It is funny how the price of oild has continued to climb and the government thats run buy an ex-oil texan hasn’t really done jack crap about it. Not a conspracy theorist at all , but come on!!! and before a texan camoes in and says “Don’t mess with Texas” trust me I’m not trying, That moron in the oval office messed it up enough already. Don;t need my help
I’m a Texan ,not a native . I think it’s a bunch of crap to watch to prices go down on tuesdays and back up on the weekends . And up on holidays,and then they give reasons like, plants being shut down for repair and stuff like that. I don’t think it matters who is in office.
mark Dashnaw said:
It is funny how the price of oild has continued to climb and the government thats run buy an ex-oil texan hasn't really done jack crap about it. Not a conspracy theorist at all , but come on!!! and before a texan camoes in and says "Don't mess with Texas" trust me I'm not trying, That moron in the oval office messed it up enough already. Don;t need my help
The price of gas has little to do with US internal politics, but a LOT to do with market forces. We haven’t built a new refinery in about 30? years. We haven’t developed any large new fields in about as long either. Just about any time the idea of either is raised the NiMBYs and enviros raise a stink and it gets bogged down and eventually abandoned. At the same time we are using a LOT more oil than we were 30 years ago, not just gasoline, but plastics, petrochemicals, you name it… Next add in the emerging economies in places like China and India buying more which adds upward pressure to the world supply of crude. Now mix in the instability in the middle east…some of which we have caused directly, the rest aggravated with our short sighted foreign policy blunders (some going clear back to Eisenhower, those people have long memories)…Then the final blow is a VERY weak dollar because we keep borrowing more and more off foreign banks.
The word that describes it best is the same one Clint Eastwood’s character used in the movie “Heartbreak Ridge” to describe the readiness of his unit…which I won’t repeat because this is a family board 
maybe we should get another tax rebate, that will stimulate the economy! - wait, Bush is working on that…
We are in so much debt, but yet the gov’t is giving rebates?? Now I’m not an economics major but doesn’t that seam kinda, like , retarded?
I’m not a Clinton fan, but I might point out that the Debt clock in New York City was taken down because during that administration the gov’t actually had a balanced budget, was paying off debt, and such…
My personal favorite is the governmental myth of a “surplus” just because you take in more money than you spend in one year doesn’t mean you have a surplus if you still are trillions of dollars in debt. It’s not a “surplus” just means you failed to allocate the money to pay off a debt. Man I hate politics, So who’s gonna use their $800 on the railroad??
If they seriously wanted to stimulate the economy a 90 day suspension of the federal motor fuel excise tax would make us at least feel a little richer (I think it’s about 18c/gallon on gasoline, 13c/gallon on gasahol, and about 24c/gallon on diesel at the moment)
If the oil companies know that we are willing to pay 3.25 for a gallon of gas, as soon as the fed suspends the 30 cent tax, i’m sure some “supply problems” would emerge and we will still be paying 3.25 a gallon of gas and some saudi arabian prince will be swimming in more money while thanking his best friend , Mr bush
edit, damn decimal point
I have alway liked the Bumper sticker “Dyslexics of the World untie”
Now for my little rant. Why is it 100% of the people have something to say about who is in office but only 50% take the time to vote?
Just something to think about.
I voted for the other guy, you know the one that the majority of people also voted for that didn’t win because of that archaic failsafe called the United States Electoral College !!
mark Dashnaw said:That's why the good ol' US of A is called a Republic, and not a democracy.
I voted for the other guy, you know the one that the majority of people also voted for that didn't win because of that archaic failsafe called the United States Electoral College !!
geoff george said:
I have alway liked the Bumper sticker "Dyslexics of the World untie"Now for my little rant. Why is it 100% of the people have something to say about who is in office but only 50% take the time to vote?
Just something to think about.
Brilliant!
brian donovan said:
What I find funny is that Republicans try to come off as morally superior then the names Taggart, Foley, and Craig come to mind. By the way, not in any way a Hillary fan, wouldn't vote for her if she was at the top of the ticket.-Brian
Go wash your mouth out, MY name is Foley.
And I’m an alright, straight-down-the-line, honest and hard-working kinda guy.
My publicist says so.
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Dave Healy said:geoff george said:
Why is it 100% of the people have something to say about who is in office but only 50% take the time to vote?Just something to think about.
Brilliant!
Because people can gripe with their behinds firmly planted, but need to move their asses to go and vote!
Steve, why don’t we become the example and become the democracy that Bush wants to force down the throats of the rest of the world? Shouldn’t we live by example?
Oh, sorry. That would be too sensible…and honest…and ethical…words that are undefined in the politician’s dictionary.
Social Security went up by 2.3%. That’s what the government will admit to for inflation. But…my light/heating bill went up more than that. Then there is the auto gas, food, clothes, and taxes. Don’t need to add anything else. I just ran out of money. More trains… a new car…:lol: 
Warren Mumpower said:
Steve, why don't we become the example and become the democracy that Bush wants to force down the throats of the rest of the world? Shouldn't we live by example?Oh, sorry. That would be too sensible…and honest…and ethical…words that are undefined in the politician’s dictionary.|
Warren,
I think that the new gummint of Iraq is more a republic than a democracy. I don’t want to get into a discussion of the difference, but the difference is significant, and the founders chose republic for a very good reason.
Yunno as Brit I am not quaified to comment on American politics, nor would I care to, as its up there with some other subjects that raise the hackles in polite company. The only thing I will say from a personal viewpoint is that I read, or heard years ago that “In America, anybody can grow up to be president”
Well that’s f sure…
No offence or trolling intended, I promise
Lets see Clinton won twice, Bush won twice. I guess my Dad knew what he was talking about when he would tell me that “85% of the public is stupid. I should be glade I’m in the 15% that is not”.
I think its time for a third party…Warren for Prez. 
I may be crazy, but I’m not THAT crazy…
Warren Mumpower said:[Inhale]
I may be crazy, but I'm not THAT crazy....:P
WHEW!
[Great sigh of relief]
We had to vote for Hillary - the other idiot was a republicant!!