[libertarianPA]

Well, America wanted the politicians to do "anything" about gas prices... this is anything.

Question: if the oil companies are gouging us and theirs is a commodity we truly depend on, why do they lower prices? Why not just keep them high all the time?

[Red Badger]

You cannot legislate lower prices. It’s been tried..........

[Always Right]

Oddly, gas and oil reserves have been increasing 3 of the last 4 weeks, but prices have surged. This surge happens every year before Memorial Day weekend, but this is worse than usual.

[FixitGuy]

Why not just "Nationalize" the oil companies and let the "government" run things.

That'll fix everything! ;^)

[FixitGuy]

BTW BP just announced another "oil leak in the Alaska pipeline and it will be shut down for repairs.

Isn't this the anniversary of last years Memorial weekend leak????

[TASMANIANRED]

They gonna do something like lower taxes on it?

Didn’t think so.

[kenth]

Our government is as third world corrupt as the best of them. Completely useless, and probably harmful, action to placate the ignorant.

[infidel29]

Let's see, who is profitting from high oil prices... "Big Oil" who makes .09-.10 cents on the dollar, or "Big Government"...

[M203M4]

Price controls = shortages. All we need now is a malaise speech and some sweaters.

[Cricket24]

Why don’t they just drop the federal taxes for the next four months?

[KingKenrod]

Dems know that legislation like this will have no effect, it just gives them something to sucker the weak-minded with when election time rolls around. Ditto suing OPEC.

If they really wanted to lower the price of gas they would cut taxes, open up ANWR, expand offshore drilling, or provide tax relief for companies that invest in oil sands. But that would mean gas prices might actually go down, which means consumption would go up, which would violate their global warming orthodoxy. So the solution for Dems is to make a lot of noise and do nothing.

[dashing doofus]

“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer” Will Rogers

[mombonn]

We’re at $3.65 here in mid-Michigan. Even some of my normally rational, conservative friends are screaming that the govt. should do something.

[PeterPrinciple]

Surging seems to be the fashion word of the day for the mainstream media, what happened to tsunami?

[Iscool]

"Mom and Pop grocer and gasoline station owners can't wonder what every court is going to decide,"

There are no Mom and Pop grocery and gas stations left...

There is no competition...You pay what I say, is the policy...

Anything that will stop these legalized robbers is fine with me...

[Uncle Miltie]

Punish Gas Profiteers:

ABOLISH THE FEDERAL GAS TAX!

[Enterprise]

Complaining to politicians about the price of gas is like Little Red Riding Hood complaining to the Big Bad Wolf because her grandmother is missing.

But you knew that.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

The government needs to stay out of a capitalistic enterprise. They can’t get their own house in order and they want to go after private business? What a bunch of buffoons!

[steve86]

House moves on surging oil prices

That's not the title I see at the article. Besides, oil prices are down significantly from recent (two year) highs..

[lightman]

Just having one chamber of Congress pass this legislation seems to have had an instant effect in the midstate PA region...Rutter’s (notorious for having jacked priced 50 cents per gallon on September 11, 2001) dropped four cents since this morning. Still $3.05, but headed the right direction.

[Argus]

How about we go after grandstanding politicans for gouging us with higher taxes on everything, including gasoline?