Is it the "price of gas, stupid"?

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tsing Tao, Feb 21, 2012.

  1. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    I'd normally say bye bye Obama, but obviously THIS is Bush's fault.
     
    #111     Feb 28, 2012
  2. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Regular unleaded up a penny from yesterday. WTI is down $1.50 from yesterday.
     
    #112     Feb 29, 2012
  3. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Regular unleaded up another penny today, WTI up $1 from yesterday at present.
     
    #113     Mar 1, 2012
  4. What can the potus do about gas price?
     
    #114     Mar 1, 2012
  5. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    He could stop flying the world over on vacations in Air Force One for a start. :)
     
    #115     Mar 1, 2012
  6. no seriously...
     
    #116     Mar 1, 2012
  7. He can ask the rabs to pump more oil.
     
    #117     Mar 1, 2012
  8. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    He can openly admit that our ridiculously loose monetary policy is one of the greatest causes of higher oil prices. Fat chance that he does that, but if he did, that would put the spotlight on Bubble Ben and his Fed cretins. Cockroaches hate the light, and would scurry off in all directions.

    If the chief of the land lent weight to the idea that printing money drove up commodities, it would go a long way towards fixing it.
     
    #118     Mar 1, 2012
  9. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Bush and Co tried that in 2007 and 2008, but the Arabs (rightly so) responded that it had nothing to do with supply.
     
    #119     Mar 1, 2012
  10. pspr

    pspr

    He can announce approval of the Keystone Pipeline.

    He can announce the opening of the 97% of U.S. territory that is off limits to drilling now.

    He can announce an initiative to expand the use of natural gas as a fuel.

    Sure, it will take years for all of that to be developed but as we've seen time and again, it has an immediate effect on oil and gas prices.
     
    #120     Mar 1, 2012