Average gas prices top $4 a gallon.
By on Jun 8th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Average gas prices top $4 a gallon.
Gas prices hit “a milestone mark” today, according to AAA, reaching “$4 a gallon for the first time.” The Average price for regular unleaded rose 1.7 cents to $4.005, up from Thursday’s record high of $3.989. Prices “are nearly 29% higher than the $3.105 average a year ago.”
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$4.57 a gallon for regular in los angeles.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:22 amMission Accomplished
Thank you Bush
June 8th, 2008 at 10:23 amJust imagine, this time next month it’ll be $5 a gallon and we’ll be wishing for $4 a gallon gas while the oil tycoons stuff their cubbards with profits. Thank you Dictator Bush!
JJ
June 8th, 2008 at 10:30 amOnline PRivacy when it Counts
Gas is only $4.00 per gallon?
Won’t someone think of the CEOs?
June 8th, 2008 at 10:30 amAll right Lumpy, it’s total asskicking time. I would have let you off with just the weird big ball but you had to push it
June 8th, 2008 at 10:32 amCountdown to “let’s go to ANWR” comment…
June 8th, 2008 at 10:33 amExxon still hasn’t paid for Prince William Sound.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:34 amMission Accomplished
Thank you Bush
Oh, now, don’t forget those rubberstamps. Bush would have done little without their help.
“Conservative?” (now there’s a real misnomer.)
June 8th, 2008 at 10:34 amIt wasn’t more than 6 weeks ago and Bush hadn’t heard anyone talking about $4.00 a gallon and look at us now.
So tell me, why people still stand behind an administration that can’t see this coming? My 10 year old saw this coming.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:38 amThe relative price of gas is probably not as significant as the rate of increase. This will set up a wave of cost increases — not a ripple – throughout the rest of the marketplace for everything from food to clothing.
We are suffering the consequences of Darth Cheney’s secret energy task force — that shadowy group of oil executives whose only plan was apparently “lay pipelines across Afghanistan and go to Iraq and steal their oil”. Well, that sure didn’t work out very well.
This situation is yet another example of the utter emptiness and failure of GDumbya’s policies and leadership.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:39 amJust wondering…is this what Cheney and his energy task force secretly planned for in 2001.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:42 amFunny how nobody in the media has brought up that closed door energy meeting that Cheney had early on in the first term.
I’d like to know what was discussed considering the situation today.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:42 amTawdry, you are psychic.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:43 am#11 and #12 –
see #10
lol
June 8th, 2008 at 10:43 amI’m certain Cheney and his secret little club did not plan to have the cost of oil go up this drastically.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:51 amThey probably believed that their shock and awe tactic to seize Middle Eastern oil would succeed.
Now that they have spent so much of America’s blood, sweat and tears only to have failed; the oil companies, and all of their corporate minions, will pillage every dollar they can before Cheney leaves.
The corporo-militarist machine believes it can survive wholesale collapse of the economy and civil society. Bush and Cheney already have their tickets to their little enclaves.
tom, three different people thinking the same thing at once, must mean something.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:51 amhellinabucket Says:
It wasn’t more than 6 weeks ago and Bush hadn’t heard anyone talking about $4.00 a gallon and look at us now.
So tell me, why people still stand behind an administration that can’t see this coming? My 10 year old saw this coming.
Two months ago my son predicted $4/gal gas by Memorial Day. He was off by 2 weeks. He understands economics better than McRibs or Chimpy.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:53 amHey, everybody, I’ve got a great idea!
We all want gas prices lower, right?
Why don’t we put two oil men in charge of our government???
No, think about it, this will work: they can work with the industry, make things smoother for the oil companies — y’know, get rid of burdensome regulations and all that — and, if necessary, they can “jawbone” OPEC into lowering their prices.
How can it fail???
June 8th, 2008 at 10:54 amAt the rate things are going, regular will be 6$ a gallon by next spring. Yet Chimpy, Dead-Eye-Dick, and the rest of the member of the oval office gang don’t give a rat’s a**.
