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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:38 PM
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White House rules out using emergency oil reserves
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House ruled out tapping the US strategic petroleum reserve even as gasoline prices hit a record high, menacing US President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election bid.

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Lawmakers worried about high gasoline prices should approve Bush's energy plan, McClellan said. The plan would encourage oil drilling in the United States to cut dependance on imports.


"The president is concerned, like all Americans, about rising gas prices," he said.

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Some Democrats have called on the Bush administration to release oil from the reserve. Others pressed for a temporary halt to increases in the size of the reserve.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1504&e=7&u=/afp/20040518/bs_afp/us_oil_vote_040518174453
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Pale_Rider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:41 PM
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1. Maybe something is planned ...
... that will require the use of the oil reserves? :tinfoilhat:
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:17 PM
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8. The neocons are doing this in anticipation of their WWIII,...
Edited on Tue May-18-04 02:19 PM by Just Me
,...in addition to gauging the people. That is how "brilliant" war-mongering profiteers plan. They usurp as much benefit as possible from their strategy to dominate. It's ALL about money + power, without regard to consequences to all the people they waste.

<they do not value human life,...they value their greedy dream of power>
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bluedeminredstate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:43 PM
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2. Another stupid answer from McClellan
"Lawmakers worried about high gasoline prices should approve Bush's energy plan, McClellan said. The plan would encourage oil drilling in the United States to cut dependance on imports."

Does he think drilling in Alaska would get cheaper gas to the pumps than tapping the petroleum reserve? What a dick!! Sounds like political blackmail to me...

:mad:
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whosinpower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:47 PM
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3. It is too early
Bush will release the emergency oil in July which, with the help of the Saudi's shuld alleviate the price of gas just in time for the November election.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:48 PM
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5. Exactly what I was thinking!
You want the oil reserves open? Approve our plan, although it does nothing to alleviate the current situation and very little to improve it in the future — unless, of course, you're one of their corporate buddies who helped write the plan.

I think their other goal is to wear down the people to put pressure on their reps. Of course, they won't know many of the details — just get this plan approved and it will "magically" lower prices now.

I can just hear more of them saying, "I don't care about some frozen place I'll never visit. Just give me cheap gas!"
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:30 PM
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13. Anyone who doesn't vote for ANWAR will be blamed
Edited on Tue May-18-04 02:31 PM by underpants
They did it!!!! Not me!!!!!

Espcet the talking heads to have full discussions over the reserves and anyone who says we should tap them is endangering our safety and hates America.
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 01:47 PM
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4. Maybe propping up oil prices for Iraq
Iraq is getting some oil revenue that's being used for reconstruction--it's in Bushco's interest to maintain high prices. Aside from the obvious, I mean.
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rebellious woman Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:05 PM
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6. Saudi's are getting uppity and understand world attitudes.
Edited on Tue May-18-04 02:07 PM by rebellious woman
AND becoming more "educated to the West" by popular
demand.
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Cessna Invesco Palin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:13 PM
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7. Interesting...
Am I the only one who thinks all of this sounds vaguely familiar... from, oh, say the 2000 election?
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:19 PM
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9. How in the world would drilling in Alaska
Do anything to help us now? Thanks Scotty for that total non sequitir of a response.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:22 PM
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10. They've got a lot of money to steal
And time's running out. Even the most faithful Republican supporters are beginning to descry the hand-writing on the wall. These thieves need to grab as much as they can in the short time they have left.
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:26 PM
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11. A Texas oil man becomes President
Gas prices reach an all time high, yet he refuses to release any oil from the strategic petroleum reserve?

Coincidence? I think not.

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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:27 PM
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12. Of course they won't open the reserve
The military needs that fuel for Syria, Iran, and points beyond.
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tandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:32 PM
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14. These a**holes are filling the strategic oil reserves up to a max
while the working poor don't know where to get the money to fill up their car. It wouldn't hurt America a bit if they'd release some of it.

This is disgusting. Bush gives a sh*t about the poor, working class, or middle class. He is concerned with giving tax breaks to the rich so they'll continue to donate $$$ to his campaign.




:puke:
:mad:
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:32 PM
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15. The MARKET should resolve it -we could get Haliburton to bid it for us
I mean they are in the business so they obviously know how to make money so let's have them do the contracts and then just make a little something for the effort.
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Demobrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 02:56 PM
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16. They don't need to use the reserve.
Just so long as the Saudis keep their promise and prices come down at the end of summer.
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Thor_MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 07:45 PM
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20. Hey, it would help if they just stopped filling the reserve...
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 03:07 PM
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17. And this suprises anyone why?
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mike1963 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 03:18 PM
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18. When the reserve is "full", it's 700M BBL. We use 25M a day so it's about
a month's supply. :eyes:
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Upfront Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 03:30 PM
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19. Release of oil Not Possible
It seems the Bush boys are very busy buying oil to fill the reserve at this time. Good idea to do this while the price is high. More profit for Bush big money backers. This boy just doesn't give a darn about the average American!
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Thor_MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-18-04 07:47 PM
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21. So has he paid back enough to poppy's buddies who bailed him
out of his Harken and Arbusto fiascos yet?
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