Scott McClellan: oil prices are NOT about Iraq

[Cocoa]

Blames the hurricanes, Nigeria, Senate Democrats. No word if Clinton's penis had anything to do with it.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040928-2.html

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Q On oil prices reaching $50 a barrel, Senator Edwards today blamed this on mismanagement in Iraq and pointed to your own administration report that predicted that prices would be around $27 by now. And, obviously, it's almost twice that. Are they wrong?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, it's Senate Democrats, including Senators Kerry and Edwards, who have blocked efforts to pass a comprehensive national energy plan. The President put forward a comprehensive national energy plan that would help make America energy self-sufficient. We need to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy. This President has made this a top priority of his administration, and it's unfortunate that Senate Democrats, like Senators Kerry and Edwards, have continued to block efforts to put that plan in place so that we can reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy.

Q So you don't think the situation in Iraq and the administration's handling of the situation in Iraq has anything to do with the prices going this high?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, the hurricanes have had an impact. There are other issues relating to some of the comments made in Nigeria that have had an impact on some of this. But what -- what happens here is that we go through this year after year because we manage through patchwork crisis management instead of passing comprehensive solutions. And that's why this President led from very early on in his administration, developed a comprehensive national energy plan and called on Congress to get it passed. It would be passed if a minority of Senate Democrats weren't blocking that plan. And that would help us to address this problem that comes up year after year.

Q No Iraqi thoughts on this at all?

MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead.

[Mojambo]

1. That guy could give those briefings in a locked closet all by himself.

[951]

2. I heard he doesn't give briefing at the WH anymore is it true?

[zoeb]

3. Did the journalists...

walk out after that line of BS:puke:

One economist said today that oil would eventually reach $60 per barrel and we would see a recession in the first or second quarter next year ...I guess that's going to be Clinton's fault...the war with Iraq and the insurgents that keep destroying the pipelines.

[greekspeak]

4. People smarter than me please explain this

How can a minority of Senate Democrats block an energy plan? A MINORITY of a MINORITY is blocking something? Please! These people would sell their mothers to gain a buck. Look out Bar...Sonny Boy might just sell you into indentured servitude!

[Cocoa]

5. lol, Bush trying to run against Congress

even though Congress is controlled by his party.

[Gman]

6. You know, that sounds just like the scam they ran on us in Texas

on insurance rates. "Oh, we've got to pass this legislation. If we do, everyone's insurance rates will drop immediately!" (No shit, they said that). Well, it passed on a ballot vote on the constitutional amendment and guess what? Think insurance rates are down? hell, no.

[n2mark]

7. The Blame Game!

This reminds me of when my children were young, we had new members in our house....

Not me, I don't know, not my fault, or she/he did it!

Oh, the games people play. All this sounds like a dysfunctional administration!

[sr_pacifica]

8. Yeah and the media are buying this b.s.

Yesterday headlines pointing to Nigeria. I hope Kerry and Edwards are talking about this as they do their stumping.