Gas prices are at a staggering rate, the U.S. dollar has become a global joke, we’re running the largest debt in the history of modern times, the economy not only is, but has been in a RECESSION for some time (Bush is such an idiot to not call it what it is), and the country is stuck in two wars with no end in sight and no exit strategy (yet these genocidal a-holes now want to attack Iran).
Come November, I’m voting for change. And no, that doesn’t mean McCain.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:54 amTawdry Says:
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tom, three different people thinking the same thing at once, must mean something.
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June 8th, 2008 at 10:55 amCosmic convergence perhaps?
GL2814 Says:
the economy not only is, but has been in a RECESSION for some time (Bush is such an idiot to not call it what it is)
We should have a pool to predict how many days after Obama’s inauguration the repukes begin calling it a recession.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:57 amI’m guessing they won’t wait that long, it will be the day after the election.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:58 amIf the oil companies think this little stunt will force a re-thinking of drilling off the coast of Cali, they’re delusional. We all know that the oil companies have hundreds, if not thousands of wells in the US, that were capped because refining costs were too high in the 1970’s. Now, at today’s gas prices, those costs are relatively minor. It’s a scam to open up off-shore and ANWR drilling, nothing more.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:01 amAbsolutely. And it will be the “Obama Recession” before he’s even taken the oath of office. Since when does logic matter to the wingnuts?
June 8th, 2008 at 11:02 amWhere the hell is my hydrogen filling station??
June 8th, 2008 at 11:03 amWe should have a pool to predict how many days after Obama’s inauguration the repukes begin calling it a recession.
The time it takes won’t be measured in days; it will be measured in hours. And you can bet that the republican’ts will immediately call it “the Obama recession”. This will be such a relief for them. After all, “it’s Clinton’s fault” has gotten to be such a tired and worn-out phrase.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:03 amHere on the central California Coast we dream of the days of $4 gas. It’s $4.39 at the cheapest stations and up to $4.56.
Map of Iraq’s oil fields divided-up among oil companies from Cheney’s March 2001 Task Force:
http://www.judicialwatch.org/IraqOilMap.pdf
The reserves of the top oil companies must be worth about $3 Trillion now!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:03 amI kind of feel sorry for the trolls. With Hillary’s concession, they got to learn a new phrase, and “Obama Did It™” doesn’t have the same punch as “Clinton Did It™”.
I’m sure they’ll learn to adjust, however.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:06 amralph, you forgot “Michelle did it”. She’s a radical, you know.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:07 amThis is as much a currency crisis, as it is an energy crisis.
Thanks to President Bush and the Republicans, the world and its investors have lost faith in the US Dollar.
We need a crash program to get electric cars on our roads…off the pumps and on to the grid.
Better Battery technology is now available, Auto workers are being layed off, plants are closing. America knows how to build electric cars.
During World War II, our industries pivoted quickly, from producing cars to producing tanks and liberty ships. We can do this.
This crisis will sink us, if we don’t act.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:09 amWe need a crash program to get electric cars on our roads
I don’t disagree with your proposal but that’s only half the battle. Then, we just need to figure out how Americans can afford to buy these electric cars in the midst of rising prices for everything else.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:18 amhey think progress! I’ve got video. throw it up will ya?!
people like pictures. espeically when its about how the feds are bankrupting the middle class.
$4.27 a gallon
June 8th, 2008 at 11:24 amWith bush/cheney in charge, the oil companies know they can shoot the price up and nothing will be done about it. Possible reasons?
June 8th, 2008 at 11:25 amWow, that was simple. Why didn’t anyone else think of that?
Oh, yeah — because the world supply of oil is dwindling, and because Americans value sensitive environments that oil drilling could threaten, and because the world chain of supply is much more complex than most people imagine.
Oh, and we’re also already drilling all over the continent. But for some reason, while Bush is all hot to drill in ANWAR, he nixed the idea of drilling off the coast of Florida when his brother was the governor. Wonder why that is?
June 8th, 2008 at 11:25 amI’m guessing American industry, particularly the auto industry, was convinced by Cheney and his oily friends to carry on as usual, building gasoline powered vehicles, promising them that “we’ll get the oil for you, trust us….”
June 8th, 2008 at 11:25 amSeeing as how that didn’t work out so well, America has lost nearly a decade of advancement towards sustainable industry.
And the general populace will pay for the mess as Cheney scurries off to Dubai, and Bush stumbles off to Paraguay.
Not sure if Thompney is being sarcastic or not…
if so, forgive my effrontery and please accept a hearty “well done”!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:27 am“Oh, and we’re also already drilling all over the continent. But for some reason, while Bush is all hot to drill in ANWAR, he nixed the idea of drilling off the coast of Florida when his brother was the governor. Wonder why that is?”
There are too many wealthy retired Republicans on the Florida coasts, they don’t want their view spoiled.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:29 amThompney, are you just seeking attention?
June 8th, 2008 at 11:29 amRecall Bush signing a comprehensive energy reform bill in 2005 to great fanfare?
Where’s Al Hubbard when you need him? If it’s anything like his healthcare track record, Al’s sitting the board of a big energy company bringing in the sheaves.
$4 gas is knocking many canaries out in this economic coal mine.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:30 amPossible Reasons?
1. They can raise prices and make a lot of money and congress will only threaten to write a letter.
2. Possible Democratic control of the WH and congress could mean dimished profits and with Obama, no chance to sprerad $$ around to gain influence.
3. Outside chance to gain approval for drilling on every piece of Federal and privately owned land possible.
4. Greed.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:31 amTom,
We could finance these cars the same way the Goverment Finances houses…with a Govt. guaranteed FHA-like loan..repayed by the savings over time of cheaper electricity vs. skyrocketing Gasoline.
We won’t need every vehicle to be electric….just enough to cut demand significantly and pop the petroleum Bubble.
We do need to concern ourselves with the pressure electric transportation would put on the Nations electrical grid.
But his would force the infrastructure to develope more renewable energy….solar thermal in the Mojave desert, geothermal, and perhaps safe nuclear fusion like the polywell reactor. In any case, we have plenty of coal as a last resort..we just need to figure out how to mine and burn it without destroying our environment.
But we need to act Quickly, and Refute the Notion that the Govt. can’t do anything competently in the Public Interest.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:31 amAfter some study, I’ve concluded that Thompney is doing a bang-on parody of a brain-dead troll.
I admire the economy of the performance, and the accuracy of the portrayal.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:31 amGovernment regulation makes the price of gas skyrocket.
Since a barrel was $19 under Clinton and a gallon was 99 cents for seven years where I lived—-doesn’t that just blow away your little theory of regulation?
Or did Bush and Cheney bring in massive regulation?
June 8th, 2008 at 11:33 amVery astute observation ralph. I concur. I have two knawing at the bit to go see Kung Fu Panda so I will leave all of this in your more than capable hands
June 8th, 2008 at 11:34 amI’ll do me best, dbadass. Enjoy.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:35 am$4 gas was caused by the dems wanting to see Haditha marines convicted. They want to replace the rule of law with politics.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:35 amDrilling for oil in ANWR is less about the quantity of oil available there (relatively very little, by all accounts) and more about location.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:36 amANWR is the one small chunk of arctic coastline which will lend itself admirably as the site for an energy city to supply, distribute, and militarize the sea route across the Arctic.
The oil companies and their friends want global warming. The quicker the ice melts, the faster they can start drilling and shipping.
The best part is that the Republicans blame it on the Democratic majority Congress!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:37 amSee, Thompney, this is the level of parody to which you should aspire.
McWars knows his craft and is able to take his assertions to that perfect point of absurdity. You show promise, but you’re not there yet.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:38 amThank you, ralph. Always glad to be an example.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:41 amNo, McWars, thank you. Our upcoming satirists need examples like yours on which to model themselves. You are truly providing a service.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:42 amThompney = Mr Pee. The wornout tired old repuglycan talking points chatterbox.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:43 amOne thing that impacts the price of oil is Fed policy on money supply. We hear lots of talk about the Fed an interest rates but money supply is never mentioned. The broadest measure of money supply, M3, has been expanding at double-digit rates for 2-3 years. M3 is one of the factors driving down the value of the dollar. It financed the housing bubble and it is financing the bailout of financial institutions today. Until the Fed get real and pulls back on the inflationary policy on money supply our problems will only worsen. Ben Bernanke is falling into the same trap as Arthur Burns and that will lead to stagflation. Getting new Fed leadership should be one of the key components for electing Barack Obama in November as John McCain would name like minded people to that board and that would be a huge mistake.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:51 amI didn’t take you for a parody, HumpKnee, parodists tend to be creative.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:54 amThe price per barrel is going to keep going up because Israel keeps threatening war with Iran. They are making the current gas prices even worse.
