[Hoot Gibson]

An analyst asked a Republican Congressman would they be exporting that oil? He would not answer. It is so stupid that all the refineries lead to the gulf waters so that during hurricane season, they can be shut down. This past December oil started going up because our gasoline reserves were low. One oil company said they do that to cut down on inventory like most companies due to tax reasons. Doesn't matter if it effects people's food and medicine. I am so sick of Repulicans, and the nit picking on the hill. I haven't even heard about the budget being discussed. They will be under the gun again. I think people camped out on the wrong street. It should be where Capital Hill is.

The Senate has not passed a budget in more than 1,000 days and Democrats control the Senate. The Republican House has passed budgets - yet you blame then for not hearing the budget being discussed? Your anger is misplaced. Of the $14 trillion national debt, $5 trillion has been added in a period of just over 3 years by Obama and Congressional Democrats. Obama is preparing to ask Congress to raise the debt limit by another $1.2 trillion.

Refineries are located close to the coast to reduce transportation costs from the ships carrying imported oil. If they were located in the nation's heartland, then the cost of gasoline would be higher, not lower. Besides, no oil company is dumb enough to try to obtain permits for new refineries from the EPA, so we are stuck with the ones that we have along the coasts.