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sofa king

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22. Yep, I've seen this dance.

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:52 AM

Mar 2012

I believe it was in September of 2000, as George Bush was running on the "elect a Texas oilman to lower gas prices" wisdom, that President Bill Clinton first threatened to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat prices. They had inexplicably risen from historic lows just in time to benefit George W. Bush's campaign.

Bush, of course, denounced Clinton's idea, then after he was elected re-filled the SPR when oil was over $100 a barrel, and then eventually began using it to drive the price down by selling it at a huge loss in an attempt to swing the 2006 mid-term elections.

I have a feeling this President has noticed this little game. It will not surprise me to see a price-manipulation scheme exposed across multiple cities, and I'll expect them to be heavy Republican donors, too.

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Hubby said something last night that is worth discussing [View all] malaise Mar 2012 OP

IMO the killing of Bin Laden takes away that "only chance" as well. Robb Mar 2012 #1

There's a difference in ACTING strong and BEING strong. baldguy Mar 2012 #2

+1 madokie Mar 2012 #3

True but what if the war profits were terrific for the neo-cons malaise Mar 2012 #9

The Rushpublican World Upside Down... KharmaTrain Mar 2012 #4

They're hoping for another manufactured prolonged hostage crisis ala Carter by Reagan. freshwest Mar 2012 #8

Yep n/t malaise Mar 2012 #17

And for the same reasons, as they're against human rights and alternative energy. freshwest Mar 2012 #26

I hope you're right KharmaTrain malaise Mar 2012 #12

not sure bigtree Mar 2012 #5

Remember Georgia in 2008? Rice dog whistled to Georgias President to start shit with Russia uponit7771 Mar 2012 #6

I remember that well malaise Mar 2012 #14

I've given up estimating the derangement of the American public. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #7

$5 gas. BiggJawn Mar 2012 #10

the old saying, what goes up must come down eShirl Mar 2012 #13

Unless there is a major hurricane malaise Mar 2012 #15

That won't happen malaise Mar 2012 #16

The NRA will soon be as relevant as malaise Mar 2012 #21

Yeah, but I'll still have to belong in order to shoot at my local club range. BiggJawn Mar 2012 #36

Yep, I've seen this dance. sofa king Mar 2012 #22

The price of oil tripled Turbineguy Mar 2012 #25

I'm not sure that even that would help the RW. They already perceive him as being soft of terrorism Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #11

But they ceded that ground the moment Obama took him out malaise Mar 2012 #20

The endless loop of Bush saying he didn't know, didn't care and gave no thought to OBL was monmouth Mar 2012 #18

They certainly did care after Obama had him killed though... malaise Mar 2012 #19

Of course the RW is trying to control the conversation via exposure to the points of interest Sheepshank Mar 2012 #28

Because that was all RW propaganda malaise Mar 2012 #30

Most if not the entire point of killing OBL quaker bill Mar 2012 #23

But Cheney et al played right into his hands malaise Mar 2012 #24

and remain terrified quaker bill Mar 2012 #27

100% correct quaker bill malaise Mar 2012 #31

Most polls show Obama is the one who is trusted on matters of national security. PM Martin Mar 2012 #33

People tend to rally around the President when that happens. Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #29

No an attack on america will galvanize support for the president. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #32

How will they pull that off? n/t malaise Mar 2012 #34

In short ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #35