US will keep close eye on gasoline prices: Bush

[TexasLawyer]

Thank God, our glorious leader is keeping a watchful eye out for price gouging. Bush's "base," Exxon, et al., is quaking in its collective boots.

US will keep close eye on gasoline prices: Bush

Apr 18, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he is "concerned" about high gasoline prices, and pledged that the government will keep a close watch out for profiteering.

"I'm concerned about higher gasoline prices," Bush said. "The government has the responsibility to make sure that we watch very carefully and investigate possible price-gouging, and we will do just that."

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1854584

[Norquist Nemesis]

1. Sure. Can we put the CEO's under oath this time?

:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[MadMaddie]

2. They will keep an eye on profiteering...a little too late for that now...

since the oil companies have made record profits the last couple of years...putting the fox in charge of the hen house.....that always turns out real well.....

[neuvocat]

3. I've been keeping my eye on the prices

and just can't believe that they keep climbing.

[electropop]

4. Meaning: "We'll investigate opportunities for price-gouging.."

and participate wherever possible.

[chaumont58]

5. Exxon has to get ready for the new CEO's retirement

He'll probably get a billion when he retires.

[Bluzmann57]

6. Keeping an eye on them

and doing something about it can be two different things. I keep an eye on sky high prices as well, but can't do anything about them.

[Justice Is Comin]

7. Bush go back

in your badger hole.

[dmkinsey]

8. * administration definition of price gouging is local gas stations

charging unjustified high prices.
* definition has no application to oil corporations.
Therefore no chance of noticing any price gouging.

[TexasLawyer]

9. exactly-- the big picture, which includes

the majors enjoying a huge and unjustified windfall, will be ignored.

[MadHound]

10. Yep, he'll keep an eye on them alright.

He'll just sit back and watch as they go up and up and up, all the while chortling about the money he's making in his "blind" trust, which is loaded with oil investments:grr:

[sakabatou]

11. "Concerned" my ass.

[porphyrian]

12. Yeah, he's watching. His stocks are going up. - n/t

[Deja Q]

13. Really. We'll see what happens...

Gas just jumped 20 cents per gallon because of a 60 cent increase in oil/barrel price...

[central scrutinizer]

14. Meaning profiteering will only be allowed in blue states

- that'll teach them.

[0007]

15. Argh!! This motherfucker is making every oil man happy

as a pig in snot.

[demosincebirth]

16. Thats what the fox said guarding the chicken coop

[TexasLawyer]

18. and of course, there's also OJ--

out there looking for the "real" killer.

Golf course to golf course-- he's got to be out there somewhere!

[Initech]

17. Bullshit! Oil is $70 a barrel, I'm not buying it.