POLITICS, OIL, GASOLINE MAKE STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Chevron posts profit of $5.2 billion

The oil company beats analysts' forecasts despite an 84% drop in earnings from refining and gasoline retailing.

By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 3, 2008

CHEVRON POSTS PROFIT OF $5.2 BILLION

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All politicians that support the "gas tax holiday" foolishness should wear a T-shirt with the above headline printed on it.

While Bush and his oil buddies are getting obscenely rich, the vast majority are paying and suffering, while the pols try to fool them into thinking the gas tax scheme will alleviate their suffering.

Snake oil politics. Don't buy it.

 

ELECTORAL FOOLISHNESS

Bloomberg calls gas tax holiday a dumb idea

1 hour ago

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5heT2FH76BMm7KrBdyWrHAEUNGLMQD90D0ABG0

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Artificially lower the price of gasoline for a few months. Encourage people to drive more and use more gasoline.This will require the use of more crude oil to make the gasoline, therefore driving up the price of crude, therefore driving up the price of gasoline, putting the cost per gallon back to where it was before the tax holiday, and when the tax is restored, we are worse off than ever.

Come on folks, GET SMART!

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Gasoline-tax reprieve: an idea running on empty Minimal cost savings, increased dependence on foreign oil, and high administrative costs are among reasons why this idea ran out of gas. By David R. Francis

from the May 5, 2008 edition

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0502/p25s01-wmgn.html

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You don't need a Phd in economics to spot a dumb idea coming down the road, running on empty.

YADA-YADA-YADA

Way back in 1932 when the economy was bad and people were suffering, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a "NEW DEAL".

Here we are in 2008, the economy is bad, people are suffering and all we get is a "NEW SPIEL".

YADA=YADA=YADA=nada

Time to shut-up and get to work.

 

 

THE UNREVERENT REVEREND JEREMIAH WRIGHT

Shakespeare, from Julius Caesar.

 

"The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones"----------so let it be with Jeremiah.

 

The Reverend Wright may have done much good, but he will be remembered for his attempts to wreck a good man.

 

If warmonger McCain gets elected, there should be a special place in Hell for the evil preacher.

McCain Loves the Poor (sure he does)

McCain calls Obama insensitive to poor people

By RASHA MADKOUR – 1 day ago

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iE2JCSH5p9r2GBkQWS9TWAMzmuvQD90AEJLO1

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McCain has a lot of gall saying Obama is "insensitive to poor people.  Hey Johnny boy, remember the Keating five, of which you were a member. Your pal Charles Keating cheated old people out of their savings, and started the infamous savings and loan crisis.

These people wern't poor until you and Keating were done with them.

SHAME!

mChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five

Lamentations of Jeremiah

Wright Says Criticism Is Attack on Black Church

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/us/politics/28cnd-wright.html?em&ex=1209528000&en=2bcb6a8a6621f254&ei=5087%0A

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It seems that the Rev. Wright is doing more to help elect a fellow Marine than to elect his parishinor, Barack Obama.

I suggest  to the reverend that he get out of sight and shut-up before he causes real harm to our country by assuring the election of 4 more Bush years. All he is doing is feeding his ego, to the delight of the Republicans.

 

An Economy in Trouble

Dollar's fall forces new standard of frugality 

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/04/27/MNUJ109A76.DTL

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My three posts previous to this one are directly related to the troubles in our economy. Why is this?

One major reason is that too many of you voted for the disastrous Republican administration that has brought us to this mess of war and debt.

When you vote for a slate of party candidates for national office, you expect them to keep the country safe and the economy strong. If that's what you expected, you should be very disappointed. We aren't all that safe, and the economy is sinking rapidly at a rate most likely not in the memory of the majority.

Folks, you have been sucker punched by the people you trusted. Are you going to make the same mistake again? Will you vote for Grandfather McCane and get 4 more years of incompetence?

YOU HAVE A CHOICE!