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Of course you all know that the Republican's have been trying to blame the gas price increases on the fact that the Democrats have refused to let ExxonMobile and the rest of that sorry group drill for more oil in Alaska and on our shores.
You and I also know that this is just a load of crap and that the Republicans are attempting to pass the buck when they are the guilty party.
A few comments from our Congress concerning the Republicans and gas prices.
Chairman Markey:“Two Oil Men + Two Terms = $4.00 a gallon gasoline.”
Rep. DeFazio:“The Republicans are saying now, “It’s the Democrats’ fault.” No. We’re living under the failure of the Republican oil industry’s energy policy. There’s actually 164,968,695 reasons why we’re living under that. That’s the amount of money the Republican party has received from the oil industry in the last 18 years. One hundred and sixty four million dollars in political contributions. That’s a pretty big motivation.”
Rep. Hodes:“Let us remember that we have two oilmen in the White House, and $4 dollar a gallon gas today. Let us remember that we have an energy policy that was made in secret by the Vice President, by the oil companies, for the oil companies, and of the oil companies, and today we are reaping the benefits of that secret energy policy on which we have been stonewalled time and time again.” Source
Of course, the Republicans have had more than a few of the Democrats on the oil company payrolls, but it is basically George Bush and Dick Cheney who have a major hand in our price at the pumps irregardless of supply and demand and the rest of that hocus pocus.
