Ron paul is the only candidate running who would actually cut our deficit, invite jobs back into this nation, balance our budget, and improve the common taxpayers daily life. Why is it we never hear about these things?
Gas and Food prices are going to continue to climb, but nobody will tell you that that is an after effect of the bailouts, and government spending. The next time you are being raped at the pump, or the grocery store, remember you heard it here from me, not the Main Stream Media.
If we don’t stop this madness, then it will stop us.
Today, Professor Juan Cole wrote about how one of the many reasons gas prices are high is largely ignored by both political parties;
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has made it clear that the Israeli-US campaign against Iran, into which they have dragooned Europe, could put up petroleum prices by as much as 30% and endanger the world economic recovery. Likewise, India has lashed out at the US Israel lobbies for what it sees as a smear campaign and unrealistic pressure on Delhi to cut off imports of petroleum from Iran.
Back in the US, you can’t mention the elephant in the room or else the Neocons will accuse you of foaming at the mouth (they are the ones who are actually frothing).
President Obama said while at the solar site:
“Now you’d think, given this extraordinary sight, given the fact that this is creating jobs, generating power, helping to keep our environment clean, making us more competitive globally. You’d think that everybody would be supportive of solar power. And yet, if some politicians have their way, there won’t be any more public investment in solar energy. One member of Congress, who shall remain unnamed, called these jobs ‘phony.’ Called them ‘phony jobs.’ Think about that mindset, that attitude, that says because something is new it must not be real. You know if these guys were around when Columbus set sail, they’d be charter members of the flat earth society.”
The object of the attack, Rep. John Fleming, R-La., replied on Twitter: “POTUS uses flat earth society line again. Witty, but no help for folks paying $4/gal thanks to his failed energy policy. #phonygreenjobs ”
Obama lost that one. No one is interested in how modern the solar site looks, they are interested in the price at the pump. He has to do a better job of explaining why petroleum prices are high. If he would admit that it is in some part because of a US struggle with Iran, he might even be able to appeal to the patriotism of the public.
Could honesty with relation to gas prices help change the national current away from war? Perhaps someone should start a “keep gas prices low, don’t bomb Iran” campaign (although the fact that gas prices are a greater motivator against war than the inevitable civilian casualties is pretty disgusting).
![reuters:
As gas prices inch toward $4.00, Americans are trading in their older model vehicles for new, fuel-efficient ones.
We already know that the more fuel-efficient a vehicle is, the more money is saved on gasoline; this graph puts how much savings that is into perspective. [REUTERS]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0u4ykIt9N1qmaoalo1_400.gif)
As gas prices inch toward $4.00, Americans are trading in their older model vehicles for new, fuel-efficient ones.
We already know that the more fuel-efficient a vehicle is, the more money is saved on gasoline; this graph puts how much savings that is into perspective. [REUTERS]
Gas - Kenosha WI —BPphoto (Poobahs on a Day Trip to Milwaukee)
[Side Story: Gas is usually 10-15¢ cheaper in Wisconsin than in the city of Chicago. So we usually gas up north, behind The Cheddar Curtain, when we visit. On this trip we passed up gas for $3.95 a gallon at the oasis on the Illinois Tollway and just managed to get to Kenosha (sucking fumes) to get gas for $3.99 a gallon. What’s up with that?!)
Our Federal Government is ONCE AGAIN allowing, in fact encouraging manipulation of the futures market in oil that violates the Law of Supply and Demand to benefit the rapacious Greedsters at our expense.
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Kari Leigh Rosenfeld
