Well libs you wanted him now you are going to have to pay

Gas prices are controlled by a secret council of oil tycpoons. The CEO of BP is a key member, as is the CEO of Dupont, as are members of the Bush family,.

They meet a few times a year to decide how much oil should be. When oil prices go down, it's only because they realize the people around the world are getting angry and don't want to cause riots. They spend billions on lobbying against solar and wind energy, and they are the one of the kley groups who pushed for marijuana being made illegal, along with the lumber industry and the cotton industry.

 

Where do I need to go to get this information?

 

Neither the price of gas, nor the debacle in Iraq, is Obama's fault.

There's plenty to fault Obama with, but those aren't good examples.

 

You're exactly right... they're getting exactly what they deserve... too bad they're dragging the rest of us down wirh 'em. And still licking his boots all the way to the poor house.

Face it, Barack is their hero and can do no wrong. It's all the Republicans/Tea Party/Bushs/anybody-but-Baracks' s fault.

Oops, gas went up $.15 last night. Oh well... we're helpless to do anything about it thx to the boob in the WH.

 

I see your banned now, but for everyone else who also doesn't know anything about the stock market and therefore, doubts the DailyKos graph:

 

Why would we be happy the fools elected the idiotic Tea Party Representatives to (*)(*)(*)(*) up the recovery with their austerity?

 

No such thing as tea party representatives. .. they're conservative Republicans. Will be many more after Nov.

 

Energy Secretary Chu Admits Administration OK with High Gas Prices

President Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu uttered the kind of Washington gaffe that consists of telling the truth when inconvenient. According to Politico, Chu admitted to a House committee that the administration is not interested in lowering gas prices.

Chu, along with the Obama administration, regards the spike in gas prices as a feature rather than a bug. High gas prices provide an incentive for alternate energy technology, a priority for the White House, and a decrease in reliance on oil for energy.

The Heritage Foundation points out that hammering the American consumer with high gas prices to make electric and hybrid cars more appealing is consistent with Obama administration policy and Chu's philosophy. That explains the refusal to allow the building of the Keystone XL pipeline and to allow drilling in wide areas of the U.S. and offshore areas.

The consequences of the policy are not likely to be of benefit to the Obama administration. The Republican National Committee has already issued a video highlighting the spike in gas prices and the failure of the administration to address the issue.

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has issued a half-hour video touting an energy plan he claims would result in $2.50 a gallon gasoline. The plan is based on unfettered drilling for oil and gas instead of a reliance on green energy. Gingrich has also savaged Obama's touting of algae based biofuel as "weird."

Chu has likely highlighted an issue Republicans are going to pick up and run with. Americans are not going to be appreciative of schemes to hit them in the wallet so the American economy can shift to green energy. Besides American traditional adherence to the free market, the idea of being fleeced by a deliberate government policy is likely to be greeted with anger.

Add into the mix green energy fiascos like Solyndra, and Chu might well have kindled a full blown scandal.

How the Obama administration reacts to the expected firestorm is open to question. Green energy is as part of its fundamental religion as is universal health care, another unpopular Obama policy. If it tries to bull ahead, the electorate will likely punish Obama and the Democrats. If it tries to backtrack, Obama looks weak and facilitating, and likely will still not appease gas strapped Americans experiencing price shock at the gas pump.