Comments on: Gas Prices… http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/ News, happenings and speculation from our community Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:06:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Jim Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:09:30 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/#comment-1433 It's Bush's fault. It’s Bush’s fault.

]]> By: mcgill http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1407 mcgill Thu, 28 May 2009 02:00:50 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/#comment-1407 I find it interesting that everyone needs to put a name to issues. The problem isn't Obama, Bush, Clinton,Reagan or anyone President. The problem is us...we have passively stood by while the Government exceeded its authority (read that Congress) and taken over our lives. We are so caught up in blaming the other party for our problems that we fail to see the real culprits. The US Congress. We need to wake up to that fact. A government large enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything (freedoms) away. I find it interesting that everyone needs to put a name to issues. The problem isn’t Obama, Bush, Clinton,Reagan or anyone President. The problem is us…we have passively stood by while the Government exceeded its authority (read that Congress) and taken over our lives. We are so caught up in blaming the other party for our problems that we fail to see the real culprits. The US Congress. We need to wake up to that fact.
A government large enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything (freedoms) away.

]]> By: Traveler http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Traveler Thu, 28 May 2009 00:03:58 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/#comment-1406 Maybe we wouldn't be in this situation if the Bush administration hadn't let all those oil mergers through. Maybe we wouldn’t be in this situation if the Bush administration hadn’t let all those oil mergers through.

]]> By: Libertarian http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Libertarian Wed, 27 May 2009 20:48:27 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/05/27/gas-prices-2/#comment-1405 "Shame on the companies that sell to the stores!" Yes, Exxon-Mobil made an extortionate profit of 7 percent on sales in the first quarter! They may be up to 10 percent by now! Let's go confiscate their profits! Surely President Obama can nationalize the oil companies and cure this problem. (If you want to do the math, go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090430/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_exxon_mobil. Profit of $4.6 billion on revenues of $64 billion = ~7 percent.) “Shame on the companies that sell to the stores!”

Yes, Exxon-Mobil made an extortionate profit of 7 percent on sales in the first quarter! They may be up to 10 percent by now! Let’s go confiscate their profits! Surely President Obama can nationalize the oil companies and cure this problem.

(If you want to do the math, go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090430/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_exxon_mobil. Profit of $4.6 billion on revenues of $64 billion = ~7 percent.)

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