Re: US has oil reserve for an emegrencies time to open them up


GregRo wrote:
> On 29 Aug 2005 10:13:03 -0700, "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >GregRo wrote:
> >> US has oil reserve for an emergencies time to open them up to keep it
> >> from going up to $4.00 or more a gallon.
> >
> >Terrible idea. For one it would do little, and 2, they are there for
> >REAL emergencies, like the devestation of our infrastruture in a time
> >of war.
>
> You must have loads of money to even say that.

Nope, just very practical about dipping into the reserve. Bush is in a
no-win situation here. Bank on it: If he doesn't go into the reserve,
Dems will claim he doesn't care about the average American, and if he
does go into the reserve, they'll claim he's doing it to score
political points.

> I consider a fuel shortage an emergency other wise
> gas prices would not be going up to $3 or higher per gallon.

There is no "shortage".

> We should be paying about $1.68 gallon.
Why??? What's so magic about $1.68 a gallon?

> If we have are own oil places-Why are we not using them?
Huh?

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