$126 for a barrel of oil can be summed up in ONE word.....

[NEM]

....Iraq.....

[luso2kx]

In 1980, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.25
In 2003, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.65

That's an increase of $0.40 in 23 years

In 2003, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US was $1.65
In 2008, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US is at $3.61

That's an increase of $1.96 in 5 years

Where are the NeoCon-artists to give an explaination on how, in 5 years, the price of gallon of gas increased nearly 5 times as much than in the previous 23 years?

[luso2kx]

http://mises.org/images4/GasPrices.png

[NEM]

Where are the NeoCon-artists to give an explaination on how, in 5 years, the price of gallon of gas increased nearly 5 times as much than in the previous 23 years?

And what has been the one consistency in the past five years, since 2003?
-----=Iraq-----

No matter how much they want to suggest other reasons, and I will concede there are a few, but minor, compared to Iraq.

Bin Laden's goal was to defeat us economically, and to change our way of life, because he knew he could not do it militarily.

And George W. Bush stepped right in and gave him the means......IRAQ

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[fightingdoxies]

i think this is fitting enough

[beenbag21]

The subprime mess and the subsequent devaluation of the dollar has not helped either.

[QuiGon]

....China.....
Hey Nem, what happened to your big, bad, threatening letter to shut down patsfans.com...? I mean, now that they banned you (yet again) I thought you would be giving your retribution.

[Benign Despot]

China & India actually

[xpatriotpatsfan]

China & India actually


add a little lack of domestic drilling, refineries, no nuclear plants built

[NEM]

Hey Nem, what happened to your big, bad, threatening letter to shut down patsfans.com...? I mean, now that they banned you (yet again) I thought you would be giving your retribution.

It's coming. Patience is Prudence. Take it to the bank. Best time will be right before training camp.

[NEM]

add a little lack of domestic drilling, refineries, no nuclear plants built

Yeah, one would think that with all of the years of a republican controlled congress, except for the past two, and a republican administration in the White House, that it would have gotten done.

I guess those Republicans are all talk and no action as long as they are lining their pockets with gold on the backs of most Americans.

[Rooster]

....Iraq.....


It can be summed up in four words,"

Left Wing Nut Jobs

Liberals have blocked drilling (yeah, I mean drilling where there is oil and cost effective to get to), building refineries and nuclear energy for over 30 years. That's a dmaned fact. It's people like you that I hope gas goes to $8 a gallon. I don't even flinch right now. $4 is chump change. I won't cringe until it hits $8. I think it's time morons get a does of reality in this country.

[Rooster]

In 1980, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.25
In 2003, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.65

That's an increase of $0.40 in 23 years

In 2003, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US was $1.65
In 2008, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US is at $3.61

That's an increase of $1.96 in 5 years

Where are the NeoCon-artists to give an explaination on how, in 5 years, the price of gallon of gas increased nearly 5 times as much than in the previous 23 years?

Well, um Mr. liberal, why don't you ask Pelosi and Reid why they allowed gas prices to rise. They said before the 2004 election they would cut the price of gas if you left wing nut jobs put them in the majority.

WELL

[Rooster]

And what has been the one consistency in the past five years, since 2003?
-----=Iraq-----


No matter how much they want to suggest other reasons, and I will concede there are a few, but minor, compared to Iraq.



Bin Laden's goal was to defeat us economically, and to change our way of life, because he knew he could not do it militarily.



And George W. Bush stepped right in and gave him the means......IRAQ



==============================================




Bin Laden is hiding in a cave if he aint dead. The Iraqi people are free. Ahmendinijad and Iran is surrounded on both sides. We haven't been attacked in almost 7 years unlike the years under Bill Clinton when he was working on his legacy and getting blow jobs on the desk in the Oval Office we were getting sucker punched time and time again and Bin Laden planeed and staged 911 right under his big nose.

[Rooster]

It's coming. Patience is Prudence. Take it to the bank. Best time will be right before training camp.

Bwahahahaha. So, you are the type that likes to get even. Hum, something a woman does.

[luso2kx]

Well, um Mr. liberal, why don't you ask Pelosi and Reid why they allowed gas prices to rise. They said before the 2004 election they would cut the price of gas if you left wing nut jobs put them in the majority.

WELLLeft wing nutjob?

For one, sure, we can try to drill our way out of it, and I really don't oppose that. But the amount we drill would have very little impact on the global supply when you consider how many barrels/day OPEC countries pump out.


