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Gas was $1.47 a gallon when Bush-Cheney took office.

Posted By: Boudreaux - bolger bateau
Date: 6/11/08 4:29p.m.

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Cheney formulated a national energy policy after secret meetings - big giant tax breaks for Big Oil and no tax breaks for wind, solar or conservation. Bush canceled regulations enacted by Clinton requiring 50% increased efficiencies in air conditioners and refrigerators. The CAFE standards for automobile mileage were not raised. Now, here we are with $4 gas and no end in sight. Cheney is advocating drilling in ANWAR as the solution. The numbers don't work and he must know that.

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Gas was $1.47 a gallon when Bush-Cheney took office. -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/11/08 4:29p.m.

Can you explain what your point is? -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/11/08 4:37p.m.

My point is that adults take responsibility for their actions -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/11/08 5:09p.m.

So, you're saying that ..... -- Rik, PSC Flicka, M- 15 - Minnesota -- 6/11/08 8:17p.m.

A start would be bringing the value of the dollar back up but that would require -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/12/08 4:34a.m.

Agree, a stronger dollar would surely help..... -- Rik, PSC Flicka, M- 15 - Minnesota -- 6/12/08 5:37a.m.

Less spending would be good. But that's not what Obama's got planned. -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 5:52p.m.

Haven't seen evidence that either intend to trim the budget -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/13/08 4:40a.m.

Looks like I'm behind the times...McCain has laid out a plan -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/13/08 5:20a.m.

I think it's you who don't have a grasp of supply and demand. -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 6:08a.m.

it is simple to reduce our dependence on OPEC -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/12/08 7:45a.m.

That's not what Obama plans to do. -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 7:56a.m.

We need to use the tax code to increase supply and reduce demand. -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/12/08 8:19a.m.

Why can't you answer the questions? -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 8:51a.m.

With respect, take a deep breath and watch the interview. -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/12/08 9:03a.m.

Thank you. You proved my point. -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 10:28a.m.

Obama is interviewed today by John Harwood at the NYT site. -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/12/08 8:51a.m.

Not sure where the premise that people buy the cars they want comes from, -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/12/08 8:40a.m.

Not entirely -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 8:57a.m.

Why everyone buys SUVS. A case study in cafe failure. -- Alan Russell -- 6/12/08 9:06a.m.

Station wagons were dead long before SUV's came on the scene -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/12/08 9:22a.m.

Really.. -- Alan Russell -- 6/12/08 10:39a.m.

I guess it depends on the definitions...the first popular -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/12/08 10:46a.m.

Chevy Suburbans started in 1933, Bronco's in 66, Blazers in 1969. -- Alan Russell -- 6/12/08 11:33a.m.

Before 1985 who drove a Suburban, Bronco or Blazer -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/12/08 11:46a.m.

I don't know many people who pulled anything with Broncos or Blazers -- Alan Russell -- 6/12/08 12:36p.m.

CAFE is over 30 years old, doesn't seem to be a shortage of big cars -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/12/08 6:28p.m.

Really? How many big cars made in the last 10 years can pull a 2500lb boat? -- Alan Russell -- 6/13/08 6:26a.m.

I was lumping all passenger vehicles as "cars", that would include light trucks -- Wilton, NJ No Boat -- 6/13/08 7:31a.m.

CAFE led to the increase in trucks. -- Alan Russell -- 6/13/08 7:43a.m.

international scout was first SUV -- dave -- 6/12/08 5:39p.m.

Not really. Depends on how you define SUV -- Brian, Precision 23, Lake Lanier, GA -- 6/12/08 5:55p.m.

nice pic...and a link... -- Francois -- 6/12/08 10:34p.m.

he's cut form the same cloth as his buddy lil bush -- dave -- 6/12/08 4:18a.m.

I watched on C-Span last week a House hearing talking about this issue. -- Shawn -- 6/12/08 8:10a.m.

I don't know how much I believe that. Speculators can't hoard oil. -- Russell -- 6/12/08 8:53a.m.

I have no idea about the oil futures markets. Just passing -- Shawn -- 6/12/08 9:46a.m.

Could be. I don't know any way to measure that. -- Russell -- 6/12/08 9:49a.m.

Sure they can if they own the oil well. They just shut it in. -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/12/08 9:49a.m.

You know anyone doing that in Louisiana? I haven't seen it here in Texas.... -- Russell -- 6/12/08 10:08a.m.

I was thinking more in terms of producing countries -- Boudreaux - bolger bateau -- 6/12/08 11:46a.m.

Saudi Arabia is the only nation that allegedly has spare capacity. -- Russell -- 6/12/08 12:13p.m.

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