do u feel pres. bush should enforce lower gas prices?
486798
Yes he should do that, he him self do not by it.
524196
SURE!!!!  I LOVE PAYING 3.00 FOR GAS AND KNOWING THAT WE ARE SO IN DEBT THAT I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RETIRE!!  GOOD JOB BUSH CROOKS!
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I just love it that no matter what kind of question you ask there's always some assclown who will write something negative about Bush. Yes, it's all Bush's fault that gas prices are so high. You idiots always try to have it both ways: first he invaded Iraq just to steal the oil but then when oil prices go through the roof (because Bush didn't steal any oil afterall) it's his fault anyway.
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No because if the war were for oil why am i paying $3.10 a gallon. That is outdate liberal rhetoric.
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Ok, for the person who answered "LOWER GAS PRICES," you are completely uneducated. The president can't lower gas prices. NATO is mostly in charge of that. He could help by getting the senate to drill in Alaska for oil. (back to the question)\n\nI have to say Close down the borders. That is a security issue for the United States. ANYONE can go through the Mexican or Canadian border, which could cause another Terrorist Attack if we're not careful. The Mexicans are trying to take over America. We need to do something with them, and fast. \n\nThe Liberals believe they should all become citizens so they will vote "Democrat" in the next election. The Liberals have no idea what the Mexicans will do to our country. People say "oh we need them, they do the work that Americans don't do!" Well, what did the Egyptians find out when they had no water...MOVE toward the Nile...meaning find an alternative way of completing the task.
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Anything we can do in this country to reduce our dependence on oil and the middle east in general, is OK with me.\n\nIf tax incentives motivate today's American consumer to buy a hybrid, then I support the concept.
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No. But I Sure Do From The Clinton/Gore "Regime"!Here's Why; As of 1996, all Vehicles Must Conform to the Insane EPA-OBD II Law that Applies to the Car that You're Driving, Right Now! That Law Dictaes that all Vehicles under that law must Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. Any Deviation from that, even if Fuel Economy is Improved, and Emissions are Lowered, will Result in a Failed Vehicle Inspection, and the Vehicle will be Illegal to Operate! That's the Law! And Clinton/Gore did it,"Because It's Good For The Children"! This is Insane!Please! Don't "Blame Bush" for That! So what's the suppressed Alternative? I've come up with a way to Convert Regular Pump Gasoline into Propane. I'm not the First, only the Latest. I went to the US Patent Office, and Checked Out the "Wild Stories" about how other similar Vapor Fuel Units have been kept off the Market. Guess What? It's True! Case in Point, the Pogue Carburetor, which is on File as having Achieved 100 + MPG on a Flathead Ford V-8 that, at best with a Conventional Fuel System got 15 MPG! My System could get 50 + MPG with even the Largest SUV, with an Equally Remarkable drop in Engine Pollution Emissions ! My System is Safe, Compact, and uses Low Pressure Air to turn Gasoline into Propane. To Run an Engine on Conventional Propane requires the use of a Large, Expensive, Cumbersome Tank, which must be Hauled with the Vehicle. Also, Expensive, Complex Fuel Metering Equipment. And, Finally the Extra Hassle of Specialized Refilling of the Tank. So much Hassle, that even with Gas at $3.00 per Gallon, it's just not worth it! See, on a Molecular Level, all Petroleum is the Same! I can Prove it! I can also Wind Up in Jail, or Worse! Every Vehicle on the Road could get at Least 50 + MPG, but thanks to Clinton/Gore, "It Ain't Gonna Happen"! Want Further Proof? Go to http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html Please, if You have an open Mind, Read it all!Don't"Blame Bush"
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no gas prices should go higher!!\n\nthen maybe fat a**es will stop driving their big fat SUV's, take a bus\nand other technologies will be developed\n\nthe gov't did not create the "gas problem" people being lazy did
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I'm torn between believing that he himself is doing a bad job or his administration as a whole is doing a bad job.\n\nHe has faced hard times, but so did Abraham Lincoln. I don't know how Bush would handle a civil war, but that is besides the point because no one in the US would actually take to arms against their government, most people just want to live their lives without having to worry about the rest of world. Like before WWII.\n\nIn order to be in power these days you have to cater to a lot of different people, also known as special insterest groups. You have to cater to them because you need the money to put yourself in power. It'd be hard for a person who was down to earth with middle america to put themselves in power because they probably would have enough money to pay for the ads, or anything else to campaign for that matter. So we are left with the rich and the rich people's buddies to rule over our country. And since the rich only want to get richer, they take care of their own. They call oil black gold for a reason. I'm tempted to think that Bush might have wrapped himself up too tightly in special interest security blankets.\n\nBut that is besides the point. I don't believe that Bush himself is responsible for the bad things that go on in this country, I think his underlings had a lot to do with it as well, because they ALL have some sort of special interest group to support, whether it be energy companies or defense contractors. \n\nAlso, we basically have one political party in charge right now, so they can pretty much put what ever law they want through with out much of a fight. And if their is a fight all they have to do is attach a rider to the bill that sounds good and cry that the other side isn't supporting this oh-so-important issue that is actually just a rider on a worse bill, or the other way around.\n\nOverall the government hasn't been looking out for our best interests until lately with the gas prices because now it is a good political tool to use with the voters. So it isbelieved that who ever can champion the oil issue can win the hearts of the american people. Then, once they are in charge they get to cater to their special interests, not the people's. \n\nSpell check doesn't work in IE7 so I apologize for any typographical errors.