Tom is absolutely right, we are going to get hit across the board on everything. We all thought $3.39 a gallon of milk is bad, that will probably be $4 before summer is over.
Hybrid cars in many areas are on back order by 6 to 9 months already. Many people are starting to plan for the next wave of rising gasoline prices. Mass Transporation is up also, that will save alot of money also. I haven’t seen the new report out yet, but in March the American People drove 11 million miles less. I bet April is going to be much higher.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:55 amOh, I’m sorry to hear that. The alternative explanation, of course, is that you’re not very bright. You have my sympathies.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:59 amHybrid Cars are on back order by 6 to 9 months already.
American Auto plants are closing all over the country..workers losing their well paying jobs.
What’s wrong with this picture??
June 8th, 2008 at 11:59 amThompney, answer my questions @ #46.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:02 pmyou ain’t seen NUTHIN yet…
Gas’ll be $5/gal by inauguration day. Heating oil (which is basically diesel), too…
if you live where it gets cold, yer gonna feel it next winter.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:03 pmBingo.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:06 pmsouthrnbelle Says:
The best part is that the Republicans blame it on the Democratic majority Congress!
Nice try, but it’s “Democrat majority,” when talking in a conservative voice.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:08 pm#62 Badger Says:
Hybrid Cars are on back order by 6 to 9 months already.
American Auto plants are closing all over the country..workers losing their well paying jobs.
What’s wrong with this picture??
The problem is Badger that those plants were making SUV’s and Hummers. I agree though that at least one of two could have been converted to producing more hybrid cars. There was a report on the news the other day that showed all the car lots with Hummers that weren’t selling, rows and rows of them. Those dealerships should have seen this coming, an started planning for the future.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:10 pmAll the pukes have to say is: “It would have been much worse than this, if we didn’t go in to Iraq”.
There is no arguing with a 28%er.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:11 pmSo it is okay for you to make an outrageous statement like:
Government regulation makes the price of gas skyrocket.
without any kind of backup?
June 8th, 2008 at 12:12 pmThose dealerships should have seen this coming, an started planning for the future.
The status quo is willfully blind.
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Thompney Says:
Don’t tell me what to do Keith. I know who I report to in life.
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Thompney Says:
The democrat majority will mandate that I go to college so I be one of them. Whatever happened to invidual freedoms?
Please report to English class
June 8th, 2008 at 12:14 pmIt has to be a parody.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:15 pmKeith, would demand of a homeless man proof of his claim that Martians control everyone but him?
Same kind of situation.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:15 pmOkay, Thompney, you blew your cover with this one.
We took you at your word when you said you weren’t a parody, but you were obviously lying then.
Good one. You got me. Curse my trusting nature.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pmThe dealerships are suffering, with row upon row of gas guzzlers that no one is buying.
The Workers are suffering with closed plants and pink slips.
The surrounding Community is suffering with unemployed customers.
The CEO’s are NOT suffering, as they float away on their golden parachutes. Lack of consequences is a big part of the problem.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pmHumpknee must be working on a creative writing assignment given to him by his highly edumicated Republican professir.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:24 pmAh yes, the 50s… the 91% tax bracket… seperate water fountains for white and black… no big league baseball west of St. Louis… yeah, them’s were the days.
(heeheehee… you crack me up Thompney.)
June 8th, 2008 at 12:26 pm“…a starling christmas,”
They just love the popcorn garlands, don’t they?
June 8th, 2008 at 12:29 pmToday on CNN, Sen (R-TX) Kay Bailey Hutchinson said more nuclear plants will lower the price of gasoline! Neither Wolf Blitzer nor Diane Feinstein (D-CA) said anything! Amazing.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pmThompney, you’re killin’ me! Oh, my sides!
