Bush wishes for magic wand to lower gas prices

[Rose Siding]

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"I wish I could simply wave a magic wand and lower gas prices tomorrow; I'd do that," Mr. Bush told the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. "Unfortunately, higher gas prices are a problem that has been years in the making."

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"Our dependence on foreign energy is like a foreign tax on the American Dream -- the tax our citizens pay every day in higher gas prices, higher cost to heat and cool their homes -- a tax on jobs," Mr. Bush said. "Worst of all, it's a tax increasing every year."
High gasoline prices generally are blamed for the president's recent slump in job approval ratings. When Mr. Bush visited Fort Hood in Texas last week, a soldier urged him to lower gasoline prices....

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050420-095402-4627r.htm

:banghead:

[quaoar]

1. 'Years in the making'

Translation: Clinton's fault.

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. That's how I read it.

Conveniently ignoring the fact that the U.S. oil peak happened during a Republican administration. Which is immaterial anyway.

World demand v. world supply makes rising oil prices inevitable. Someone get that man a textbook and explain it to him. Preferrably in monosyllabic terms.

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Either Clinton or Carter

or both. Go figure.

[ixion]

3. it's the magic wand's fault!!

:crazy:

[Turbineguy]

14. That would make it

a "Cland" or perhaps a "Wanis"

[tanyev]

4. I wish I could simply wave a magic wand

and fix it so the last 4.5 years never happened. You bet I'd do that.

[PA Democrat]

5. I wish I had a magic wand too, George.....

except my first order of business would not be lowering gas prices.

[kcwayne]

6. Use Clinton's penis as the magic wand

Wave it around to the fundies and ask them to contribute to a fund that will eliminate gays and penises. Then use the money to retrofit the gas delivery system in the US to allow for the economical use of eythanol.

[necso]

7. Magic Wand? How about the SPR?

http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121&ArticleID=8048

[Double T]

8. ".......Years In The Making, Since Bush, Cheney and Big Oil ........

.....Took Over The White House and Implemented Their Secret Energy Plans.

[BillZBubb]

9. Funny, that's not what the asshat was saying in 1999 and 2000!

Mr. "Integrity" then stated the Clinton administration wasn't firm enough with OPEC. It wasn't a "long time problem", just lack of firmness and diplomacy. Flip, Flop!

Now, the piece of shit says there is something else to blame, some unmentioned long term cause. Of course, he'll get away with it, too. He's a Christian, don't you know.

[NewJeffCT]

10. And, don't forget what Dick Cheney said in '98...

I believe it was something like, "high gas prices are a sign of a failed presidency."

[BillZBubb]

12. Wow! Something I can agree with Cheney about!

Amazing.

[FreedomAngel82]

21. So Bush is a failed president

from his own Vice President's mouth. But of course since the republicans are in control of the government it's Clinton's fault.

[Straight Shooter]

11. Whatever happened to "I'd move heaven and earth"?

That was his famous phrase, "I'd move heaven and earth," to do this, or, "I would have moved heaven and earth," to do that, blah, blah, blah.

Now he believes in magic wands. What's this about? He can't engage God's services, so he's looking for input from, who, the Fairy Godmother?

Clenis Dandy to the rescue, Clenis Dandy to the ressss-kew!

[AlCzervik]

13. He said the same thing when he was governer of Texas

to a mother of a sick child that didn't have health insurance.

[SoCalDem]

15. How about just slapping some controls on the outrageous PROFITS

of his oil-buddys' GOUGING??

When a company makes BILLIONS of dollars in PRIFIT in a quarter..there's some serious skimming going on, and yet *² gets another pass:puke:

[Village Idiot]

16. If you had a magic wand...

wny not just get rid of The Chimp?

[Squeech]

17. How about

raising CAFE standards? And making them apply to SUV's too (which they don't, because for the purposes of existing law, SUV's are considered to be trucks)?

And stop giving purchasers of SUV's humongous tax breaks?

And restoring funding for AMTRAK, and rail in general, which moves more people and freight for less fuel than any practical alternative?

[Wizard777]

18. ROTFLMAO!

Not a chance in Hell! The last time Bush got hold of a magic wand he turned himself into a Chimp and of course there is no turning back now. So.....

[Done]

19. Iraqi oil production is less now than before we invaded.

Some have said that shrub wasn't trying to get the oil, he was trying to stop it. The neocons invaded Iraq in order to slow world oil production and drive up prices. The oil companies are certainly making a lot more money now. If true, it means that our soldiers are dying so that we can pay higher prices for gas.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. I think

that the oil companies are rolling in it and the gas is in high demand so that's why they're raising the prices. I remember Guy James had a guy on his show last month who was an expert in gas and oil companies. I think he said it was something like that, but one thing I do remember him saying is there's no shortage.

