Re: Our Best Wishes

"The Lone Haranguer" <linusz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:rWSLe.1188$f%1.6528117@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Figment wrote:
>
>> In article <oZtLe.186$oh3.15718448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> The Lone Haranguer <linusz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>You might recall it was the Democrats who fiddled with the energy bill,
>>>delayed it for years and helped turn it into a less effective measure.
>>>Who has been fighting drilling in the ANWR? Democrats in state
>>>governments have been the main roadblock to more nuke plants, dams and
>>>pipelines. California is a classic example.
>>>LZ
>>
>>
>> Do you have long lines at the pump and dealers running out?
>
> Jimmy Carter is no longer president. He works as a carpenter now when he
> isn't schmoozing with Fidel or knocking the U.S.
>
> No - gee
>> then there must be sufficient supply.
>
> Yep but you can't stockpile it to any degree or there would be more tank
> farms being built by big oil.
>
> Not enough refining capacity?
>
>
> Barely sufficient to keep up with the demand and we have
> been importing more products that are refined elsewhere.
>
>> Well that would lead to long lines and dealers running out wouldn't it?
>> Oops, no that doesn't seem to be happening.
>
> Only because computers have fine-tuned the distribution system, similar to
> factories that get all parts delivered at critical times instead of
> maintaining a large inventory.
>>
>> How about a lot of people speculating on the price of crude, driving it
>> higher and higher and the Saudi encouraging it?
>
> Every country that receives income from oil exports has an interest in
> speculating in oil, Russia, Venezuela, Mexico, Nigeria, Great Britain,
> Norway along with countries in the Middle East.
>>
>> Does the word GREED seem appropriate.
>
> Any commodity in demand gets a good price. Look what people pay for a
> noseful of cocaine.
>>
>> And what does the Shrub do? Where is the great moral authority of his
>> office? Out being 'plain folk' down the road in Crawford.
>>
> You actually believe the president should tell CEOs to cut back profits
> and cheat the shareholders of major companies? I suggest you move to a
> country that believes in government monopolies.
>
It all very simple. Bush should pass a law forbidding price raises anywhere
in the world.

snort

bob


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