Do you think this will lower the price of gas?

[Schonyenko2]

Maybe you, and your new best friend , the goveners wife, should just step outside and lite up together. Maybe a couple of verses "get on board the peace train".
And go on back and listen to what T Bone Pickens, and ol Newt are saying. And remember the adage,"if you find it, they will buy it". Meaning foreign investors.Nothing will be accomplished without some assurances on many issues that are related to ownership, delivery points, infrastructure, etc. Some things that are contradictory to free market trade, but somewhat necessary for national energy independence, and national security. The answer lays in a balanced middle approach, that takes a critical, impartial, forward thinking path, to self reliant energy policies. There is some right, and some wrong on both sides of the energy debate, but Picken's reference to the greatest shift of wealth is correct. Without a comprehensive balanced energy plan, we will jepordize our national security, and become not much more than a third world nation, goverened not by the people, but by unregulated commodity speculators, and mega corporations.

[Salvatore]

Man there is alot of gray matter under all that hair! Some VERY good points guys. If we look back about 100 years ago we had many oil companies and refineries in this country. Also I believe Pennsylvania is heavy in crude oil.

[kwhizz]

We "Agree" 100%..........But........Reid "Still" has a Bag of Rocks for a Brain.........

Ken

[Kim_Howie]

You sound like you need to be in congress !! What a load of BS

[ORIGLS6]

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There is some right, and some wrong on both sides of the energy debate, but Picken's reference to the greatest shift of wealth is correct. Without a comprehensive balanced energy plan, we will jepordize our national security, and become not much more than a third world nation, goverened not by the people, but by unregulated commodity speculators, and mega corporations.

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We're damned close to that now.

[kwhizz]

For Amusement "Only"........LOL


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miXAZj-tcGI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxgV78vpNDk

[hvychev]

I have not read every post in this thread, but I wanted to give an update. I live 9 miles from down town Chicago and gas around here is pretty high. I don't go far to work/school and fill my 2003 Crown Victoria up about every two weeks. The last time I got gas it cost me $4.17 per gallon. Today it was $3.99. I believe that 4 weelks ago when I got it was like $4.27? I guess it could go back to that $3.50?

[NovaMob03]

Politics aside...just wait til the major oil companies post their 2nd quarter profits coupled with their excuses as to why they're reaming the American public. Bastards!

[USA1]

I say it doesn't matter what 'type' of energy we use (solar fossil wind hydrogen or whatever)...we are ALL going to pay. All these companies, the new and the old, will take complete advantage of American pockets....period. They aren't going to lower any price.

It amazes me that people and politicians really think that going to an 'alternative' fuel source will help us where it really counts - in our wallet. Nope! Not a chance. It's just not gonna happen. It makes no difference what source we use.

[tirebird]

Don't forget that those countries owning more than a trillion U.S. dollars of our debt, China and India, are keeping the price of oil high by subsidizing the price back home. Both China and India subsidize gasoline and diesel prices to keep their economies producing all the computer software and hardware, toys, electronics, etc., etc.that we buy here. The price of gasoline in those nations is roughly $2.50/gallon, with the government picking up the balance. If they stopped the subsidies, the price would go equal what the rest of the world is paying and the consumption would drop. That would drop the price of gas here. These subsidies prevent the price of oil from falling because demand is increasing in China and India.