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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:16 PM Original message |
All right, I've had it (Environmentalists cheering at high gas prices) |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Really poor people walk or ride a bike |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Exactly. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Not everyone lives in Buckhead. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #37 |
116. Not to mention the dangers of riding a bike in city traffic. nt |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #116 |
165. in LaLaland?! no way-unless yr reasonably close to your job and |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
136. And there are also lots of places |
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PetraPooh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
149. OR, they will do them with more thought and planning. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. So is that the choice |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. It's kind of like the boneheads on the Left who advocate the draft |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. Where've you heard that logic? Basically, the draft would get |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. OK |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:41 PM Response to Reply #73 |
83. I'm only going by what I lived through in the 1960's and 1970's |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #73 |
90. Agree 100% |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
140. Well, I remember the draft in the 60s being fair and equitable |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 02:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
130. There are really poor people |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #130 |
138. Then they can't afford a car either. |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #138 |
141. Sorry, I mispoke, I meant to say |
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AbbyR (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
162. Not necessarily |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hey, it's that magic hand of the market. nt |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well, America voted for excess when it voted for Reagan |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
56. Yep, Carter had it goin' on |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
98. Those of us who voted against Reagan tried. |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. You know GM sells flex fuel vehicles. |
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tandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. As so many others, I don't have enough money to buy a new car |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Agreed. Especially for people who live in small towns/rural areas |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Well |
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marbuc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Make mine a dirty two bedroom |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. I have a friend who lives in Manhattan, in a one-bedroom apartment. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 03:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
161. Excellent point. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
79. Well, if your apartment's DIRTY it's your own da--ed fault. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
151. I lived in a small town for seven years (pop. 15,000) |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh boy |
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titoresque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. great post! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
80. Here in the city we have amazing things like |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 02:38 AM Response to Reply #80 |
104. because the news media makes parents think |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #104 |
123. Yep. Keep the masses afraid. They will buy more and bigger cars. |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #123 |
145. In my neighborhood we have an elementary school. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #145 |
159. If I were God I would reserve a special place in hell just for |
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titoresque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #80 |
126. I dont live in the city |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. rationing by price |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. yup |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
82. REALLY unhappy poor people are more likely to vote, IMHO, and |
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titoresque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #82 |
127. good grief |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #82 |
129. Really unhappy poor people often notice who is standing on the sidelines.. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Best DU Cliche |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Diagnostic of flame bait. nt |
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titoresque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I suspect you are the personality the OP |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. That's the funny part |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Bingo! Give the poster a see-gar! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
88. A devastating critique |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. Since the OP's post appears to rip a new one for maybe 8 people |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 02:46 AM Response to Reply #95 |
105. not necessarily |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 06:29 AM Response to Reply #105 |
106. The day that Limbaugh = reasonable exigence |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #95 |
144. If only 8 believe high gas prices are inevitable & in some ways necessary |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. The people high energy prices hurt the most are those who are least |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. Some need to consider these trucking industry statistics |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Bring back the railroads. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. I think you're absolutely right |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. That attitude bothers me too. |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
22. It makes fueling up my escape-mobile (Tahoe) expensive |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. I bet if you did a poll, most DU'ers would agree with you. The options |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. Whoops! Happy clicker finger. |
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tandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks for posting this, bluestateguy |
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tlsmith1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
27. High Gas Prices Hurt the Poor |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
30. Another thing - this argument really reminds me of people who advocate |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. You're going to whine even more when $4 hits. The fact is, gas is cheap. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. "So hooray for higher gas prices" |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #33 |
143. I can't believe how in denial you and everyone else is |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #143 |
160. Yeah! Those lazy, wasteful pig Americans! |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
153. If you think a Democrat will bring you lower gas prices, you are deluded. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. "Everyone else" also live in tiny countries |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
57. "People Rarely Left Their Small Villages" |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Oh brother |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
108. --countries with good transit systems! |
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trekbiker (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
124. I'm with you Buddy.. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #124 |
156. Well said. n/t |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 07:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
150. Hooray for $12 pints of milk... |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. Higher oil prices also mean higher prices for basics like food & heat. -> |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. They might as well be cheering for golden vacation packages for |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
36. Sure thats easy for poser environmentalists to say..... |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. maybe if people had been paying attention |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Isn't that so true. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:11 PM Response to Reply #40 |
93. The truth is, we Americans are pigs...... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:48 AM Response to Reply #93 |
