Dear brain-washed neo-con:
A.M. MadnessRetired, I don't get on the road very often during any rush hour. The 2 laners from the small towns heading to the city to work are definitely hazardous. Coffee in one hand, cell...
There are numerous reasons why Bush is responsible for gas prices exceeding $3-gal:
1. After 9-11, Bush developed a plan to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), a 700 million bbl. store meant to sustain the U.S. in an emergency. Last year only 40 million bbl. were added to the SPR. This action alone drove up prices by adding to the demand for oil. An independent analyst says that had Bush not acted, oil would be selling for just $28 per bbl. instead of its current price of over $50 per bbl. and gas would be under $1.50-gal. The government oil-buying binge has not even increased the supply of available oil since most of the petroleum added to the SPR was bought from private refiners, which have not replenished their stocks because of high prices.
2. Bush's continued opposition to congressionally mandated increases in fuel economy. Raising fuel-economy standards by just 1 mile a gallon would cut U.S. oil consumption by 143 million barrels a year, or 16 days of imports, and save motorists $9 billion, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
3. Bush's tax loophole allowing small business owners to deduct up to $100,000 for purchasing the heaviest, least fuel-efficient SUVs. The group "Taxpayers for Common Sense" estimates that the SUV tax loophole costs government between $840 million and $987 million for every 100,000 vehicles sold.
4. How does it feel being an ignorant, brain-washed, neo-con parrot? Wake up, nitwit.
