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GOP sees chance to attack Obama on rising gas prices

MSNBC -- Rising gasoline prices, trumpeted in foot-tall numbers on street corners across the country, are causing concern among advisers to President Obama that a budding sense of economic optimism could be undermined just as he heads into the general election.

White House officials are preparing for Republicans to use consumer angst about the cost of oil and gas to condemn his energy programs and buttress their argument that his economic policies are not working.

In a closed-door meeting last week, Speaker John A. Boehner instructed fellow Republicans to embrace the gas-pump anger they find among their constituents when they return to their districts for the Presidents’ Day recess.

“This debate is a debate we want to have,” Mr. Boehner told his conference on Wednesday, ...

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Submitted Feb 19, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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blueeye All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:765 Points:608,445 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:19:47 PM Ignore blueeye Report Abuse Just watch the stock market and you will see what is going on when the market go up so does the price of gas and home heating oil and then it hit the food prices in the stores.
rx7racerca Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,196 Points:1,112,400 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:18:08 PM Ignore rx7racerca Report Abuse dlemma: in what ways has Obama been stomping on the Constitution? Surely, it must occur to you that if the President were violating the Constitution, it would be seized upon as grounds for impeachment, and immediately taken up endlessly by the GOP, drumming the way to the Supreme Court as fast as their lawyers could march? Just as surely, for example, as if there were ever any substance to the birther arguments that the GOP would have made damn sure Obama was turfed before the ballot. Just because you saw something on the Internet doesn't make it so.
Taurus1 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,130 Points:1,674,475 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:18:00 PM Ignore Taurus1 Report Abuse The GOP doesn't need any reason; if it's not their way, it's wrong.
V8power Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,816 Points:1,379,995 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:17:07 PM Ignore V8power Report Abuse This is far from the only issue they can raise with Obama.
danlanman Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,332 Points:722,460 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:16:27 PM Ignore danlanman Report Abuse more politics
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,348 Points:1,539,755 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:16:03 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse Feb 2001: $.87 per gallon, Feb 2006: $1.49 per gallon, Feb 2011: $3.59 per gallon. Is this a trend; or just the beginning ?
gj35 All-Star Author San Diego Posts:722 Points:522,035 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:14:19 PM Ignore gj35 Report Abuse They will have to do something. The Dems will only take credit if the prices drop
9C1 Champion Author Chicago Posts:22,854 Points:4,246,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:11:10 PM Ignore 9C1 Report Abuse Gas prices are controlled by big oil and the speculators -- not by either party except for those politicians who support big oil.
methaneman Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,610 Points:1,284,450 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:09:52 PM Ignore methaneman Report Abuse The system needs fixing. Who ever fixes the system properly will be the one getting the votes.
rx7racerca Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,196 Points:1,112,400 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:08:01 PM Ignore rx7racerca Report Abuse toadNY - actually, Bush did NOT lift "the ban" on offshore drilling (there isn't one, although large areas - most of the East and West coasts and Florida waters are off-limits)- it was still in place and Obama had announced large parts of those bans would be lifted in March 2010, just before the BP spill put the brakes on that. Bush did suggest lifting the offshore drilling bans in July 2008, but never acted on it - in part, because within weeks oil prices had already fallen dramatically, as they continued to well into 2009. Bush did release part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (as has Obama once, in coordination with other nations), about 2 weeks prior to oil prices peaking in 2008. However, in neither case was there significant market change directly in response - remember, in '08, prices initially continued to rise. Instead, it was the implosion of global finance markets, already underway over a year, that put oil prices into a death spiral. Neither president can take much credit, or much blame for prices at the pump. Opening up offshore drilling can contribute to greater oil self-sufficiency for the US, but will not make a significant difference in prices - the potential growth in supply is a drop in the bucket against world demand that is outstripping supply - and since it is a global market, US consumers pay world prices, whether the oil is domestic or imported.
Bullseye520 Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,197 Points:667,390 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:03:12 PM Ignore Bullseye520 Report Abuse Two words! Dick Chaney!!!!!!!!!
boborobot All-Star Author Michigan Posts:501 Points:416,675 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:02:22 PM Ignore boborobot Report Abuse ok
dlemma Champion Author Wyoming Posts:4,106 Points:1,555,020 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:00:52 PM Ignore dlemma Report Abuse Oh my goodness - are there still gasbuddies out there who drink the Obama kool-ad? Republicans inflicting damage? Like stomping on the Constitution like Obama? heysailor is drinking the kool aid BIG time.
