A look back - "soaring" gas prices of 6 years ago.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I normally avoid WND, but since this makes them look silly it was worth a visit.

Note the end: isn't that precisely the sort of thing * is proposing? And if it was "too little, too late" in 2000, then how bad is Smirk waiting until January of 2006 to mention it.

Remember - these "soaring prices" were about HALF of what we're paying now. Why aren't they proposing to repeal the federal tax NOW, if that was the solution THEN? Maybe they now realize we had it pretty good under Clinton...


This was by Joseph Farah, founder, editor and CEO of World Net Daily.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14999

Thank Clinton-Gore for gas prices
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Posted: June 27, 2000
1:00 a.m. Eastern

You've seen the video clip on TV news shows over and over again. Vice President Al Gore standing there doing what he does best -- pandering to people's emotions, championing lower gas prices and ignoring the reality of what his administration has contributed to the problem.

"I think it's time to put our feet on the brakes of what may well be Big Oil's price-gouging," he says.

Big Oil. Isn't that funny? Clinton and Gore policies are not responsible. It's those bad guys in Big Oil, whatever that is.

:snip:

What should be done about gas prices? At least 22.6 cents of the cost per gallon is the result of federal taxes. Those should not only be suspended, as some in Congress are now saying. They should be eliminated now, forever -- permanently. Why should the government get a cut of your daily transaction at the gas pump -- especially when you are using income that has already been taxed at least once already?

:snip:

What's Gore's latest response? As gasoline prices and frustration at the pumps soar, he unveils a Carteresque multibillion-dollar national energy strategy that includes a proposal for weaning America off its reliance on foreign oil with tax incentives for building and buying energy-saving products.

That's what I would call way too little, way too late.

It will not make consumers happy. Now let's see if they're smart enough to realize just who is responsible.

END OF ARTICLE

And, remember, at the time Smirk said that Clinton "must jawbone OPEC members to lower prices."

Wish he would try that himself on Bandar Bush.

[montana500]

1. lol

nm

[MADem]

2. Ah yes, JAWBONE OPEC to OPEN THE SPIGOTS!!!!

Repeat it, early and often, again and again! It's a damn campaign commercial!!!!!

[bluethruandthru]

3. Why don't we all send a copy of this

to Joseph Farah, founder, editor and CEO of WND and see if he likes seeing his words literally thrown back in his face. Then let's ask him what the shrub should do to lower gas prices that are about double what they were when he wrote this article.

[Divernan]

4. &Cheney said $20/barrel price was sign of failed presidency.Now it's $7 5

a barrel. But sssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't tell the media; wouldn't want them to put Bush or Cheney on the spot.

[AX10]

5. Summer 2000 gas prices in southern CT:

ONE gallon of regular unleaded gas costed:

July 2000: $1.65
July 1999: $1.30
Spring 2006: $3.05 :wtf:?

The cost of gas fell to $1.50 after Bushler was selected. If fell down another 10 cents after September 11th. In 2002, it started it's massive climb.

[Merry Pason]

6. Agree on dumping fed gas tax

I agree we need to start a drive to end the federal tax on gas, say whenever the price per barrel exceeds $65.00 or some set amount. The 2 points for this are 1) as above, this money has already been taxed since most users are working folks trying to get to work, and 2) * is all for tax cuts to stimulate the economy, let him put his actions where is words are.

This seems to me to be a really good start to help us working people. Thanks from a long time reader, short time contributer.