Obama jabs at Gingrich's "phony" gas price promise

CBS News ^ | March 7, 2012 | Stephanie Condon

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President Obama's visit to Mt. Holly, North Carolina on Wednesday to discuss energy policy and the economy was technically not a campaign stop, but he didn't shy away from adding some politically-tinged remarks during his taxpayer-sponsored visit.

"The next time you hear some politician trotting out some three-point plan for $2 gas, you let 'em know, we know better," Mr. Obama said, seemingly referencing Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's pitch to bring gas prices down to $2.50 if he becomes president. "Tell 'em we're tired of hearing phony, election year promises that never come about."

Mr. Obama toured the Daimler Mount Holly Truck Manufacturing Plant, where he reiterated his support for an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy. He commended the plant for building trucks that use less oil, remarking that while domestic oil production should be increased, "we're not going to be able to just drill our way out of the problem of high gas prices."

Mr. Obama announced an initiative to make it easier for towns and cities to build fueling stations for cars that run on electricity, biofuels or natural gas. The initiative would also give tax breaks to families that buy those cars or companies that buy alternative-fuel trucks....

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Dittos! It been bugging me too, for the same reason. The left still spews that bull about 5 to 10 years, and now they toss unproven alternatives out there. Now, eventually, a replacement for the gas powered engine will come about, but the tech and the infrastructure are not there yet, and the changeover isn't going to happen smoothly if our country is driven into the ground!

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I work 9+ hours a day, and I’ve been doing it for 5 months. it’s not easy. Sometimes it just downright sucks. But then I look at the gas prices and I do simple math: I used to pay $40 a week on gas. Times 5 months, that’s $800 or more that I haven’t spent on gas. Plus the $350 for Insurance, and $90 in oil changes that I didn’t do, that’s well over $1000 that I got to save, rather than spending. My dad was right. A car is a hole in the road into which you throw money. A car free life is not for everyone. Hell, I miss it sometimes. Check out the Austin, Texas airport sometime on google maps. I live in the area. Find the nearest grocery store. It’s the HEB on Riverside and Pleasant Valley. Takes an hour to get there by bus, or 45 minute by bicycle. I get a lot of reading done, or playing with my cell phone, but it’s a sucky existence. Still.. cars are expensive, so it goes either way.