MauiTom Rookie Author Illinois Posts:87 Points:101,115 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:00:26 PM Ignore MauiTom Report Abuse lekanv Amen, Like a old friend of mine used to say "do your homework first" but most on this forum just shoot off there mouth without checking the facts first.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,582 Points:2,332,670 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:58:07 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse All the republicans care about is getting back in power so they can finish wrecking the Government in order to discredit it. The damage they inflict on the nation while "governing" is acceptable to them because, in their world of alternate reality created by FOXNews, the end justifies the means.
JENNYHK Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,641 Points:713,545 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:56:50 PM Ignore JENNYHK Report Abuse The GOP should not waste their time with this one. Obummer is doing a great job proving to all that voted for him what idiots they were.
JOE1744MO Rookie Author Missouri Posts:29 Points:29,030 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:56:41 PM Ignore JOE1744MO Report Abuse Obama is just setting the U.S. up to be taken over by his middle eastern brothers.
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,042 Points:1,513,150 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:53:36 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse Remember in 2008 Bush lifted the band on off shore drilling an oil dropped from $147.00 a barrel to $33.00 a barrel! So don't say the president can't control the price of oil!
ericbcire Champion Author Nevada Posts:4,520 Points:1,267,235 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:52:36 PM Ignore ericbcire Report Abuse If prices continue to rise, the economy will fall and the GOP won't need to attack Obama in order to oust him.
SUPERQUACK Champion Author Sacramento Posts:6,121 Points:1,910,855 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:50:14 PM Ignore SUPERQUACK Report Abuse OBAMA HAS MADE MAJOR ERRORS IN ALL ASPECTS OF HIS OFFICE
TDIdave Champion Author California Posts:5,058 Points:1,224,740 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:49:46 PM Ignore TDIdave Report Abuse I agree with Lekanv.
lekanv Champion Author New York Posts:103,286 Points:440,065 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:48:27 PM Ignore lekanv Report Abuse I am quite surprised at some of the authors on this forum, it apperas like decorum and civility are not two of the qualities these folks are used to. When you are confronted with facts, you result to inflammatory comments and insult; see dollarwatcher from comrade Boehner's country for example, who refused to hold representatives from that part of the country responsible for all the economic woes they brought on the people of that region and America as a whole.He'll rather blame President Obama for all the industrial jobs that the GOP helped to flee the region, sometimes standing bye and doing nothing to encourage corporations to stay, and in some instances as we have found out through hearings in the US congress, they actually engineered the relocation of some of these companies overseas, to avoid paying taxes and due compensation to their employees. To show you how simplistic and naive some of these characters are,see dollarwatcher's comment on an important isssue as energy independence. All this person was able to come up with in response to presentation of facts is "Hey lekany, take a breath and get a life".What a shame that this is where we are as a nation, people wanting to discuss issues of national importance without doing the slightest due diligence, in termes of educating themselves. No wonder the people that are elected to represent us take us for granted, God help America! [Edited by: lekanv at 2/19/2012 8:49:42 PM EST]
gknee09 All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:985 Points:822,890 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:48:05 PM Ignore gknee09 Report Abuse gas prices have always been higher with a democratic president in office
MJIOWA Champion Author Iowa Posts:4,818 Points:1,076,970 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:47:36 PM Ignore MJIOWA Report Abuse go for it get him out
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,577 Points:600,320 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:47:30 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse Does it matter, OPEC controls the gas prices by limiting the output of oil.
SUSANCK Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,642 Points:708,455 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:46:25 PM Ignore SUSANCK Report Abuse The smallest of obummers errors.
BigBillMI All-Star Author Detroit Posts:616 Points:248,180 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:42:27 PM Ignore BigBillMI Report Abuse does it really matter
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,293 Points:1,468,620 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:41:37 PM Ignore car253 Report Abuse Obama can be attacked on many issues, he has been a dismal failure as president.
Tehbob Champion Author California Posts:2,291 Points:456,630 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:39:28 PM Ignore Tehbob Report Abuse maybe that will get the idiots off the contrception issue.
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,549 Points:2,621,025 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:36:20 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse I agree with cmsense, however our legislators don't do much either. Good, I hope Obama and his hatchet men are concerned. The sooner we get him out of there the better off we will all be.
tc316 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:10,786 Points:1,727,630 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:35:50 PM Ignore tc316 Report Abuse Maybe they should do something about the prices. Wait a minute it is easier to blame someone else.
NoStrings Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,387 Points:271,280 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:35:17 PM Ignore NoStrings Report Abuse Sure
yeehaw1073 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,356 Points:1,849,450 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:32:22 PM Ignore yeehaw1073 Report Abuse The President only has so much control over these things. How will they manage when they are in control and prices keep rising?
