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[MBachmann]

There will be no "day of reckoning." The republican party has moved so far to the right that it will be impossible for them to gain any votes from even the most independent minded persons.

The republicans are so radical today, that even their savior and messiah Ronald Reagen could not win the republican nomination for president. He just wouldn't be far enough to the right for the republican party.

I know they wanted to burn couples at the stake at one point if they were interracial. Is this platform going to come back anytime soon? We know they hate gays just as bad, so we will have to see.

[inconu]

The republicans are so radical today, that ...I know they wanted to burn couples at the stake at one point... We know they hate gays just as bad, so we will have to see.

we will have to see??? yeah, hold yer breath waiting for it to happen...

[spademan]

Originally Posted by MBachmann

I know they wanted to burn couples at the stake at one point if they were interracial. Is this platform going to come back anytime soon? We know they hate gays just as bad, so we will have to see.

This racist stereotypical comment reminds me of a sunny afternoon a couple months ago. I was riding in rural Blount county, listening to a nationally syndicated talk show, with a yankee hosting, talking about how southerners were nothing but haters and racism was still alive and well in the South.

While at the exact same time, in broad daylight, in rural Blount county, Alabama, there was a mixed race couple in the automobile in front of me enjoying the same sunny afternoon, with no harassment whatsoever. We both stopped at the same store and got a cold drink. I asked them how they were enjoying the afternoon? They replied how lovely the weather was and how nice of a community we had, and how great it was to live here.

Go figure............................................ ......................

[DieselBurps]

Originally Posted by spademan

Go figure............................................ ......................

A liberal Yankee, no doubt...

The liberals don't seem to understand that what is hated so much is not a person's ethnic origin, religious affiliation, gender, gender preference... It's character that matters. Liberals don't have character - and we hate them all no matter what their other attributes might be!

Of course - if they aren't liberal, none of their other attributes matter! They are all welcome and appreciated without that liberal mentality.

[inconu]

Are gas prices impacted by the source of countries' oil? The graphic below, from Oceana, suggests that how much oil a country imports does not affect gas prices.



Posted: 06/14/12 04:54 PM ET | Updated: 06/14/12 10:24 PM ET
Gas Prices Not Really Impacted By Oil Import Levels, Oceana Reports

Rather, the group "found that while gasoline prices vary greatly among these five nations, the variation is almost entirely attributable to variation in gasoline taxes," according to an Oceana email sent to HuffPost. "Once these taxes are factored out, gasoline prices are largely the same across the five nations, despite marked differences in how much oil is sourced domestically versus via imports. This shows that gasoline prices are largely independent of how much oil a country imports or produces domestically, or, in simpler terms, we cannot drill our way to lower gasoline prices.”

A 2012 study, of "36 years of monthly, inflation-adjusted gasoline prices and U.S. domestic oil production," by the Associated Press found that there is "no statistical correlation between how much oil comes out of U.S. wells and the price at the pump."

A May report from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that if built, the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could actually raise domestic gasoline prices, reported HuffPost's Lucia Graves. Report author and NRDC attorney Anthony Swift said, "Our study has found that Keystone XL is likely to both decrease the amount of gasoline in U.S. refineries for domestic markets and increase the cost of producing it, leading to even higher prices at the pump."

Earlier this week, Reuters reported that the average price of gasoline in the U.S. fell nearly 16 cents in the previous week. The drop is a result of a decline in crude oil prices, fueled by "fears over Europe's economy and a stronger dollar," according to Reuters. A recent survey of Americans by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that three quarters of Republicans and 34 percent of Democrats "cite government limits on drilling as a major reason for energy problems."

[spademan]

This is all anecdotal and I won't be taking the time to look it up, but it seems that fuel really became more volatile as a commodity after the internet bust of the late 90s, early 2000s.
It continued its volatility when housing started nosediving in late 2006/early2007.
Investors want/need something to invest in, and petro, along with heavy/precious metals are the least risk averse.
Agriculture comes in next, but you can get burned quick because of natural occurrences.

The above chart bears this out to a degree with regards to petro.

[inconu]

Gas prices have risen for 32 days straight, according to AAA.

That means that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has increased more than 13% over that period to $3.73.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/17/news...my/gas-prices/

[Rawvo]

Its all good news in Obama media land... Obama just needs to enjoy his golfing games with Tiger and ignore the Americans trying to pay for skyrocketing transportation costs to get to their part time job. The sheeple wanted more of the same so lets hope they enjoy the economic disaster while POTUS improves his golfing skills.

Originally Posted by inconu

Gas prices have risen for 32 days straight, according to AAA.

That means that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has increased more than 13% over that period to $3.73.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/17/news...my/gas-prices/

[inconu]

The price of fuel is going to go up, and up, and up, now that the election is over. Increasing the price of fuel is the easiest way to raise taxes, because people can't and won't do anything about it except complain. The Obama regime was being nice before because they were afraid they might not get re-elected, but now there's no reason to be nice any more. America has been played and seduced so they might as well just lay back and enjoy it, struggling and yelling won't do any good, the government is not listening to you any more, and as far as the Obama regime is concerned you asked for it.

[Rawvo]

Originally Posted by inconu

The price of fuel is going to go up, and up, and up, now that the election is over. Increasing the price of fuel is the easiest way to raise taxes, because people can't and won't do anything about it except complain. The Obama regime was being nice before because they were afraid they might not get re-elected, but now there's no reason to be nice any more. America has been played and seduced so they might as well just lay back and enjoy it, struggling and yelling won't do any good, the government is not listening to you any more, and as far as the Obama regime is concerned you asked for it.

Yep you got that right....the sad part is half of America that didn't vote for Bobo will have to sail in the same sinking ship because of blind ignorant sheeple. The POTUS will enjoy his next four years Golfing and vacationing with the elite like he did the last four years. Obama promised skyrocketing fuel prices and you got to give him credit as he is doing it in style now while BSing America. The new American dream downgrade for the poor is to sell the family car and start walking.

The new poorer broken America is what is coming now so lets not expect anything different.