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(5,031 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2012, 06:40 PM Jun 2012

Martin Bashir - GOP suddenly quiet on falling gas prices

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Martin Bashir - GOP suddenly quiet on falling gas prices (Original Post) Galraedia Jun 2012 OP

I just paid $3.15 a gallon. Suck on it, GOPers. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #1

Fox was downright decent to Obama last fall when prices were high. applegrove Jun 2012 #2

Wait, what? Crow73 Jun 2012 #3

It's Obama's fault when they go up. And when they go down - HEY LOOK - A DUCK! HopeHoops Jun 2012 #4

Unfortunately... It works both ways.... soc7 Jun 2012 #5

except rickford66 Jun 2012 #6

I think that it's pretty safe to say soc7 Jun 2012 #7

I wasn't blaming Bush rickford66 Jul 2012 #8

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. I just paid $3.15 a gallon. Suck on it, GOPers. nt

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 06:43 PM

Jun 2012

applegrove

(118,964 posts)

2. Fox was downright decent to Obama last fall when prices were high.

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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 06:47 PM

Jun 2012

Crow73

(257 posts)

3. Wait, what?

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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 06:48 PM

Jun 2012

They are saying that no drilling has increased? Either they are uninformed or lying.

"President Obama has overseen the largest rise in drilling rigs in U.S. history, from less than 200 in April 2009 to over 1,200 today. U.S. oil production is the highest it's been in eight years. We now import 15 percent less oil than we did in 2005. For the first time since 1949, the United States is a net exporter of gasoline, diesel, and other fuels."

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-03-09/news/fl-aocol-obama-drilling-orlando-0309-20120309_1_gas-prices-oil-production-oil-exploration

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. It's Obama's fault when they go up. And when they go down - HEY LOOK - A DUCK!

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 06:58 PM

Jun 2012

soc7

(53 posts)

5. Unfortunately... It works both ways....

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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 08:12 PM

Jun 2012

rickford66

(5,536 posts)

6. except

Reply to soc7 (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 08:31 PM

Jun 2012

Except that when Bush was running in 2000, his said he would "jawbone" the Arabs to lower gas prices. Since he and Cheney were both oil men, they understood the business. So, in fact they deserved to be blamed as far as I'm concerned.

soc7

(53 posts)

7. I think that it's pretty safe to say

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 08:40 PM

Jun 2012

That there are market forces at work behind the price of gasoline that are outside of the reach of the president.

It's stupid for them to blame high prices on Obama. It was stupid when we blamed it on Bush...

rickford66

(5,536 posts)

8. I wasn't blaming Bush

Reply to soc7 (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 06:53 PM

Jul 2012

He bragged that he could lower gas prices, so in that case he was taking on the problem personally. So .... he should be the one responsible, right?

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