Democrats set to attack grand oil party (Ads try to link Republicans to industry interests)

Journal Gazette ^ | 7/30/08 | Richard Simon

[MCCRon58]

yep. We are. In fact I think, as a company truck driver,I WIll vote for the Dem's this year. I want fuel at 4,5 6 dollars a gallon and more. This will drive all the nasty independent owner operators, and small truck companies out of business.

Then when there are only 10-20 very large companies left, (4-5 in each sector) buying our fuel on the futures market (so we get to pay lower costs) we, the drivers can organize and unionize the large truck companies. This way I can get my union to make sure I get payed copious quantities of money for doing the same job I now only get a decent amount of cash for. And it will be the American public who will have to pay for my increased wages.

After all, Is not the Democrat Party Motto: “As long as I get mine, the rest of the country can go SCREW!!!”

[jveritas]

Agree 100%.

[LRS]

Ha, ha, ha! Bring it on, dims! All I know is that I have half the available income I had a year ago, and some of the Repubs have offered a real solution. What have you offered??? Taxation, better living through Big Brother, and Star Trek Science Fiction?

[finnsheep]

Here’s the thing. When the gov’t leases land for oil or gas exploration, it receives money for it. No, I have no idea how much, but companies are paying $3K to $30K per acre to private individuals in some states for a 5 year lease. Then there are the royalties which by law (at least in our state) are set a a 12 1/2% minimum and can run up to 20% currently for some nat gas properties. Individuals in PA are getting many thousands per month in royalties.

Why doesn’t the gov’t want to tap this revenue stream. I know our state (PA) gov’t is very interested.

[tobyhill]

This ad won't work because Americans know who's obstructing increasing supplies. It will probably backfire on them, making them look like the obstructionist and excuse makers they are.

[TennTuxedo]

Republican congressional candidates are bracing for a gusher of ads attacking their ties to oil companies

Like Al Gore and his Occidental Petroleum Corporation stock holdings?

[backhoe]

I hear you, neighbor- I ran a wrecker service here in the nineties, and if I were still doing it, I reckon just the fuel costs would have run me out of business.

We should have started working on this, seriously when the Arab oil embargo hit in 1973.

I am so fed up with those ignorant, arrogant clowns in DC- and the state capitols, as well— that I could spit nails at ‘em.

I ran across a great typo last night, here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2053269/posts

“Errogant,” error and arrogant.

[Carry_Okie]

Just have some ads linking the RATS to the enviro extremists and eco-terrorists. (This isn't rocket surgery, ya know...)

The eco-extremists subsist of money donated by the owners of tax-exempt "charitable" foundations belonging to families who inherited oil company stock. Why conservatives don't expose this fraud and racketeering activity is beyond me.

[TomServo]

Strategy should work pretty well judging by the past history of an ignorant electorate and chickens**t mewling Republican “leadership”

[Holicheese]

Yes, those evil repulicans trying to make it easier for oil companies to increase the supply and drive down costs.

[headstamp 2]

“THe Grand Oil Party. I love it. I think the Republicans should relish this title, and beat the democrats over the head with it.

“We’re the Grand Oil Party, and they’re the Grand NO OIL Party.”

Works for me.”

Exactly, turn it right around on them and blast them in the face.

Own the talking point.

[MCCRon58]

Hmm, “errorgant” is that like “phlawsable”? (defn: a solution to a problem that appears imminently plausible, so long as the inherent flaws in the facts or logic of the problem are ignored. Usually found in conjunction with liberal solutions)

[longtermmemmory]

actually they coul ju jitsu it.

Grand Oil Party?

sure

when busnesses are fleeing the country like the last helicopter out of saigon because democrats are going to tax and destroy YOUR JOB and YOUR CHILDREN”S FUTURE you have to decide that democrats are just bad for america.