Free markets are absolutely beyond the comprehension of Democrats.
She really is an imbecile.
Wait, I thought the Failed Speaker of the Failed Congress had a ‘Commonsense’ solution to gas prices?
Year 2. Zero accomplishments. Failed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Failed Congress.
Dear Nancy,
Fuel prices have gone up since you guys took over congress.
All sorts of other things have gone in the toilet since then also. You figure it out.
Yours truly,
The FTC
PS, raising taxes is NOT the cure.
We are the perrenial "whipping boy" of these scum. In memory, never have they found a prosecutable culprit. Other than their own energy policies, which always FEED price rises.
Natural gas is fairly high, might even be near the record just before Enron crashed and burned. Don’t know if this is worth a Congressional investigation at this late date since they had 35 years to do something and didn’t do jack and it’s just too late.
The oil company executives should trumpet loudly how the government rakes in over twice as much money from each gallon of gas as the oil companies do. They should also point out that Congress has blocked drilling for oil in (fill in the blank) for decades. Refinery capacity is limited due to environmental regulations and lawsuits that make it nearly impossible to build new refineries or to upgrade and improve older refineries. Don’t forget those futures speculators that are also having a noticable effect on the price of gas. Mentioning a few big Dem donors such as Soros might help embarrass the Dems. The executives should be shouting this stuff from the rooftops!
G. Soros knows he is about to be exposed for inflating the oil bubble, and the bubble is ready to explode and the dims will have America's gratitude.
Simple to reason out when the real players are exposed! :-)
MAYBE they should look at the various EPA regulations that cause the seasonal spike every spring for a change instead of pulling the exact same stupid trick every single time. Tend to your duties Congress and pull some oversight on the bureaucracies for a change. What a set of totally incompetent morons.
At what point are Democrat Party voters going to wake up to the fact that their worst enemy is their own Political leadership?
Congress is one place where you will find cheap natural gas in plentiful supply.
Dear Nancy,
After thorough investigation and careful consideration, I have concluded that the record high oil and gas prices derives primarily from two major issues that are artificially constricting supply: (1) lack of refining capacity due to the fact that liberal over-regulation has prevented the construction of any new refineries in the past three decades; (2) regulations and restrictions placing off-limits billions of barrels of oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and off the coast of Florida.
They are desperate.
More ‘rat table thumping and demagoguery for Evening news.
Been there, seen that.
If Ms. Pelosi wants to know why gas prices are high, she should look in the mirror.
Good Lord, but she is so stupid.
One thing is sure, the price of gas will fall 40 cents or so per gallon between Labor Day and the election. Bet on it and listen to all the free marketeers’ explanations.
” Pelosi, House Democrats to FTC; “ Waste time, do nothing and let us do some meaningless grandstanding.”
Let’s see — maybe they should also investigate why gas prices are up over in Europe also. Must be those evil US oil and gas CEO’s over there too.
Nancy - it’s supply and demand, you fool. And the supply side is only made worse by the environmental restrictions combined with lack of refining capacity.
Perhaps she should just ask Sen. Schumer. He’s investigated gas prices several times and found nothing to prosecute.
For the last two weeks I have been tickled pink that the price of gas is near $4 per gallon. People are obviously thinking twice about unnecessary driving and I have been getting to work 15 minutes faster every day and getting home 15 minutes faster. It’s been great. If I could cut another 5 minutes off my commute each way, I’d gladly pay $5 a gallon.