Don't blame Katrina

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | September 1, 2005 | Editorial

[misterrob]

You mean it isn't Haliburton's fault???

Wow, you mean liberals were lying all along?

[peyton randolph]

I'm not religious....but A-M-E-N.

[rockabyebaby]

I went to the gas station this morning and prices were as follows:

regular $2.89
plus $2.99
super $3.09

Upon driving by the gas station about 1/2 hour ago prices were as follows:

regular $3.09
plus $3.19
super $3.29

In less than 8 hours the prices have risen.....I'm afraid to drive by there tomorrow!

[ken5050]

Probably the best editorial page in the country...do you have any info on who these guys are?

[Fierce Allegiance]

I paid 2;53 to fill up yesterday afternoon. This morning it was 2.73 when taking my dog to the vet, it was 2.73. On the way back from the vet, 45 minutes later, it was 3.09.

[imskylark]

Preach it!! AMEN!

[mozrock]

Same thing here in south central PA. Absolutely ridiculous!

[auboy]

Spot on article.

I checked with my propane supplier this morning. I told him I knew things were going crazy - he said his company was not. Tank will be filled sometime in September at $1.59 per gallon (pre-season discounted rate).

[anonsquared]

Why hasn't the President issued an immediate lowering of the national speed limit to 55mph, to be reviewed on a month to month basis?

That would slow everyone down to 65mph instead of the 70-80 they're doing now. Announce it through television, radio, print, and all the Amber Alert signs across the nation. As usual the government is going to be a day late and a barrel short.

[MBB1984]

Can't blame it all on envoirnmentalits when the public demands gas guzzling SUVs and high horsepower engines. In the last few years, I have noticed dramatic increase in the horsepower of car engines similar to the 1960s. Why does anyone need to drive over 140 mph?

Of course, we should have continued with our nuclear power program and that would ease our demand on oil considerably.

[conservatrice]

I hope that this gets people to start talking about building more nuclear plants. It works in Europe - it's cheap and safer than anything else.

Thanks for always posting stories from the Rep-Am. Great paper. Makes me homesick as I am a Beacon Falls native :)

[Graybeard58]

I read it every day,. Even their local news has a conservative flavor.

http://www.rep-am.com/

[TNCMAXQ]

Maybe I should subscribe. They sound like perhaps the best paper in CT.

[Graybeard58]

I will be making a 320 mile trip tomorrow, I will try to drive 55-60. Hard to do with Indiana speed limit of 70mph.

[federal]

I wish the Republican party (after this disaster is brought under control) would go straight to the American people and tell them.

That alternate scources of power are decades away and if American are tired of this chaos then they need to tell their Congress people and if they won't respond they need to elect different people who will.

We need to be building refinerys and nucleur power plants, we need to be drilling for gas and oil where ever its available including the California and Florida coasts and ANWR.

The Republican party needs to drive this home, people know its true and they will respond I believe........

[Graybeard58]

Reply #13. Just click the URL and you can read it everyday too.

[dirtboy]

I will be making a 320 mile trip tomorrow, I will try to drive 55-60. Hard to do with Indiana speed limit of 70mph.

I drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike to work in the Philly suburbs. The posted speed limit is 65. I normally drive 75 and am doing the average speed and still have a lot of cars passing me. I drove 65 today and hardly got passed.

I think lots of people are realizing the need to slow down and conserve gas right now - not just to save money but to help alleviate the crisis.

[Graybeard58]

I would subscribe to the print edition but I am in Illinois and the news would be a day or two late by the time it got to me.

[rcrngroup]

Amen to that!