[NewJeffCT]

23. Rolling in it? Try all-time record profits for any corporation

Last year, ExxonMobil set an all-time record for profits for any corporation in history - I think their net profit was over $25 billion on about $270 billion in revenues (Wal-Mart had $288 billion in revenues, but much lower profits...) That means, after they paid their taxes, paid their employees, paid all their fixed costs and cost of everything the bought, etc, they still had more than $25 billion left!

And, the $25 billion wasn't an all-time record by a small margin, it was like $7 billion higher than the #2 all-time, Ford from one year in the 90s.

Edited to add - I looked it up, ExxonMobil's net profit last year was $25.3 billion! ChevronTexaco & ConocoPhillips also made good money, too.

[ComerPerro]

24. Years in the making. Must be why it doubled over five years

$1.15 was high in 2000 (in KS and IL).

What a pathetic, lying asshole.

[greenbriar]

27. If gas were 1:15 again

I would jump up and down

[Melynn]

38. If gas was $1.15 per gallon

it would mean that Bush isn't President any more. I bet you would jump up and down if that was the fact.

BushCo is going to make sure their oil buddies are going to make maximum profit while Bush is President. Gas prices won't go down until a Democrat is in the White House.

[freestyle]

25. Reducing demand still works

I thought the laws of supply and demand still applied and that lower demand, at least temporarily, resulted in lower prices. This would of course require conservation, which the bush regime is squarely against.

[norml]

26. Just push for raising fuel efficiency standards, and prices would fall

just like that.

[ComerPerro]

28. Wouldn't companies raise prices

because of all those extra "research fees" that are "forced" upon companies by "environmentalists wackos"?

Seems like whenever you make them do the right thing, they hit you in the wallet.

They shouldn't be able to get away with that BS line of justification, but they do.

[norml]

31. Prices are determined by the world market. If intention to slow demand is

shown, prices would fall. The only way companies could raise prices is to restrict production.

[ComerPerro]

33. I'm saying they would add it on as an additional production cost

[norml]

34. What would add to the production cost, the lower price of oil?

Reducing demand would lower prices, as long as they're not able to take too much production off the market.

[ComerPerro]

39. Implimentation and enforcement of efficiency standards

[norml]

41. And what does the oil industry have to do with that?

I'm not getting the connection at all. The auto industry might say they need to pass along the cost of greater efficiency, but it wouldn't cost the oil industry anything, except sales.

[ComerPerro]

42. I apologize, I thought you were talking about

something like cleaner, more efficient fuels, not cars.

[PKG]

29. Or, use the Clenis as the magic wand to ward off the blame.

"Years in the making" my ass.

[wovenpaint]

30. What happened to "jawboning" the Saudis?

I thought he said he'd do that, just wondering....

[WLKjr]

35. yeah he was going to open the spickets up too

all talk no action GWB. Fucking asshole.

[Drewskie]

32. then and now

He said that like a week ago but now claims that passing his energy bill will help reduce prices, which is a lie. Passing a bill= waving a magic wand?

[Lisa]

36. and now -- MORE about the Fabulous Dubya and his Magic Wand!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010301-1.html
Our nation counts on people who have got good heart and good will to say, what can I do to make my neighborhood a better place, instead of hoping that the federal government, in its infinite wisdom, waves a magic wand and there's educational excellence in every school in Georgia. -- Atlanta, Mar 1, 2001

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010327.html
And, finally, I believe we have an opportunity in America to usher in a culture of responsibility, a signal that says loud and clear to our country that each of us are responsible for the decisions we make in life; that if we've got an issue in Billings, Montana, don't hope that the federal government will wave some magic wand and solve ... (applause.)
-- Billings, Mar 6, 2001

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010309.html
I urge you -- I urge you, don't hope that Washington fixes schools, don't hope that the federal government waves some magic wand to make the schools better. -- Sioux Falls, Mar 9, 2001

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010301-6.html
Again, I just want to repeat, please don't hope that the federal government is going to wave a magic wand and there will be educational excellence. -- Atlanta, Mar 1, 2001

[Andy_Stephenson]

37. ***Waving Magic Wand over GW Bush***

POOF...your a bag of shit.

[Neverarepublican]

40. ASSHOLE!!!!!!!