What are liberals complaining about? Now that we pay European prices for gas, they ought to be happy! What is every one getting so upset at the oil companies for? With all the obstacles in the way of domestic production, its a wonder gas isn't ten times more expensive than it currently is. If anything, the price of gas is too low to drive down the demand. This illustrates like nothing else, congressional hypocrisy about energy and conservation. In a sane world, the oil companies would be applauded for higher prices to encourage less fuel use. Instead, they're getting blamed for not letting Americans indulge in their gas guzzling habits! If this wasn't so bollixed up, I wouldn't know whether to laugh or to cry amidst all the demagogery in Washington.
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"What are liberals complaining about?" I can't remember the name of the show, (Colbert?) But he had Ralph Nader on, who was complaining about gas prices, and the republicans. He asked him, did he walk to the show? take a cab? ride a bike? Then called him a gypocrate. I guess you had to see it, It shut him up quick.
What are liberals complaining about? Now that we pay European prices for gas, they ought to be happy! What is every one getting so upset at the oil companies for? With all the obstacles in the way of domestic production, its a wonder gas isn't ten times more expensive than it currently is. If anything, the price of gas is too low to drive down the demand. This illustrates like nothing else, congressional hypocrisy about energy and conservation. In a sane world, the oil companies would be applauded for higher prices to encourage less fuel use. Instead, they're getting blamed for not letting Americans indulge in their gas guzzling habits! If this wasn't so bollixed up, I wouldn't know whether to laugh or to cry amidst all the demagogery in Washington. It's ironic, isn't it?
All I've heard for years from the Left is how we need to be more "European"-- including their obscenely priced fuels.
You'd think they'd be happy, and shut up for a while.
One thing they conveniently overlook is that states like mine are bigger than several European countries put together-- if I go in the right direction, I can drive all day and never leave my own state.
The nearest city is two hours away. It's a completely different scale.
Because it's compact, Europe has better-developed mass transit-- in contrast, the last three attempts in my small city ( 16,000 people ) fell over dead because there just weren't enough riders going to the nearest three other towns. The last viable bus & trolley company was in WWII, went we had 80,000 residents here.
And you're right about the oil companies- in a rational world, we'd turn 'em loose to go and do what is their business- find, and distribute energy.
Instead, our "critters" in DC hold the equivalent of Stalin's Show Trials.