Gas Prices Hit a New Record at the Pump: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceBut... new refineries?NEW YORK (AP) -- Gasoline prices hit a new record at the pump on Monday, but gas futures prices fell on concerns that $3 gas will crimp demand. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose on reports of refinery problems in the U.S. and abroad.
Nope.
With the instabilities in the ME, are we drilling domestically? IOn ANWR, or off the coasts?
Nope.
Is there any push by the Democrats to take care of this problem?
Nope.
Any possibility in the near future of the Democrats addressing and perhaps coming up with a solution for this?
YGBSM.
High gas prices are now offically not a problem. We have a Democratically controlled House and Senate, and that means energy prices are no longer something that needs to be addressed in any fashion which will lead to a solution down the road. If it can't be used to bash the Republicans or Bush, it's not even worth noticing.
But if the Republicans WERE still in charge, you'd be hearing 24-7 how it's all Bush's fault, or the oil companies charging exorbitant amounts. Now that the Democrats are in?
Silence.
J.
Comments (2)
Democrats aren't stopping anybody from starting up new refineries.
If prices keep going up, I bet you'll see some pretty creative solutions proposed by the Dems. We actually have some good ideas about this.
Posted by Jason | May 15, 2007 2:25 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 14:25
The Dems aren't stopping things per se, but they're not going to risk ticking off the environmentalist crowd by actually supporting building a refinery.
They know where their support comes from.
J.
Posted by JLawson | May 15, 2007 3:36 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 15:36