June 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pmToday on CNN, Sen (R-TX) Kay Bailey Hutchinson said more nuclear plants will lower the price of gasoline!
Great…let’s stockpile the Nuclear Waste in Texas and see how Sen. Hutchinson feels about it. We could string it along the Mexican border to discourage illegal immigrants.
For Nuclear Power with a furture, check out the Polywell Reactor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell
June 8th, 2008 at 12:50 pmSen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) on CNN’s Late Edition:
“We cannot bring down the price of gasoline at the pump unless we produce more. And that means nuclear power. We haven’t had an accident at the nuclear plants in this country in 25 years, or ever in this country. We haven’t had a nuclear power plant in 25 years”.
Nuclear energy is not related to gasoline and I guess she never heard of Three Mile Island. And we have not had liberal rule since 1983.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:55 pmThompney Says:
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Don’t tell me what to do Keith. I know who I report to in life.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Who?
June 8th, 2008 at 12:59 pmZooster, The RNC?
But he has to be a parody, not even Pee is that dumb.
June 8th, 2008 at 1:01 pmZ, it certainly can’t be a spouse, as no one in their right mind would marry a toady like Tom’sKnee.
June 8th, 2008 at 1:13 pmPerhaps mommy, or his Uncle Buster.
#60 The price per barrel is going to keep going up because Israel keeps threatening war with Iran. They are making the current gas prices even worse.
This supposed ally (which is really occupied Palestine)is causing economic pain and grief to average Americans. With “friends” like Israel who needs enemies ?
When do we cut this supposed ally off from all economic amd military aid and think of America first, America first. Of course the ass-kissers Obama, Clinton, McCain couldnt wait to gush all over the Zionists at the AIPAC conference last week. These three are phoneys beholden to a foreign government whose interests are contrary with America.
Is there a canditate out there that puts America first ?
June 8th, 2008 at 1:14 pmKeith & RUC,
I’m thinking it must be gawd. Not even the FSM wold put up with that parade of stupid.
June 8th, 2008 at 1:28 pm“…a starling christmas,”
It is interesting how many tries it took before a bird with the species name vulgaris actually got a foothold and then took over
June 8th, 2008 at 2:48 pmMy ancestral English family line is Stearns.
June 8th, 2008 at 3:23 pmSadly for me, perched in the middle of the coat of arms is a starling.
The consequences of high oil prices are terrifying! Job losses, high food prices, RECESSION! Bush & Co. should be handcuffed, put to trial and executed!!!!!! They are destroying the US’s economy and taking the rest of the world with them.
June 8th, 2008 at 3:45 pmNot so long ago, Cheney told us “Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter.”
Banking on Reagan’s “proof,” Cheney and his stooges proceeded to double the national debt while prosecuting a war of choice in Iraq. As a direct result of this tragically misguided “policy,” the US dollar has lost half of its value over the last eight years. This is the primary reason that gas prices have increased from $2 to $4/gallon.
Cheney has incontrovertibly, although quite unintentionally, debunked “Red Ink” Ronnie’s dictum. The simple truth is that deficits do matter.
Eight years without a national energy policy, coupled with tax cuts for wealthy and reckless deficit spending have not only bankrupted America, but have effectively doubled the price of gas.
Thanks Dick.
Thanks for tangible proof that Americans can no longer afford to vote for Republicans.
June 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pmNevar, my apologies. I suppose one should respect the starling. It has spread almost as kudzu, milfoil, purple loosestrife, phragmites, or that funky japanese crab that has taken over the midatlantic sandy beach/barrier island system. Your clan is a testament to the drive to persist through time and expand one’s range.
June 8th, 2008 at 4:04 pmI suppose, dbadass, thanks.
June 8th, 2008 at 4:15 pmAt least it’s not some large, predatory, meal stealing, carrion eating symbol of domination over lesser creatures.
No apologies necessary…
;)
what makes them “lesser”?
June 8th, 2008 at 4:44 pmNevar Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Edible, exploitable, and disposable.
