The difference between Republicans & Democrats concerning the gas crisis

[mtnsnake]

at the pumps and what to do about it.

The Republicans' method of helping consumers is by going after Bush to look into price gouging and to punish any gas stations who get caught screwing people at their pumps. Talk about a bandaid solution.

Democrats want the government to go after the oil companies and Bush's convenient tax subsidy bill that got passed last year giving EVEN MORE OBSCENE TAX BREAKS to the oil people, something like an additional two billion dollars in breaks for them from the previous year alone. Considering that 3 oil companies alone made a combined 100 billion dollars in annual profits, I don't think that the oil industry needs MORE tax breaks!!!

Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat from Florida, and CNN News did a good job this morning alluding to this, but good gawd, we need more Democrats speaking out on this and driving the point home to the sheeple. It's simply a golden opportunity to show the difference between our side and the wrong side.

Democrats really are different, and this is an opportunity to take advantage by going after the BIG BOYS, not just the gas stations. Let's hope we hear more and more from our spokespeople like I did from Bill Nelson on CNN this morning. People will jump on our bandwagon for the effort. Clark, Kerry, Hillary, Biden, Lieberman, Boxer, ALL OF THEM, should be going for the jugular on this one!

If the people perceive Democrats vs Republicans as David going after Goliath (the oil people), who do you think they're gonna pull for?

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Some shitbird on a fox program last night was blaming environmental

laws for the gas prices. Make no mistake, that's where the republican's heads are at on this.

[mtnsnake]

4. This is exactly why we need to go after the big boys on this,

the oil companies.

If we do what Bill Nelson and CNN did, and if we do it loud and often enough, it will vastly overshadow any picture of blame that the repukes paint on us.

[Karenca]

6. actually all Repukes blame the environmental laws

for the gas prices.
They say it's the Dem's fault, because the Democrats
stopped the exploration of oil in the US.
ANWAR
EPA restrictions for refineries
offshore drilling
fuel additives

All our fault....this is how these morons see it.

[Ian David]

2. So, Bush wants to go after gas STATIONS, not gas COMPANIES?

Why am I not surprised?

[mtnsnake]

3. Actually, Republicans in general are advising Bush to do this

I'm sure the little twit will accomodate them.

[babylonsister]

5. Makes me wonder how many stock options repigs have in

oil companies. They don't do anything to benefit their constituents.

[Sal Minella]

7. Remember the "Shut down that steamer" orders in California, Enron

charging obscene rates for schlepping power back and forth over the state line during peak demand periods, with California generating plants deliberately shut down (for "maintenance," we were told).

We're now being told that many refineries are closed down for "refurbishing" -- I wonder how long before we'll hear tapes of refinery guys deciding over the phone to stick it to Grandma Millie's gas tank, because sticking it to her electric bill was certainly good for the bottom line. Grandma Millie may have died of the heat, but oh well.

If she's still alive, I bet she's not driving anywhere. I'm sure not.

[walkon]

8. Gas crisis

environmental crisis
debt crisis
health crisis
immigration crisis
monetary crisis
education crisis
security crisis

All thanks to anti-government, greedy, corrupt republicans.

All adds up to America in Crisis.