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No, it would still be the same. Gas has nothing to do with whos the President. I dislike Bush, but I do not think he is in charge of the gas prices.\n\n"This is a total misconception. The reason for high gas prices is simply supply and demand in this country, not the cost of barrel of crude oil, be it purchased from Saudi Arabia or elsewhere. \n\nThis country has not built any new plants (at least any that provided a significant increase to our ability to increase production of refined oil products) since the mid to late 1990s. \n\nIt doesn't take a lot to realize that if we have to divert millions of barrels of our refined oil products, such as gasoline and diesel fuel, to fight a war, less of the product will find its way to the American consumer. \n\nSo in the land which has proven that capitalism and open markets are much better at regulating than any government, it should come as no surprise that we will have to pay more per gallon of fuel until such time as the plants that refine the crude oil in the United States catch up with the deficit. \n\nToo many US citizens have the idea that they are entitled to a free lunch. Whenever a resource is used for one thing, it means there will be less available for whoever else might want to use this resource. Hey, it's the American way, and it works."
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GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work\n\nThis was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It ' s worth your consideration.\n\nJoin the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.\n\nThis makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign that was going around last April or May! The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.\n\nBUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read on and join with us! By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1. 50 is super cheap.  Me too! It is currently $2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the\nmarketplace..... not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.\n\nHere's the idea:\nFor the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.\n\nBut to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people.\n\nI am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us sends it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers. If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people w! ill have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!\n\nAgain, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people...Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. But I am, so trust me on this one.)\n\nHow long would all that take? If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!!\n\nI'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you?\n\nActing together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.\n\nTHIS CAN REALLY WORK.
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The gas prices can be helped if the pricks at exxon and all the other fuel manufacture's would lower the price.  They only reported a 50% increase in profit last year.  Yea I say they could do something about it!!!1
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I would just like to start off by saying that Bush has no power over the price of gas.  This last gas spike was calsed by Iran uping the price of there gas.  Becuse they know the U.S. don't want them to have WMD.  So they up our's and give cheaper gas to countrys they want or there side.\n\nWhen the gas price goes up the people who make the gas dont make more monney.
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Yes - the oil companies are gouging - look at the record profits\n\nThe best way to deal with it is by switching to other fuels and reducing our use\n\nPrice is all supply and demand - If the demand is reduced the price will drop\n\nI changed my habits to drop half my mileage driven in a week and am still getting everything done - just fewer trips\n\nall of us together would make a major difference
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It is so funny when people blaming Bush for EVERYTHING. What's next? houses prices are too high...it's Bush, American cars are unreliable...it's Bush, or maybe...people who live in communist regimes have no rights...it's Bush, women and little girls in Vietnam are kidnapped and sold to Cambodia, Hongkong, Thailand for sex slaves everyday...it's Bush. or check this out...you don't feel good today...IT"S BUSH TOO! yeah, why not? I saw and heard people blamed Bush for hurricane Katrina, yeah they said it's because of Bush that hurricane happened!!! so why not blame your President for those? \nI'm sorry to say but blaming President Bush for gas price now is stupid.the main sources of oil are from the Mid-East, those countries there are unstable and we don't control oil industries, the OPEC does. 60% of gas we use everyday here in the States are imported, so if those countries shake up then gas price here start to jump and it will jump more in the near future. Just look at the situation in the Mid-East right now and make your best judgememts.\nGo ahead, blame your president for whatever you want. It's a free country. Well, I do not blame the President for that. I'm an immigrant who just got my US citizenship and i am very proud of it. I'm just alittle sad to know that American are not united, we are so devided that our enemies are taking advantage of it against us. Please look around with a more open mind.\nI hope I did not offend anyone here. I just say what I think.
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I don't know who, but he needs to go hunting with the Vice Pres.  I am doing everything I can to save gas - run with little to no a/c, I only live about 20 min from work, I drive the speed limit, I combine all of my trips when possible, shop for cheaper prices, everything.  But $3 a gallon is going to break me this summer.
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Actually I do not worry about anything much...but I AM concerned about people and the hardships they endure because of lousy politicians...\nAs for gas, well, like you I do not have far to go and one tank would last me a month or more.\nI hate it young people will never get to own their own homes, relax and enjoy their families because of the overload they endure.\nIt takes two working to make it and that is sad...not at all what God intended for families.\nAs for a Pres hopeful.....get real...they are all the same mold.\nI am voting everyone out this election...how 'bout you?