At least in the minds of those in power…
I’m certain you understand the context I’m placing my hierarchal Anna Low Gee within.
OOPsie!
June 8th, 2008 at 5:23 pmThe price will keep going up. It’s a simple rule of supply and demand. In the last 20 years, the US has recorded a drop of 40% in its oil production, while demand/consumption has more than doubled in the same period. Emerging economies in Asia are also pushing demand even higher. Unfortunately, OPEC and other oil producing countries are not willing to produce enough to satisy the increased the demands. For so long as we have democrats and some republicans resisting even the most environmentally sound oil exploration, we should be prepared to pay through the nose. Bashing oil companies for their profits will not work when we have the US goverment making more money in gas taxes than all US oil companies combined.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:20 pm“Bashing oil companies for their profits will not work when we have the US goverment making more money in gas taxes than all US oil companies combined.”
Where is the gas tax money going? It doesn’t appear to be spent on roads and bridges, and funding the alternative transportation infrastructure we are going to need. Soon.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:27 pmMy guess most of it is being squandered in a failed attempt to acquire it from other peoples and places, while the oil companies profit.
why is a knoll I zing anything off limits? Damn this is sofa king we todd id
June 8th, 2008 at 6:41 pmCan you identify any Democrats who have resisted any drilling project that could be accurately called “even the most environmentally sound oil exploration”?
I’m curious. Since on my daily commute I pass dozen of working oil fields. I’m wondering how they got approved and outfitted if there are “democrats and some republicans resisting”?
June 8th, 2008 at 6:55 pmThen, of course, there’s the major investment in Iraqi infrastructure we’ve got going on…
June 8th, 2008 at 6:56 pmYup, and by this time NEXT month it will be $5 a gallon. Its going to be a long ride no doubt. Thanks Dictator Bush! Good job, NOT.
JT
June 8th, 2008 at 6:58 pmOnline Privacy when it Counts
“Then, of course, there’s the major investment in Iraqi infrastructure we’ve got going on…”
Which somehow isn’t happening in relation to the money being spent.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:15 pmSo I am awaiting moderation because I called Lumpy a “d-bag”?
June 8th, 2008 at 7:27 pmd-ouch-e
June 8th, 2008 at 7:39 pmWe need solar-powered money printing machines.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:51 pmThose of us here in the Southwest will do well.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pmThat sound you hear is me going to the Chevrolet dealership to preorder my Camaro. And no, I’m not getting the V6 model…
June 8th, 2008 at 8:23 pmNor are you getting that cool ZZtop keychain.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm“And no, I’m not getting the V6 model…”
The pedal car?
June 8th, 2008 at 8:51 pmI live in NYC and while I may pay insane amounts for rent, I must say that the $81 I pay for my monthly metro card (good on all NYC subways and buses) is the best deal around. Sadly, if you don’t live in NYC, Chicago, Boston or DC (maybe SF) you really can’t live and work without a car. But like Bush, Cheney et al give three poops.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:23 pmIt turns out ex-Bush economic advisor Al Hubbard is attending Bilderberg, the meeting of international muckety mucks, held this year in Northern Virginia.
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2564
Tom Daschle and Harold Ford, Jr. joined Al, Condi, Bernake, Perle and Wolfowitz. I’m afraid no one listened to Richard Clarke’s recommendation for polite society to lock some of these folks out.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:57 pmI’m a double whammy schlemiehl . . . government reiree (pension paid in dollars) living in Europe (necessities paid in Euros) and as the dollar becomes the world’s peso, fuel prices keep on rising. I drive a diesel (unlike the US it’s the cheapest fuel here) and my last tank translates into $8.00 plus per gallon.
My heart pumps piss for y’all.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:55 amWhat if a reporter could get into the Bilderberg meeting and ask Bush’s ex-economic adviser about $4 gas?
http://peureport.blogspot.com/2008/06/wheres-economic-al.html
Well, it turns out a bunch were inside the room, including the Chair and CEO of the Washington Post. Given that code of silence, don’t look for a report soon, or for Allan Hubbard to answer any questions about his many economic failures.
June 9th, 2008 at 1:00 pm