So Bush Can Blame Democrats for High Gas Prices, But Democrats Can't Blame Bush?

So Bush Can Blame Democrats for High Gas Prices, But Democrats Can't Blame Bush?

Don't Republicans always argue that Bush has nothing to do with the price of gas?

Where are the Republicans defending the Democrats then, since they have nothing to do with the price of gas?

Is this just typical Republican rhetoric/ double standard?



"There is no excuse for delay," the president said in a statement in the Rose Garden. With the presidential election just months away, Bush made a pointed attack on Democrats, accusing them of obstructing his energy proposals and blaming them for high gasoline costs. His proposal echoed a call by Republican presidential candidate John McCain to open the Continental Shelf for exploration.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_o...

So Bush Can Blame Democrats for High Gas Prices, But Democrats Can't Blame Bush?
I saw his speech and it's obvious that he places ALL the blame for high gas prices on congress (which has been in office for only 1 1/2 year). He did NOT even mention looking for or considering alternative energy sources. Carter warned us years ago, that we were putting ourselves in jeopardy by not conserving. Interesting how Bush didn't even mention conserving.
Reply:Yes, because thats where the blame belongs. Bush understands that the price of gas is attributed to the price of oil. And all of this is attributed to the laws of supply and demand. This means that would the Dems allow drilling offshore and in alaska, the supply of oil would increase thus lowering the costs. However, the dems wont sign on this bill and want governmental price controls. Which is what they have in europe...do you want 10 dollar a gallon gas?



Basically, the blame has to go to where its deserved.
Reply:So - Bush drills in anwr and off the coast. Will gas be less then? Who sets the price for gas? We have a lot of our own gas now so why do we have to sell it at such a high price - it makes no sense other than PROFIT. Greed is a terrible thing now a days. And it is funny that when the Republicans had control of everything for six years they didnt make everything perfect. They are big at laying the blame but dont do anything themselves other than take in profit for the rich.
Reply:1996 the Republicans got the votes to drill in ANWR and clinton vetoed it. The democrats had a chance to get in touch with reality today and told us that $4.5 a gallon isn't enough - we need to pay more.
Reply:It's an old tired game...



If only we had ANWAR we could have cheap oil forever.



Sadly estimates for US oil reserves we could tap into are around 21 billion barrels, the US is burning through 10 million a day and climbing.



Do the math.
Reply:yes it's just more REPUBLICAN BS i hope you have your BS DETECTOR ON because there are more to come from these Republican idiots
Reply:Well because THEY are to blame!! They have been holding up more oil drilling in Alaska and off the coast lines for YEARS now for their environmentalist agenda.



So it is their fault in many ways
Reply:there all full of crap!
Reply:Today I read in news that Ahmadinejad ( Iranian so called president) told that there is lots of oil in market and prices which we are paying in USA are fake,several days ago bush asked his Saudi friends to put more oil in market, what was the answer? it is more than enough oil in markets,what was the oil companies profit when oil was 2.50 a gallon?(quarterly) ,,,1/4 profit that they are making now with 4.50 a gallon!!!!!! hhhmmmm ,,who are supporters of bush ??and spend millions to elect him? oil companies,,, by drilling any where they want to, they can make even more profit,,,, who request to drill offshore lately?? bush, and what they say? if my bosses sorry if oil companies drill any where they want to oil prices will come down,!!!!!!!! if congress OK this Bill heyyy party time for bush and gang, if it doesn't pass, bush will make speech and blame others for oil prices,,,,,this game is going on for a long time, I believe we Americans are very smart people.
Reply:Actually he can attribute most of the blame to the Democrats and have a certain amount of validity.



Way back when the earth was cooling and Carter was President we had a problem getting the crude we needed to power this country. In my humble opinion Carter made the only really smart statement his entire term when he told Congress (and the American people too) being this dependant on foreign oil is an accident looking for a place to happen. What we are going through today is proof even a blind hog finds and acorn every once in a while. About oil dependence he was right.



The Democrats really had control of Congress then. They could pretty much do as they pleased. What did they do about the oil shortage? They did a few studies and minor 'pilot' projects into ethanol production. Sure you can get ethanol from grains. Ted Kennedy has known that since before he drove off the bridge drunk. But how many millions of dollars were wasted on these studies and projects.



The money isn't the important thing. It's the time we've wasted that is. Democrats did nothing to correct the situation all the way from 1978 to 1994. And the Republicans let them get away with it. I can see Democrats doing nothing after a year or two. They are too short sighted to see anything long term. They are too here and now. They 'd rather beconcerned with gay marriage, gun control, minimum wage, and lots of other stuff that don't really mean much to the economy. They'd rather grease the squeek than fix the axle.



But I really get mad at the Republicans. They are supposed to be better than Democrats when it comes to understanding what's coming down the road. When they got control they did not much better than Democrats. Minor changes in business tax code but nothing more.



Environmentalists (mostly LIBERAL Democrats) have legislation on the books that says you DON'T drill of the coasts and in ANWR because it 'might' hurt the animals. I just love how they put animals ahead of people. Ask me about the mussles in Lake Ponchatrain. But that is another story.



What I would have like to have seen Congress do any time in the last two decades is tell Enviros, 'OK you don't want us to burn fossil fuels, dam the rivers, or build nuclear power plants. GIVE US AN ALTERNATIVE! Give us an alternative that is cheaper and we'll run to it. Give us an alternative that is cleaner and we'll replace anything that you don't like. But until you have an alternative-- GET OUT OF OUR FACE!'



Both sides are at fault. But like Carter's statement about dependence on foreign oil was right. Bush's statement about this problem being more on the Democrats. He may be a Republican. And it may have been a pure political statement. But that doesn't mean the statement was wrong.



People believe global warming is real because of a .1 degree rise in temperature. Well I believe the energy cricis is real and I think it's been more the fault of Democrats than Republicans. But you know what? I don't really care who's fault it is. Who's going to find the solution. Maxine Waters? Dennis Kucinich? I don't think so!



You can blame storm and accomplish nothing( but waste valuable time). OR you can brain storm and work to a GOOD solution. Because like it or not. One day any oil we use won't come from underground. The problem existed during the time of Carter. Since then we have have Democrat and Republican Presidents. We've had Democrat and Republican Congress. And we still have the SAME problem. When will the problem be fixed? Isn't thirty years enough time?
Reply:Well the demo rats have been blocking us drilling our own oil for decades now. So who should get the blame? What about the 139 billion barrels of oil our own government just said there is on government controlled land. Ever hear of a filibuster the democrats use it every time a vote for drilling our own oil comes up. so don't play stupid.