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**FsQGF1Mp** · 03-14-2011, 03:46 AM

Anybody who thinks this president is concerned over high gas prices is crazy.

This is the President that appointed a Secretary of the Interior that famously said he didn't mind if gas hit $10 a gallon. They're celebrating in the White House and in Al Gore's and George Soros' mansions. This is awesome! The higher the price, the better. They don't care what it does to you or your lifestyle. It's what it does for THEM that matters.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/...nt_553930.html

Hope and Change: Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President

That's compared to a 7 percent increase under Bush in his first 26 months.

6:00 PM, Mar 9, 2011 • By MARK HEMINGWAY

Ah, January of 2009. Hope was in the air, but more importantly, gas was under two dollars a gallon. Since then gas prices, have gone up 67 percent and it's an ominously upward trend. Interestingly enough, the Heritage Foundation also took a look at the first 26 months of Bush's presidency -- gas only rose 7 percent during that time frame.

Now obviously turmoil in the Middle East has something to do with our current astronomical gas prices, but keep in mind that by this point in the Bush presidency 9/11 had happened and we were on the verge of invading Iraq. So while the president can't be entirely responsible for global commodity prices, it's still worth asking what Obama's doing to make things worse.

After all, this is the President who told us "We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK.”

This is the President that appointed a Secretary of the Interior that famously said he didn't mind if gas hit $10 a gallon.

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FsQGF1Mp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	Gas prices up 67% since Obama took office as Chevron profits surge 72% Anybody who thinks this president is concerned over high gas prices is crazy. This is the President that appointed a Secretary of the Interior that famously said he didn't mind if gas hit $10 a gallon. They're celebrating in the White House and in Al Gore's and George Soros' mansions. This is awesome! The higher the price, the better. They don't care what it does to you or your lifestyle. It's what it does for THEM that matters. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/...nt_553930.html Hope and Change: Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President That's compared to a 7 percent increase under Bush in his first 26 months. 6:00 PM, Mar 9, 2011 • By MARK HEMINGWAY Ah, January of 2009. Hope was in the air, but more importantly, gas was under two dollars a gallon. Since then gas prices, have gone up 67 percent and it's an ominously upward trend. Interestingly enough, the Heritage Foundation also took a look at the first 26 months of Bush's presidency -- gas only rose 7 percent during that time frame. Now obviously turmoil in the Middle East has something to do with our current astronomical gas prices, but keep in mind that by this point in the Bush presidency 9/11 had happened and we were on the verge of invading Iraq. So while the president can't be entirely responsible for global commodity prices, it's still worth asking what Obama's doing to make things worse. After all, this is the President who told us "We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK.” This is the President that appointed a Secretary of the Interior that famously said he didn't mind if gas hit $10 a gallon.
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