sammy518 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,589 Points:539,790 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:29:58 PM Ignore sammy518 Report Abuse they should fight amongst the republican fools
cmsense Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,358 Points:165,345 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:29:44 PM Ignore cmsense Report Abuse Call your Congressional Representatives,TELL THEM to END BIG OIL subsidies, and ENACT LEGISLATION to force speculators to take deliveries on their oil future activity.Your see stabilization of crude prices in short order.The last time Congress started to murmur about speculators,all the sudden crude prices stabilized and speculators toned down this crap.These sacks of monkey excrement are back at it again.
jcotaxi Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,755 Points:359,105 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:29:33 PM Ignore jcotaxi Report Abuse Robert Gibbs (Obama's former press secretary and current polital advisor) recently said that Obama is looking into ways to increase oil production. Ha! Ha! Ha! Way too late. Besides, Obama has a record of saying one thing and doing another. The man cannot be trusted!! He's primarily just an angry man. It's all about re-election - and then watch out, if he gets re-elected. He won't care about what happens to the price of gasoline. He will cripple this country because he thinks we deserve to be crippled.
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,667 Points:2,081,340 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:27:05 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse Obama has some of the highest paid mouthpieces working for him. He will dodge this issue just like other issues.
76chevy Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,992 Points:770,140 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:24:25 PM Ignore 76chevy Report Abuse I am sorry, was it the Republicans that said "energy prices will fundamentaly skyrocket"?!?!
nobodyMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,251 Points:554,305 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:21:48 PM Ignore nobodyMO Report Abuse Someone needs to.
laurita2012 Rookie Author San Antonio Posts:9 Points:1,805 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:20:42 PM Ignore laurita2012 Report Abuse it is just another excuse from Republicans and Democrats, those lobbyists have some of the Congress and Senate in their backpocket. the oil companies should be penalized everytime ths price goes up everday,oneday is 3.35 the next its 3.45 the economy is still out of control.
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,986 Points:1,918,805 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:19:57 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse is there no end to the money going in his pocket?
gasgo123 Veteran Author South Carolina Posts:279 Points:1,769,815 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:17:25 PM Ignore gasgo123 Report Abuse We need to stop all subsidies on ethanol, hybrids and electric and put a tax on them to help pay for the roads.
JLSindy Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,491 Points:673,265 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:16:22 PM Ignore JLSindy Report Abuse I agree with most of what everyone says.
Wesk8 Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,116 Points:1,345,830 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:15:07 PM Ignore Wesk8 Report Abuse You would think the GOP would be a little more careful about choosing their battle lines what with jumping up and down on the birth control issue and pooping all over themselves with it.
cwashi3324 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,802 Points:573,290 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:13:20 PM Ignore cwashi3324 Report Abuse Not again...
confetti Veteran Author Tampa Posts:354 Points:362,290 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:10:53 PM Ignore confetti Report Abuse I find it hard to believe that many people are buying Obama's claim now that he has no control over gas prices. He stated his intention to do whatever he could to increase the price of gas, as a roundabout way to encourage Americans to choose greener cars. So was he lying then, or is he lying now? Either way, he's a liar. A recent gasbuddy article said that the EPA -- which takes direction from Obama -- is getting ready to enact new regulations in the next month or two that will add another 20-30 cents or so to the cost of a gallon of gas. If the government waived even some of the taxes and fees it collects, the price we pay for gas would fall dramatically. I do think Obama has a great deal of control over gas prices, and he wants them high. I think he's lying now, rather than when he admitted this before.
RevDrCBJ Veteran Author Ann Arbor Posts:364 Points:187,555 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:10:05 PM Ignore RevDrCBJ Report Abuse Good grief
Quick68 Champion Author Columbus Posts:8,223 Points:1,225,800 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:09:59 PM Ignore Quick68 Report Abuse The Republicans raised the price of gas here in Columbus back in April of 2001 from $0.95 a gallon to where it is now. Before the Republicans throws stones they had better look back to who started the high cost of the gas. Both parties bad mouth each other and both carry the same blame. Bush started the gas prices to go up and Obama is keeping them there. Neither side is looking out for the American people.
geoutpb Champion Author Midland Odessa Posts:4,623 Points:1,066,310 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:09:23 PM Ignore geoutpb Report Abuse Oil and gas companies own the Republicans and most of the Democrats, so not much here. Just move along and you will be happier.
fxb1 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:2,533 Points:605,485 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:05:17 PM Ignore fxb1 Report Abuse ok
gas_too_high Champion Author Columbus Posts:11,540 Points:1,933,360 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:05:06 PM Ignore gas_too_high Report Abuse This can be an issue, but not the biggest issue, against Obama. GTH