Republicans Claim Their Protest Has Lowered Gas Prices

[gatorboy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/05/republicans-claim-their-p_n_117055.html


Republicans on Capitol Hill are telling the media today that this magic formula is working for them. They are saying their protest to hold a vote on an energy package that includes offshore drilling has led to lower gas prices. Yes, their protest, which has mainly consisted of speeches to tourists, has helped lowered gas prices! Problem is, the protest was to be able to vote on domestic drilling and that hasn't happened. So they are saying their failed protest is in fact lowering oil prices. But wasn't the point of the protest to get a vote on the bill because that was the only thing that could lower gas prices? If you want to continue to be confused then read more from the Hill:

House Republicans on Tuesday said their protest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) decision not to allow a vote on expanded offshore oil drilling has helped lower gas prices.

Heading into a third day of speeches in the near-empty chamber, Republicans acknowledged that the average price of gas and oil has declined in recent weeks. But they claimed credit for part of that reduction.

[Parche]

1. Republican Whining

Hasnt lowered it in 8years, dont know how it does now....:grr: :hi:

[annabanana]

2. Ok now.... THAT'S funny...

If they all stand facing East all night will they make the sun come up?

[Tempest]

3. China's rapidly slowing economy has had the biggest impact on prices

The rest of the world's slowing economy has had an impact as well.

[spanone]

4. even stupid people know they are stupid

[Wizard777]

5. Ooookay, this is a switch. When gas prices go back up we'll have to tell them.

START YOUR BITCHING!

Usually we tell them to quit their bitching. But we'll try it their way.



:rofl:

[Fuzz]

6. Welcome to the world of magic!

[TroglodyteScholar]

7. Yea alright, guys...

If all it took to lower gas prices was constantly griping about it, prices in my town would be under a dollar.

Shameless....

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

8. Mm hmm

and shooting out the streetlights will make the sun go down.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. But, But, But, I Thought It Was All Supply & Demand

So, now making noise about maybe doing something that may or may not help lowers the prices? Than that means it wasn't supply and demand in the first place.

Who woulda thunk it?
The Professor

[malaise]

11. It's anything they say at any given moment

Ignore all contradictions.

Remember always: Rethugs take pride in being ignorant.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. But, But, But, I Don't Want To Ignore Them

And, i'll tell it to their faces, just like i did to Jerry Weller.
The Professor

[DemoTex]

10. My dog's howling caused the moon to set last night.

It was so effective, he will probably howl it down again tonight.

[riverdeep]

13. Imagine, if you can, the situation reversed.

Imagine the Democrats doing something like this. It would be labeled, rightly, a political stunt. Hell, that's what they labeled it when the earlier FISA bill was filibustered. Now that's an actual act of true democracy, which they labeled as 'posturing' and blocking national security.

Where's the liberal media when you need them?

[trof]

14. They also caused sun to rise and water to run downhill.

yep