MSNBC Poll: Who do you blame for high gas prices? Bush, Congress, Oil Co

[Pirate Smile]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3080261/

[fryguy]

1. can i vote for all 3 - n/t

[rpannier]

No

And that sux.

[dhinojosa]

2. Done/.

[Roland99]

3. U.S. foreign and economic policies

IOW, the bastard neocons in charge of this administration some of whom are in bed with the oil industry.

[peekaloo]

4. Spanking the Monkey

done

[BeyondGeography]

5. How about "US" and our appetite for oil?

Our problems are not always someone else's fault. If we wanted more responsible energy policies, the SUV never would have been created and politicians that run on responsible energy planks would be in power. The opposite has happened.

[IrateCitizen]

18. Yup, that's the real culprit.

Of course, dodging blame for your own faults is not the American way, is it?

[Viking12]

20. true, but only partial picture

You can't ignore that the infrastructure upon which we've become reliant and which we have subsequently abused is the product of a long series of political decisions driven in large measure by Us Oil Inc. While consumers are responsible for the over consumption of oil, they have inherited an economy that encourages, perhaps coerces them, to do so.

[BeyondGeography]

25. We mostly agree

The truth is far more complicated than my reply —or this consumer media-inspired poll—suggests. But the image of the now-popular, soon-to-be obsolete GM Hummer, which is not forced on anyone, will live as a monument to American consumer narcissism. The quickest way to turn this around is large-scale changes in individual behavior, not enlightened management at oil companies.

And, as for the infrastructure being "forced" on people, that's only partially true. As long as Americans choose suburbs over cities (which are incredibly efficient), their energy enslavement will continue. Nobody points a gun at people and forces them to decide their lives will be better if they drive to work instead of commuting via mass transit (where you can read rather than stare at the car in front of you). These are choices we make, and the fallout (low support for public transportation chief among them and automobile-dependent exurbs) is dramatic.

[liberal N proud]

6. That's not fair!

Poor George has to take it on the chin because MSNBC make the voter make a selection and can't blame both georgie and the repuke congress.

[katinmn]

7. The poll is closed already!

Went to vote and it's shut down. Guess it's because 60% blame the prez.

[w4rma]

9. I voted. (nt)

[Lochloosa]

12. Not closed....I just voted N/T

[katinmn]

15. hmmppff. When I clicked on the link it went straight to the results

[otohara]

8. His Answers To First 3 Questions - Yeah, Sure, Yes

that's our Bush....

[Catchawave]

10. 60% Bush !

Wonder who he's blaming...lol. The buck never stops with him :evilgrin:

[Jon8503]

11. I thought Bush said in the campaign if he were President he would

just call them up and tell them to turn the oil on or something like that.

[Ishoutandscream]

14. Yep, he said "open the spigots"

when gas was (gasp!) a 1.50 a gallon in 2000. As someone said earlier, "that's our Bush!"

[Gothmog]

13. bush is at 60%

Bush is taking a beating on this poll

[carnie_sf]

16. Bush may be the most visible face

of this problem, but the ultimate problem is the greedy, power-hungry oil companies. In San Francisco we have refineries sitting right across the bay from us, yet we pay the highest gas prices in the country.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. Wanted to vote all of the above, not an option

Imagine that? So I voted the oil companies, price gouging vultures.

[katinmn]

17. kick!

[Doctor_J]

19. What's the difference?

those three entities are indistinguishable :wtf:

[alfredo]

21. I bet prices will drop after bush's energy bill passes.

Remember the phony gas shortage in 2001? If a bunch of Republicans pull a Jeffords giving the Senate to the Dems, I bet gas prices would fall, just like in 2001.

[IrateCitizen]

22. This ain't no "phony gas shortage"...

This is the beginnings of realizing we are either at or quickly approaching "peak oil". Things will only get worse, from here on out. The days of less than $2 for a gallon of gasoline are long gone, and it won't be all that long before we long for the days of $3 a gallon gas.

[alfredo]

26. I know, but one can't help to think bush and his oily friends

are taking advantage of the situation to push their agenda.

[WillyT]

23. Done !!! - Bush Still At 57% !!!

:bounce:

[paineinthearse]

24. Link goes to your results, I cannot vote

Do you have a link to the poll page?

[rocktivity]

28. 57% no as of 2:40PM EST!!!

But actually, the bush and oil company totals should be combined because if Tom Delay IS the federal goverment, then President Mightymouse IS the oil companies! Between this, the Ann Coulter poll results and the Bolton vote being tabled, this is turning into a very decent week!

:bounce:
rocknation

[RUMPLEMINTZ]

29. The booming economy

of China and India is the biggest reason for the increase in crude oil prices. China went from using around 10% of the worlds oil a decade ago to around 33% today.

[RunningFromCongress]

30. Gas prices aren't high...so I don't get the question...n/t

[LSK]

31. shrub in the lead, how long till this poll is reset???