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Ready for higher gas prices? Guess who’s idea it was.
The Orange County Register blog Orange Punch ^ | 2-22-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

Posted on 02/22/2012 10:29:26 AM PST by landsbaum

Is gasoline getting too costly for you? Are you already cutting back on your trips to the store, to the theater, to grandma’s?

What did you expect?

Remember President Barack Obama’s energy secretary Steven Chu saying he wanted much higher gas prices – because it’s good for you?

“Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” Chu said in 2008. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Science
KEYWORDS: barackobama; democrats; drillheredrillnow; elections; electriccars; gasolineprices; gasprices; govtabuse; obama; obamatruthfile; stevenchu

1 posted on 02/22/2012 10:29:35 AM PST by landsbaum
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To: landsbaum
SKYROCKET
2 posted on 02/22/2012 10:38:12 AM PST by FrankR (You are only enslaved to the extent of the entitlements you receive.)
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We MUST make Americans aware of Chu’s words!!!!


3 posted on 02/22/2012 10:41:11 AM PST by Maverick68
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To: landsbaum

Was it SATAN?! Or Barack Hussein Obama?


4 posted on 02/22/2012 10:45:52 AM PST by alstewartfan (27 of 36 of Romney's judicial appointments were DEMOCRATS!!!!!)
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To: landsbaum

Didn’t he say he thought gas should be eight dollars a gallon?


5 posted on 02/22/2012 10:49:36 AM PST by Duckdog (If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
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***“Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” Chu said in 2008. . .***

I distinctly remember my 8th grade French teacher asking over and over again: “In Europe they pay x per liter of gas, why should WE pay less?”

This thinking has been bubbling up from the rank and file marxists for quite some time. It reached the top in 2008 apparently.


6 posted on 02/22/2012 10:50:04 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Stop feeding the beast; spend money only with those who support traditional American values.)
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To: null and void

Here’s your chance PING


7 posted on 02/22/2012 10:52:17 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
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To: MichaelCorleone

I had a liberal democrat manager in my old job remark that prices like gas and basic staples should be much higher. He mentioned that we should be paying environmental cost as well.

> I distinctly remember my 8th grade French teacher asking over and over again: “In Europe they pay x per liter of gas, why should WE pay less?”


8 posted on 02/22/2012 11:08:09 AM PST by CORedneck
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To: landsbaum

Just remembering that Kerry was also calling for higher fuel costs.
The big LIE is that Obama has expanded oil and fuel production.
Obama is in trouble because of his DENIAL and LIES. He’ll lose the election because of this.
Hey, maybe Obama will blame Bush for this too?


9 posted on 02/22/2012 11:10:18 AM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: Shimmer1
Here’s your chance PING

Thanks, Hon...

I've been putting this sticker on gas pumps:

"Somehow we have to figure
out how to boost the price of
gasoline to the [$8-$10/gal]
levels in Europe." - Barack Obama's
Energy Secretary Steve Chu. Had enough yet???

I've sized mine to fit twelve to a sheet of bumper sticker stock...

10 posted on 02/22/2012 11:13:27 AM PST by null and void (Day 1128 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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To: landsbaum

He wants to take us higher. Where are we suppose to get all the money to pay higher gas prices? Obama wants to punish those that work for a living and must drive far distances. His base are those who live in the City.


11 posted on 02/22/2012 3:48:26 PM PST by FreedBird
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