Gas prices surge to record

[RamboLiberal]

http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/10/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes

Gas prices surged nearly a dime over the past two weeks to an all-time high of $2.31 per gallon of self-serve regular, a national survey said Sunday.

That beats the previous record, set April 8, by about 2 cents, said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey.

"Crude oil prices have been working their way through to the pump, and gasoline demand growth in June -- over June 2004 -- fueled the price hikes," Lundberg said about the survey, which was taken July 8 and June 24.

Despite the higher prices, gasoline demand was 2.5 percent higher in June than it was a year ago, she said, citing the strong U.S. economy.

[Donailin]

1. Don't know about anyone else but

I'm feelin' it. I'm spending upwards of 500 a month on energy (gasoline, natural gas, electric)these days.

[bluestateguy]

2. Remember when Bush blamed the Clinton Administration for high gas prices?

In 2000 when oil was going for....$35 A BARREL?!!! And the average price of gasoline was as high as....$1.60 A GALLON!!!!

My condolences for the people who did not vote for this.

For those who did,payback is a bitch and I hope all those pigs who drive SUV's and voted for Bush are feeling the huge hole in their wallets right now!!

[mom cat]

3. I just hope that they connect the dots!

[LefflerP]

4. I didn't vote for Bush....but

For those who did,payback is a bitch and I hope all those pigs who drive SUV's and voted for Bush are feeling the huge hole in their wallets right now!!

I'm feeling the hole, but my SUV is part of my job.

Got no choice.

And I don't feel like a pig.

I feel like a victim.

[UpInArms]

9. Welcome to DU LefflerP!

:hi:

That hole is going to get bigger - the oil barons haven't finished extracting all the money from our wallets.

:banghead:

[fasttense]

18. Since you didn't help the man who is stealing our money

get into power, you have my sympathies. You are suffering for the other idiots in this country. It's a shame.

[southernleftylady]

22. do you have a link to this ? or a quote of some sort i would LOVE IT :)

to show some righties who say bush isnt to blame tia

[KayLaw]

24. Do a Google search

He said it in June of 2000 if not more than once. Google: Bush OPEC open spigot. You could do a second search and add jawbone for even more articles.

[lovuian]

5. We haven't seen nothing yet!!!

All those 10 miles per gallon cars are going to be relics of the past!!!

[DonMeyer]

6. This is going to hurt the economy.

Arabs will be getting richer while Americans lose jobs because the economy slides.

[Voltaire99]

13. Can't wait to see Repiglicans in smaller oinkmobiles.

What a blow to the egos of the dickless wonders in giant vehicles. Heh.

Detroit will try to compensate, of course. To ease the transition, they'll doubtless design small vehicles that *try* to look bigger--should be hilariously tasteless!

[Danmel]

7. Around here regular is $2.47 and up

I've seen it as high as $2.52! $35 to fill my tank and I drive a Toyota Camry. It hurts.

[NEOBuckeye]

8. And this is why we should have listened to President CARTER

U.S President Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on April 18, 1977.

Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem unprecedented in our history. With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes. The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly.

It is a problem we will not solve in the next few years, and it is likely to get progressively worse through the rest of this century.

We must not be selfish or timid if we hope to have a decent world for our children and grandchildren.

We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now, we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.

Read the rest here --> http://www.energybulletin.net/3181.html

[SleeplessinSoCal]

10. Bless Jimmy Carter and all his Peanuts

[Bluebear]

11. Enjoying those "tax cuts", Bush voters?

Still deciding where to spend that lousy 300 bucks you got last year?

[pinniped]

12. Record? Hell, it's only $2.53-2.57 ( 87 octane ) around here.

The price was down to about $2.33 a few weeks ago, but that only lasted a week.

[radfringe]

14. Wilkes-Barre PA area - cheapest is $2.29/gal

I'm going to need a second job to pay for the gas to get to my first job

[TomClash]

15. Go talk to Bush

He'll give you gas alright.

[TomClash]

16. Crude oil prices

were $11 a barrel in later '98/early '99.

[hadrons]

17. I saw prices surge a dime in one day here in NYC .....

regular is $2.45-$2.49 and the top stuff will run you $2.70-$2.85

[LiberallyInclined]

19. Americans have already mentally accepted $3/gal.

most people who are in the market for a new car pretty much assume that it will be $3/gal. by the end of the year, based on conversations i'm hearing.

[MaineDem]

20. Yesterday was $2.34 at an "inexpensive" station

Oh for the days of 37 cent gas. I remember, in high school, we'd take up a collection and put in a dollar's worth of gas. :)

[Rockholm]

21. Just paid $2.64 per gallon in Boston.

[MaineDem]

23. For Regular???

Holy crap!

[Robb]

25. I was on the fence when my girlfriend told me

...I should get the dirt bike (motorcycle) so she would have a riding partner this summer. I said something like, that's $2,000 (used 250cc) I could be spending on food and mortgage.

She said "It's street legal, and gets 78 mpg."

The deal was thusly closed.