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$5 A Gallon For Gas This Summer? Economists Predict Surge Due To Middle East Instability
WSVM ^ | 02/21/2011 | Cynthia Williams

Posted on 02/21/2011 2:50:16 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Drivers who have filled up their car lately have probably experienced sticker shock at the pump. Gas prices keep going up.

"It's just getting higher and higher," said Nashville driver Robert Reynolds. "It's getting outrageous."

"It's ridiculous we have to pay this much for gas," said Tracy Nolan, another driver.

People pulling up to the pump this week are likely to be paying 4 cents more for gas compared to last week.

The average price for a gallon of unleaded in Nashville is $3.04 cents. Economists are predicting a surge in gas prices because of instability in the Middle East. There are some who say drivers could be paying $5 a gallon for gas by late summer.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsmv.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: drillhere; drillnow; energy; ethanol; opec; saudiarabia
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To: mtrott
But, will the stupid DC folks wake up, or will they still resist drilling offshore and in ANWR?

The DEMS resist a sane oil policy sending $Billions to the Peaceful Muslims every year

The DEMS want open borders flooding our schools, our hospitals, our jails etc.

The Dems want to heavily tax the rich evil corporations which hurts employment

The Dems want to have unlimited unemployment benefits or saying it another way they want permanent WELFARE

The Dems want STRONG unions to negotiate good benefits for their workers so they can heavily contribute to the DEM politicians.

Are you starting to get it? The DEMS want to hurt this country in every way possible. The leaders at the top are Anti American TRAITORS, the useful idiots follow.

The REPUBS still haven't figured it out.

21 posted on 02/21/2011 3:04:46 PM PST by politicianslie (A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders)
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To: RC one

All we need is Disco to make a comeback, and the 2070s can finally begin!


22 posted on 02/21/2011 3:04:57 PM PST by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

White House pleased.


23 posted on 02/21/2011 3:05:59 PM PST by ColdOne
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To: ReverendJames

Bflv.


24 posted on 02/21/2011 3:07:21 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (Who needs Al Queda to worry about when we have Obama?)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

The answer to this problem is simple: Start drilling in ND, MT, TX, OK, etc., off shore and Alaska. Screw the ME, we don’t need them and we sure as heck don’t need Obama and these Democrats who are preventing us from getting our own oil.


25 posted on 02/21/2011 3:08:48 PM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: The Antiyuppie

This time we are going to be treated to much more than the Peanut Farmer was ever able to ruin. We got us a Communist Organizer up there.


26 posted on 02/21/2011 3:09:19 PM PST by screaminsunshine (34 States)
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To: mtrott
"But, will the stupid DC folks wake up, or will they still resist drilling offshore and in ANWR?"

Oh they're awake. The Obama Admin wants this and much more to bring down the US. The Interior Department was found in contempt of court for its second gulf drilling moratorium and has been ordered to pay legal fees to one of the oil companies. They don't seem to care. Now the Interior Department has been given thirty days to decide on pending permit applications by a Federal court because of continuing stalling. I wonder if they care about that either.

27 posted on 02/21/2011 3:09:31 PM PST by Truth29
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To: nhwingut
I say if it goes over $3.50, we're done.

Then we are done. Diesel here in Albuquerque hit 3.60 last week and that was before the Libya mess.

28 posted on 02/21/2011 3:09:53 PM PST by ProudFossil
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

Right on, man!! And I believe I heard there is oil for the taking offshore CA and off the east coast. WTH are we not getting it?


29 posted on 02/21/2011 3:11:42 PM PST by mtrott
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To: ProudFossil

” Diesel here in Albuquerque hit 3.60 last week “

Unleaded regular was $3.16 at the Circle-K in TorC when I topped-off on Saturday morning — before Libya brewed up...

I’ll be afraid to look next Saturday when I go in for my weekly shopping.... :(


30 posted on 02/21/2011 3:14:07 PM PST by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Ventura Co., CA

Today, I paid 3.86/gal for 91 Octane.


31 posted on 02/21/2011 3:14:25 PM PST by Signalman
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To: VanDeKoik

.but we’ll make it through the 2070’s, I still have the vinyl records to prove it!


32 posted on 02/21/2011 3:15:14 PM PST by de.rm (It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.)
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To: mtrott

It’s called DEMOCRATS!!! I’m in Iowa and I’ll support whichever candidate makes the biggest stink about what the RATS are doing to the price of fuel.


33 posted on 02/21/2011 3:16:39 PM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Five dollars a gallon!!! Aw c'mon lets not be ridiculous. The unrest in the Middle East hasn't gotten that bad...yet.
34 posted on 02/21/2011 3:17:12 PM PST by NRG1973
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

This will affect food prices and everything else as well.


35 posted on 02/21/2011 3:21:26 PM PST by FromLori (FromLori">)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Remember when liberal Congress critters pilloried Big Oil for raising prices when gasoline neared $4 per gallon? Who will they blame now when Obama stopped offshore drilling, snubbed the Canadians who wanted to build another pipeline for moving crude to the US and embraced every radical environmentalist whacko idea to keep us from developing our own oil?


36 posted on 02/21/2011 3:21:34 PM PST by The Great RJ (The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
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To: Uncle Ike
How long is it gonna take at $5.00 to finish the job???

Beginning of a civil war and the end of King Obama and his communists Administration. The MSM will come crashing down. The Unions will be destroyed. The last of Democratic controlled States. Thousands of Federal employees will be fired. Much more.

37 posted on 02/21/2011 3:21:39 PM PST by Logical me
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To: ReverendJames

The GOP controlled both the house and senate along with the white house for 6 years. Yet nothing was done about drilling for oil in our own country.


38 posted on 02/21/2011 3:22:34 PM PST by Terry Mross (We need a SECOND party.)
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To: Terry Mross

Not sure but didn’t some federal judge whack job kept nullifying what our government was doing?


39 posted on 02/21/2011 3:27:56 PM PST by ReverendJames (Only A Painter Or A Liberal Can Change Black To White.)
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40 posted on 02/21/2011 3:28:00 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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