fclaugus
I totally agree with your point that a shortage of refinery's is part of the cause of high gas prices. And who could blame oil companies for not investing in new refineries during the Clinton era where 8 years of unprecedented peace and prosperity resulted in low oil prices.
However, the fundamental cause for high gas prices is high oil prices. Look at what has happened to oil prices in current dollars.
Oil$ per barrel Year Average Nominal Inflation Adjusted 2005 1990 $23.19 $35.18 1991 $20.20 $29.49 1992 $19.25 $27.27 1993 $16.75 $23.06 1994 $15.66 $21.00 1995 $16.75 $21.86 1996 $20.46 $25.92 1997 $18.64 $23.09 1998 $11.91 $14.53 1999 $16.56 $19.72 2000 $27.39 $31.61 2001 $23.00 $25.83 2002 $22.81 $25.19 2003 $27.68 plus 1 $29.93 2004 $37.66 $39.61 2005 $46.47 $50.15
Bush is fully responsible for the rise in oil gas prices. There is a clear relationship between the increase in oil and gas prices and the misadventure by going to war in Iraq.
Need I explain how the war in Iraq increased the oil price per barrel?
I agree with Gore, taxes on oil should be raised to encourage alternatives. Oil is a limited resource. Your right, thats basic supply and demand economics.
Even Hillary Clinton, the liberals choice for the
What are you saying, Hillary Clinton is a strong supporter of Bush's Iraq War policy? That's laughable. What you neo con's need to understand is that your Boy Bush has made a complete mess of Iraq and oponents of the Iraq war are looking for an exit that will mitigate a potential disaster such as all out civil war in Iraq. Your alternative, to keep American troops in Iraq for a long time will work as well as Vietnamization of Vietnam worked for Nixon.
Bush unlike his father who volunteered for combat duty in WWII chickened out of going to Vietnam even though he supported the war. I find it tragic that so many American soldiers will die so that the chickens**t coward doesn't have to admit he made a mistake a lied to the American people about the excuse used to go to war in Iraq, WMD that did not exist.
