White House: Gas prices still too high

[sabra]

http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/02/news/economy/bush_gas_prices/

White House: Gas prices still too high
Adviser Hubbard says pump prices too much despite declines, Bush worried about natural gas prices.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - One of President Bush's top economic advisers said Friday that gasoline prices are still too high, even though they have fallen from record highs earlier this year.

"Despite the fact that gasoline prices have obviously fallen dramatically from where they peaked after (Hurricane) Katrina, they are still too high," economic adviser Al Hubbard said Friday. "He (Bush) is especially concerned about natural gas prices and the impact they're going to have on people's budgets this winter."

[CrispyQ]

1. Translation:

"He (Bush) is especially concerned about natural gas prices and the impact they're going to have on people's budgets this winter."

really means:

"He (boosh) is especially concerned about how natural gas prices and the impact they will have on people's budgets this winter will affect his ratings."

Asshole. He doesn't give a crap about anyone but himself & his rich friends.

[phantom power]

2. More like he's concerned about their impact on elections next fall.

[VegasWolf]

3. Bush - See I'm fighting for the little man! BARF! nt

[0007]

7. I'm three feet eight inches high, my name is Bob.

Dad, on the day he died, said "Bob up and kiss my ass" and that was the day I grew up.
I now see through junior.
Dad died in September of this year.

[VegasWolf]

9. That is terrible. Stories like that just break my heart!

:toast:

[musette_sf]

4. meanwhile his Big Oil cronies

keep (a) lying about their meetings with the gov't, (2) admitting they don't need the extra profits they are gouging us on now, and (3) saying "HELL NO" when asked if they would give up those extra gouging profits.

Santa Butch is just tryin' to make Joe Sixpack feel better about overspending at Mal-Wart for the holidaze, with a little less current pain at the pump.

[gratuitous]

5. So will Bush pressure Congress for a windfall profits tax?

Or will he open up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? Or actually do something other than his favorite method of dealing with anything: Spout some high-minded rhetoric then forget all about it before the echo of his insipid voice has died out?

[Ernesto]

6. "White House= Lie House"

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Bush are too high.

Are too high on whiskey. The failed presidrunk should be declared incapacitated.

[VegasWolf]

10. That's just the Jack Daniels talking. nt

[Lefty48197]

11. You shouldn't have let the oil industry write national energy policy then

IF you REALLY believe that the prices are too high. Or do you feel that your oil industry buddies have made enough hyper-inflated profits to tide them through the next decade or so?
...I thought so.

[madmark]

12. Too high? Is he concerned that it might make substitutes

economically viable?

[radfringe]

13. ohhhhhh...just noticed that did he?

went to work yesterday morning - gas was at 2.09/gal

came one from work yesterday evening - gas went up to 2.15/gal

it's been dropping about 2-cents per week - and suddenly it jumps a nickle...

[NickB79]

14. Gas prices just jumped 25 cents today

From $1.92 to $2.17 here in the Twin Cities, MN. Wait until this summer when $3.50/gal hits and these will seem like the golden days.

[dweller]

15. while laughing all the way to the bank ...

with his oil cronies, i'm sure.

dp

[lovuian]

16. We are going to have a resurgence of high prices soon!!!

Bush is just acknowledging reality!!!

[Earth_First]

17. What does ANYONE in the White House know about "too high"

don't patronize my intelligence. You simply could care less, it's all lip service in response to fledgling poll numbers.

[superconnected]

18. Since everything they say is backwards, Gas is not high enough.

Notice how gas went down when the senate announced it may bring them under investigation because of the billions in profits.

[superconnected]

19. Since everything they say is backwards, Gas is not high enough.

Notice how gas went down when the senate announced it may bring them under investigation because of the billions in profits.

[upi402]

20. gas prices; whitehouse still too high

[Theduckno2]

21. Attention all Arab members of OPEC!

Standby for some jawboning. :sarcasm:

He is only concerned about two things; the have-mores with their bottomlines and his polling numbers.

He must be thrilled that Artic ice is melting faster than anticipated, just more opportunities to drill for oil. Grrr