Secondly, I'm a Libertarian and can't stand the left. But that had nothing to do with the numbers I put up with.

[luso2kx]

And if Rooster had a clue as to how the commodities exchange works, most of his posts wouldn't have been made.

[NEM]

July 22, 2008

Associated Press Article
By John Porretto

EXCERPTS

As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going? The companies insist they are trying to find new oil that might help bring down gas prices, but the money they spend on exploration is nothing compared with what they spend on stock buybacks and dividends

It is good news for shareholders, including mutual funds and retirement plans for millions of Americans, but no help to drivers already making drastic cutbacks to offset the high cost of fuel.


The five biggest international oil companies plowed about 55 percent of the cash they made from their businesses into stock buybacks and dividends last year, up from 30 percent in 2000 and just 1 percent in 1993, according to Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.


The percentage they spend to find new deposits of fossil fuels has remained flat for years, in the mid-single digits.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080722/ARTICLE/807220328

[Rooster]

In 1980, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.25
In 2003, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.65

That's an increase of $0.40 in 23 years

In 2003, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US was $1.65
In 2008, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US is at $3.61

That's an increase of $1.96 in 5 years

Where are the NeoCon-artists to give an explaination on how, in 5 years, the price of gallon of gas increased nearly 5 times as much than in the previous 23 years?

Um, Simple Simon, it's because of saps like you. In 2006 the left wing nut job liberals told the American people if we wanted lower gas prices to put them in the majority.

Well, Mr. Simon?

Nancy Pelosi went home on vacation with unfinished business.

In 2005 Hussein Obama the [mod edit- watch this please] voted for tax breaks to oil companies while McCain voted against them.

Get back in your sandbox.

[Rooster]

July 22, 2008

Associated Press Article
By John Porretto

EXCERPTS

As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going? The companies insist they are trying to find new oil that might help bring down gas prices, but the money they spend on exploration is nothing compared with what they spend on stock buybacks and dividends

It is good news for shareholders, including mutual funds and retirement plans for millions of Americans, but no help to drivers already making drastic cutbacks to offset the high cost of fuel.


The five biggest international oil companies plowed about 55 percent of the cash they made from their businesses into stock buybacks and dividends last year, up from 30 percent in 2000 and just 1 percent in 1993, according to Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.


The percentage they spend to find new deposits of fossil fuels has remained flat for years, in the mid-single digits.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080722/ARTICLE/807220328

That article is a lie.

Um, the is the United States the last time I checked, not the USSR. Since when do we tell a private industry what to do. Since when to we say we are going to steal from a private industry and give to the people.

It's big oil this time. What's next?

The company I work for posts profits between 23-28% on sales of 5 billion. I didn't see our CEO called before COngress and grilled about making too much money.

[Rooster]

And if Rooster had a clue as to how the commodities exchange works, most of his posts wouldn't have been made.

Yeah? Hum. Seems like drilling is getting real popular these days and the numbers are growing. Even the Muslim running for President is now open to drilling.

[luso2kx]

Yeah? Hum. Seems like drilling is getting real popular these days and the numbers are growing. Even the Muslim running for President is now open to drilling.And this has WHAT to do with your past moronic rants?

Typical fascist clown not having a clue about reality.

[luso2kx]

In 2005 Hussein Obama [mod edit- watch this please] voted for tax breaks to oil companies while McCain voted against them.http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=91424&rendTypeId=4

If you look closely folks, you might be able to see Rooster. I think he's the third Klansman from the left.

Racist dipshit

[QuiGon]

The percentage they spend to find new deposits of fossil fuels has remained flat for years, in the mid-single digits.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080722/ARTICLE/807220328Hey Nem... nevermind all that crap.... when is the big patsfans.com disconnect coming..? You've been promising it all summer..!!

[BradyLady12]

How about all of the above with the biggest increase due to Iraq, ( took more of the supply off the market while demand increased), then the dollar, lack of refineries while demand increased. It's not just one thing.

[luso2kx]

How about all of the above with the biggest increase due to Iraq, ( took more of the supply off the market while demand increased), then the dollar, lack of refineries while demand increased. It's not just one thing.Careful BL. Herr Rooster and his "stellar" FSU education will label you as a "pinko liberal" and send the Bushstapo after you ;)

[greenhumanjames]

thats when you start thinking about diesel is not much off from that but would be worth it for that fact that they get double the mpg that most cars get.

[Sockit2u]

f*ck gas...why arent we driving electric cars..ALL of us