses.htm

http://www.3k88.com/products.htm


Good luck living without all that stuff morons.

[Destroyer25]

Stupid mofo s Gasoline is only a small part of what all that oil is used for.

http://www.anwr.org/features/oiluses.htm

http://www.3k88.com/products.htm


Good luck living without all that stuff morons.

All Liberals care about is that the oil companies make less money, that's their only objective. 

They seem uninterested in the fact that they'll be paying twice as much at the pump if Obama's Enviromarxist policies continue.

[BlueStateSaint]

I saw today that gas is projected to hit $4.50 a gallon before Memorial Day--and that's without the Israelis hitting the Iranians, and the Iranians trying to close the Straits of Hormuz, and the US Navy (with the Royal Navy, and the French Navy, and the Saudi Navy, and the Qatari Navy, etc.) blasting the Straits open, and the price will go up $2.00 a gallon after that.  Obama's at the helm--he gets the blame.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

I saw today that gas is projected to hit $4.50 a gallon before Memorial Day--and that's without the Israelis hitting the Iranians, and the Iranians trying to close the Straits of Hormuz, and the US Navy (with the Royal Navy, and the French Navy, and the Saudi Navy, and the Qatari Navy, etc.) blasting the Straits open, and the price will go up $2.00 a gallon after that.  Obama's at the helm--he gets the blame.

I don't blame Obama for that. I'd expect/demand every president to do the same. What I do blame Obama and Clinton and the rest of the commies for is:

shutting down uranium mining
shutting down coal mining
refusing new refinery permits
refusing new nuke plants
absurd eco laws based on non-existent technology
billions sunk into green tech
no new Gulf of Mexico drilling permits
harassing frackers
closing drilling on the Outer Continentel Shelf
closing ANWR
de facto carbon taxes passed by regulatory fiat, not congress
bio-diesel bullshit
subsidize drilling in Brazil

 
Get rid of this crap and Iran would not be 1) rich enough to invest in nukes 2) able to extort Europe and Asia

[jukin]

I don't blame Obama for that. I'd expect/demand every president to do the same. What I do blame Obama and Clinton and the rest of the commies for is:

shutting down uranium mining
shutting down coal mining
refusing new refinery permits
refusing new nuke plants
absurd eco laws based on non-existent technology
billions sunk into green tech
no new Gulf of Mexico drilling permits
harassing frackers
closing drilling on the Outer Continentel Shelf
closing ANWR
de facto carbon taxes passed by regulatory fiat, not congress
bio-diesel bullshit
subsidize drilling in Brazil

 
Get rid of this crap and Iran would not be 1) rich enough to invest in nukes 2) able to extort Europe and Asia

Don't forget canceling the Keystone XL pipeline and the fact 0bama said he wanted gas at $5/gallon. Just wait until the EPA Politburo start issuing edicts that "necessarily make the price of electricity to skyrocket."

[AllosaursRus]

Don't forget canceling the Keystone XL pipeline and the fact 0bama said he wanted gas at $5/gallon. Just wait until the EPA Politburo start issuing edicts that "necessarily make the price of electricity to skyrocket."

Don't forget the Obamasiah shutting down our rigs in the gulf coast and exporting them and the jobs to Soros backed Brazilian oil companies!

If these pukes were any more dishonest, we'd be able to send them to prison!

[NHSparky]

Oh, and let's not forget the folks who heat their homes with heating oil (like me) who are paying $3.60 or more for a gallon of heating oil, who have only higher prices to look forward too, but the poor just got their legs cut out from under them this past year when LIHEAP funding got cut in half.

Nice goin, Barruh.  What's next, ****er--gonna tell us to put on a sweater?

[AllosaursRus]

Oh, and let's not forget the folks who heat their homes with heating oil (like me) who are paying $3.60 or more for a gallon of heating oil, who have only higher prices to look forward too, but the poor just got their legs cut out from under them this past year when LIHEAP funding got cut in half.

Nice goin, Barruh.  What's next, ****er--gonna tell us to put on a sweater?

Naw, he ain't that smart. He'll tell ya to put air in yer tires!

[BlueStateSaint]

Now, now, Sparky, let's use the proper terms here.  See the difference in these two quotes:

Nice goin, Barruh.  What's next, ****er--gonna tell us to put on a sweater?

Nice goin, Barruh.  What's next, mother****er--gonna tell us to put on a sweater?

See how much more descriptive the change is?

[diesel driver]

All Liberals care about is that the oil companies make less money, that's their only objective. 

They seem uninterested in the fact that they'll be paying twice as much at the pump if Obama's Enviromarxist policies continue.

Get ready for screams from the left about "windfall profits" from oil companies when the quarterly income reports come out soon.

DUmmasses can't seem to grasp the concept that for every $1 billion in "profit" an oil company reports, Odumbo has made $2.5+ billion in taxes.

[USA4ME]

[quoter=]BlueStateSaint

Obama's at the helm--he gets the blame.[/quote]

That's the key sentence.  The primitives can cry all they want, but Dear Leader will be blamed, and rightfully so.

.

[Evil_Conservative]

If gas goes up to $5/gallon, it will cost both of our cars $85 every fill up.  We would end up spending near $400 a month just in gasoline to get to and from work to support the freeloaders.

[miskie]

All we heard is how The President is driving the price of oil up to pay off his oil baron buddies throughout 2008 - but now The President cannot affect the oil market ?

Sorry DUmbasses - you trained much of the population to believe the former. Deal with it.

I suspect many of you believed in your tiny little hearts that we would be beyond petroleum by now, and Obama's attack on traditional energy producers wouldn't be that big of an issue, didn't you ? Here's a clue - when The President makes moves that mean energy costs will 'necessarily skyrocket' without having a solution already in the bag, The President takes enormous risks. Risks to not only his administration, but to the entire country. He blew it. Deal with it.

Your team has made it quite possible for your opponents to win an election using the phrase 'Are you better off than you were four years ago?' again. - And one would have thought you would have learned to not make it that simple. Deal with it.

Even the occupoopers are starting to turn on you. Deal with it.

[seahorse513]

Dang, if it goes uo that high , I will invest in a bike and ride that to work!!

[BadCat]

Around here, at a lot of the gas stations, little stickers that say "Obama's fault", have appeared next to the little price per gallon LCD on the pumps.

Wonder where they came from?

[BlueStateSaint]

Around here, at a lot of the gas stations, little stickers that say "Obama's fault", have appeared next to the little price per gallon LCD on the pumps.

Wonder where they came from?

I wouldn't mind getting a few of those . . . !

[diesel driver]

If gas goes up to $5/gallon, it will cost both of our cars $85 every fill up.  We would end up spending near $400 a month just in gasoline to get to and from work to support the freeloaders.

It's already costing me $600/month @ $3.39/gallon to get to work.   

[AllosaursRus]

It's already costing me $600/month @ $3.39/gallon to get to work.   

Hell. I'm payin' that much for farm diesel! ****in' Commander in Poverty, is gonna break me!

[Gina]

Remember the days when America would stand up to places like Iran?

[obumazombie]

Not as much as I remember the gas lines.

[Airwolf]

Anyone remember when Reagan was in office and a barrel of oil was about a tenth of what it is now? I wonder if the fact that Reagan standing up to OPEC had any effect?

[BEG]

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[Gina]

Around here, at a lot of the gas stations, little stickers that say "Obama's fault", have appeared next to the little price per gallon LCD on the pumps.

Wonder where they came from?

. Awesome!