[TheRealVille]

^When Obama took office gasoline cost 1.83 a gallon, now it's 3.50 a gallon. That's a 90% increase. As I recall, one of the most effective lies the liberal left dreamed up and used to denigrate George W during his administration was in saying he was in bed with the oil companies. The story went that this collaboration between George W and big oil, resulted in the price of gas being held artificially high. The allegation went on to impune the Rich Republicans for illegally helping their Rich buddies in the Texas oil business to make underserved windfall profits from the defenseless American public. BTW, in case you're wondering gas prices when W came to office were 1.30 a gallon. That's an increase of 50 cents in eight years. I've seen gas go up more than 50 cents in one day since Obama came to power.

Now, not only is the White House standing in the way of much needed oil exploration, they officially blocked the Canadian Pipeline indefinitely. Thusly denying the citizens of this country fuel for the present and the future. And 130,000 jobs we desperately need. Without question, policies such as these have been the catalyst for the spike in gasoline prices. I hope I'm wrong, but, I would almost bet if Iran does try to close the Stait of Hormuz, we will back down. All these things together will curb EVERYBODY'S travel habits save for the rich. Prices for everything we use from groceries to toothpaste will go up proportionately. Where is the outrage?

The real devil in the details of course is the not so secretive, liberal green agenda operatives. The present administration has been busy putting in Czars in charge of vital positions of contol. They have their hands in the EPA and ALL agencies that regulate the utility and fuel industries, for that matter. Surely people can look past politics long enough to see the world closing in around us. This hasn't much to do with politics anyway IMO. It's about control. America is being fundamentally transformed, just as promised. A good line from a movie I once saw says this, "some things change and some things don't." One thing that does not is the law of supply and demand. The less gas we have the higher it will go, conversely, the more gas we have the lower it will go. Want to be CONTROLLED? Vote the dems back in and you will be.

When Bush took office it was 1.30-45, then went to well over 3.00 before settling back down for the Winter of the election. I paid 4.59 for diesel in Michigan while Bush was in office. Why aren't you telling about the 3.00+ gas prices during Bush's term? Usual half-truths from the right.


The numbers are 20,000(Canada's figures,) or 4500 by other surveys. That's during construction, then the jobs will be gone. BTW, since when is the right concerned about union jobs, because that is who will run that line? Pipeliners Local 798 out of Tulsa, OK run all major lines in the US. There are no permanent jobs in this pipeline. Look at the map(http://www.bluegrassrivals.com/forum/sho...tcount=22) in the other thread, and tell me why they can't tie onto their existing(2010) pipeline somewhere in Kansas or Missouri, then head south. Why do they have to run a brand new line across that waterway, only to tie into the existing one on the other side of the water?

We have surplus gas right now.