Here we go with the Gas prices

[Diomedes]

Yeah your right he just whipped up that hurricane in his witch's pot.

I didn't say that.  If he could, he would.  But of course he didn't.

He's in his fifth year.  His party has controlled both the Executive and Legislative branches of the government, and it enjoys a very strong presence (if not a deadlock majority) on the Judiciary.  His policies have a great deal to do with many of our current situations.  The lack of ready National Guard.  The gas price gauging.  The deficit, which effects everything.

He is truly the worst president ever.  He was on vacation when this happened.  He's taken the most vacation of any president, ever.  With three more years to go, he'll build a Ripkenesque record for days spent off the job.  And where is he now that he's returned to his "hard work?"  What?  He's in D.C.?  But I thought he could work ANYWHERE???  Why isn't he in New Orleans?  Clearly his calendar is open; he was supposed to be on VACATION.  Why isn't he with the Mayor of New Orleans.  Or with the Governor of Louisiana? 

Lemme guess, he's got to live his life, too?

He's a bastich.  He's hurting America.

[QB Eagles]

The only ways to lower gas prices are to increase supply or lower demand. So either start digging or start killing people who belong to the emerging Chinese and Indian middle classes. The oil companies aren't exactly partying when they see people driven to public transportation, lining up to buy hybrids by high gas prices, cursing the oil companies all day long, and calling on their representatives to directly interfere in the market or dump subsidies into alternatives to oil. Profits are up due to demand and due to a major slowdown in new exploration (much of Big Oil revenues have historically been plowed into capital costs for new fields), but profit margins are down. I'm in a competing industry so I hope they go to hell anyway, but it's false to think the highly competitve oil industry is currently rife with collusion to jack up pump prices. The price of crude is determined by thousands of investors bidding for oil futures based on speculation, not by the Cigarette Smoking Man.

Capping the price of oil below world market price Nixon-style is a good idea if you like waiting an hour or more to fill your tank. If legislators really wanted to alleviate suffering at the pump without farging up the economy even more, they could always temporarily drop the gas tax. I think that's a pretty terrible idea for several reasons (the gas tax should probably be higher actually), but it wouldn't be any worse than capping prices.

[Diomedes]

How much tax does your state tax gasoline?

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[JTrotter Fan]

Well if these iceholes are going to continue to raise gas prices, i want a fargin cost of living raise to go with it.  You'd need a $2-3 an hour COLR to even come close.  This is fargin rigulldarndiculous

[Philly_Crew]

How about the American automakers get their heads out of their asses and get us hybrids or vehicles with alternative fuels.

[Rome]

I wasn't suggesting that the prices should be frozen indefinitely.  I meant they should be frozen when catastrophies such as Katrina occur to prevent shameless profiteering by ethically challenged businesspeople.

Of course, being ethically challenged themselves, BushCorp. wouldn't recognize a moral course of action if it jumped up and bit them in the scrotum.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I filled up last night. It cost me $69.00.

I stopped at the gas station and it was $2.61.

When I came out of the store after paying it was already bumped up to 2.65.

I have no idea what it is at that station now, but I assume it is more.

It was $2.95 when it went to work last night at 11pm

Now it is up to $3.09 on my way home this morning.

FORTY-EIGHT GODDAMN CENTS IN TWO DAYS!

[PhillyGirl]

I just went to a station that was 2.85 (cheapest around here) to fill up the car. When I was pulling out not 10 minutes later, they were changing the numbers over to 2.99.

[MURP]

yawn.  Im gonna go fill my truck up.  talk to you guys in a minute.

[PhillyGirl]

LOL...heard this morning that a guy filled up his Hummer for $91.00 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yo MURP...where's the rims on that thing? Get some 78inch Spreewells on that bitch!

I spent $69.00 to fill up my truck on Tuesday. It took about 25 gallons at $2.61 per.

At $3.09 per gallon it would cost me $77.25.

[Wingspan]

LOL...heard this morning that a guy filled up his Hummer for $91.00 

bull, hummers cost $20

[PhillyGirl]

LOL...heard this morning that a guy filled up his Hummer for $91.00 

bull, hummers cost $20

haha!

[phillymic2000]

Yeah your right he just whipped up that hurricane in his witch's pot.

I didn't say that.  If he could, he would.  But of course he didn't.

He's in his fifth year.  His party has controlled both the Executive and Legislative branches of the government, and it enjoys a very strong presence (if not a deadlock majority) on the Judiciary.  His policies have a great deal to do with many of our current situations.  The lack of ready National Guard.  The gas price gauging.  The deficit, which effects everything.

He is truly the worst president ever.  He was on vacation when this happened.  He's taken the most vacation of any president, ever.  With three more years to go, he'll build a Ripkenesque record for days spent off the job.  And where is he now that he's returned to his "hard work?"  What?  He's in D.C.?  But I thought he could work ANYWHERE???  Why isn't he in New Orleans?  Clearly his calendar is open; he was supposed to be on VACATION.  Why isn't he with the Mayor of New Orleans.  Or with the Governor of Louisiana? 

Lemme guess, he's got to live his life, too?

He's a bastich.  He's hurting America.

Just like you said before we disagree, and thats fine. you want the President of the USA to be in New Orleans right now? Then you would be complaining that he is grandstanding, and security officers could be helping people instead of protecting him. I am not that happy with a lot the president is doing, but i will respectfully disagree with your assesment of him being the worst president ever.

[rjs246]

Sean Landeta says "You jerks should be driving Hondas. 41 mpg, nougats."