103. you may be a pig, i'm not |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:00 AM Response to Reply #103 |
107. What cave have you been living in? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
109. The people who MAKE those choices don't worry.... |
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Change has come (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
72. Very well said |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. whether cheered or not |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
39. Trouble is, they're right. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. The doubling period seems to be around 5 years. |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Higher prices will change behaviour... but not where energy is concerned. |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
87. Past experience here, and the experience of other countries/continents |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:27 AM Response to Reply #87 |
120. If we were a rational lot I would agree.... |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
41. High Fuel Prices are GOOD. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. good insights |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:36 AM Response to Reply #41 |
121. A good post |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
146. Add me to the list... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
157. An excellent post. Personally I'm all for anything which may eventually |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
163. You're still screwing the poor |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
42. I'm just pissed off that Cheney's energy-profiteering plan is succeeding. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I guess |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I'm focused. So, sue me. The fuckers have succeeded in profiteering. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
47. Sorry Bucko |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. More urban elitism |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. If you stood with the people, you wouldn't distract from Cheney's energy,. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Looks like I got caught by the "soft on Bush" police |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. It's not urban elitism |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I wasn't aware that we had no public transportation |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
92. It is indeed |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:27 AM Response to Reply #92 |
111. Refusing to take the bus is Elitism.... |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:00 AM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Back off |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:26 AM Response to Reply #114 |
119. Sorry! I looked up SEPTA fares. Houston METRO is better. |
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insane_cratic_gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #52 |
86. I would love to have half the selection Brits have |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #86 |
133. Good lord - do they have one |
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insane_cratic_gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. They Do! this one is probably considered the cadillac |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #135 |
142. Okay, I could handle that one. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:00 PM Response to Reply #48 |
64. You obviously don't stand with the people.... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 04:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
147. I'm a populist too, and opposed to urban elitists |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:24 AM Response to Reply #47 |
110. Alas, America is not as cute & cozy as the UK.... |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #110 |
115. Having a good public transport system |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
54. High gas prices definitely hurt the working / middle class |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Um, That Ten To Twenty Years . . Is . . Now |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. I kind of felt like the U.S economy peaked about the same time |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. "The Texas Railroad Commission Announced A 100 Percent Allowable . . . |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:28 AM Response to Reply #54 |
112. Sounds like Nader's philosophy. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #112 |
128. Ralph Nader got nice taxcuts from George Bush |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #112 |
148. Well, you can flame me if it makes you feel better |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
60. Well, two points. |
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seg4527 (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
62. i see what you mean, but |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
63. No glee in working class/poor being hurt, but can't help laughing at |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
65. My neighbor just traded his Explorer for a Jetta, said gas prices |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
66. Everyone seems to assume that if the US cuts down on consumption... |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. You Sure? |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #66 |
96. the Chinese are acting foolishly |
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bdot (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
71. I've always wanted the gas prices to go up. I'm loving it. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
74. BuSH: If high gas prices take your attention away from scandals, sobeit! |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:30 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Thanks for reminding me. I forgot! |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #75 |
100. . |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
76. I don't know ANYBODY who is "cheering" at current high gas prices, |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:34 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Will you pay for my new Prius? |
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400Years (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 11:14 AM Response to Reply #77 |
125. what do you drive? |
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Dave Reynolds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
154. This shithead sounds like they are cheering. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
81. Interesting |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. I never said the environmentalists were the cause of high prices |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Oh, I think I get it now |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. That is the stupidest statement I have ever heard |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:14 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. That's why... |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. It's a pity that straw men can't be converted to biodiesel or something. |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:11 AM Response to Reply #85 |
99. If self-righteousness could only charge a Prius's battery...n/t |
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Castilleja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-19-06 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
97. I think the attitude you mention, plus the draft idea mentioned below |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:38 AM Response to Reply #97 |
101. Got it in one |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
102. those are not environmentalists my friend |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
113. Without oil, we have slavery |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
117. Right on! nt |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
118. Great Points |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
122. A few things |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
131. Unfortuantely, Americans need CRISIS to demand change |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
132. Well, some of them showed up here, didn't they? |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #132 |
139. I agree. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #139 |
152. That's because they are limousine liberals |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #152 |
155. More like Lexus Liberals. |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
134. Funny, that's exactly what happened in the 1970's |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 11:54 PM Response to Reply #134 |
158. i was alive in the 1970s |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-20-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
137. On the up-side, monster vehicle sales are way down. |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
164. You have absolutely no idea about what you are talking about... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
166. Gas prices aren't high yet... |
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