Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2011/03/11 04:44:31

Related Topics: Middle East, Gas, Obama, Gas Prices

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Ah, January of 2009. Hope was in the air, but more importantly, gas was under two dollars a gallon. Since then gas prices, have gone up 67 percent and it’s an ominously upward trend. Interestingly enough, the Heritage Foundation also took a look at the first 26 months of Bush’s presidency — gas only rose 7 percent during that time frame.

Now obviously turmoil in the Middle East has something to do with our current astronomical gas prices, but keep in mind that by this point in the Bush presidency 9/11 had happened and we were on the verge of invading Iraq. So while the president can’t be entirely responsible for global commodity prices, it’s still worth asking what Obama’s doing to make things worse.

~ The Rebel ~ 2011/03/11 04:47:02 (edited)

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This is the President that appointed a Secretary of the Interior that famously said he didn’t mind if gas hit $10 a gallon.

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Apache 2011/03/14 02:59:40

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It's killing my transport business. So far no layoffs thank God. I've even had to get behind the wheel because I can't hire new employees and I will not lay off the ones I have now. What really pisses me off is that I have less time to give the Liberals beat-downs.

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Patriot Unit 2011/03/12 03:33:37

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Does that shock you. He said he wanted to see $5.00 a gallon or more. The higher the cost, the more taxes they get.

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Farnsworth 2011/03/11 19:52:05

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The amount of vacations, parties and outings are up 67% over GWB too

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Apache to Farnsworth 2011/03/14 03:00:50

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As usual. Hussein is AWOL on all the important issues facing our country.

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SunnyOne 2011/03/11 09:35:41

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You conveniently overlooked the rest of Bush's presidency, when gas prices hit all-time highs.

Bush didn't bother to tighten airport security despite receiving a memo in August 2001 warning him of a possible attack by Osama bin Laden. Bush chose to waste trillions of dollars invading Iraq despite evidence proving that Iraqis had nothing to do with 9/11. His actions definitely had an effect on gas prices.

Obama, in contrast, wasn't responsible for the recent uprisings in some Arab nations.

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Apache to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:27:12 (edited)

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"Facts are stubborn things"

Ronald Reagan

(I only wish it was $3.10 per gallon. It's more like $4.10)

SunnyOne is just another Brain-Dead Obamabot with nothing to back up her meaningless statements. She just lies and spins the truth like all of Obama's Lap-Dog Minnions.

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~ The R... to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:34:24

What do you mean he wasn't responsible? He has the media in his pocket!!!

Journalists Admit to Instigating Revolts in the Middle East “We were in it for the money”
http://www.northwesternflipsi...

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~ The R... to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:41:33 (edited)

The CIA and U.S. military have, for decades, sponsored and created radical Islamic factions, including the Muslim Brotherhood, the Taliban and more,” Alex Jones and Aaron Dykes wrote on February 12.

Jones and Dykes conclude that in fact a complex series of destabilization efforts all across the Middle East are underway and ultimately these efforts will result in war in the region. “Control over the region, along with Central Asia, is believed to be essential for global domination. This aspiring New World Order will divide these nations in order to conquer them, even as they consolidate the major regions under a larger world government,” they write.

http://liberalforum.org/liber...

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~ The R... to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:50:24

Libyan TV: Friday sermon accuses Zionists, Americans of instigating protests

http://www.jihadwatch.org/201...

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Wolfman 2011/03/11 08:43:12

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Yes

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SunnyOne to Wolfman 2011/03/11 09:37:19

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OH HELL NO.

He nearly destroyed this country. It will take years to undo the damage he caused (probably both of Obama's terms in office, and then some).

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Wolfman to SunnyOne 2011/03/11 15:38:54

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I miss him. He won Iraq, he had the good sense to leave Afghanistan, the debt was incurred by a Democratic Congress, and he wasn't a Socialist. I want him back.

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flaca BN-0 to Wolfman 2011/03/11 17:05:59

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he didn't leave Afghanistan, he just took some of the troops over to Iraq and left the others there in a compromised position.

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Wolfman to flaca BN-0 2011/03/11 17:13:24

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You're right. Very low casulty rate though. Got any idea why obie is still there?

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flaca BN-0 to Wolfman 2011/03/11 21:58:51

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same alleged reason why we went in: to stop the taliban taking over, who give safe haven to Al Qaeda

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Wolfman to flaca BN-0 2011/03/12 04:07:03

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I'm ready to forget it.

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SunnyOne to Wolfman 2011/03/11 20:39:50

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He didn't "win" Iraq, he merely succeeded in replacing its secular government with a fundamentalist Shiite one that's more sympathetic to Iran, killing over 100,000 innocent people, and destroying much of that country as well.

U.S. taxpayers will have wasted trillions of dollars on Bush's mistakes by the time his wars are over.

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Apache to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:19:05

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Wrong again Sherlock. It's because of Bush that Democracy is spreading rapidly throughout the Middle East. All Obozo can do is piss his pants and watch.

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Apache to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:07:46 (edited)

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We'll see if your tune changes when you're paying $5.00 for a gallon of regular and the bank takes your home and car.

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Apache to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:29:56

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Apache to Wolfman 2011/03/14 03:03:52 (edited)

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Only a Brain-Dead Obamabot wouldn't want Bush back.

C'mon 2012. Our country needs to be saved.

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Apache to Wolfman 2011/03/14 03:10:58

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Bush will go down in History as one of our greatest Presidents in a time of turmoil. Obama will go down as the absolute worst.

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Wolfman to Apache 2011/03/14 04:34:53

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The rebels in Lybia are shouting Bush's name in a plea for help. They know obie isn't going to help them.

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cmdrbnd007 2011/03/11 05:09:33

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Well, Hell, he certainly isn't doing anything to easy the pain. He still has the moratorium on drilling off shore even though a federal judge says his moratorium is illegal. He has the EPA cracking down on anyone producing carbon dioxide. There have been no new refineries built in the US in decades. Perhaps he should get off his hands and do something.

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flaca BN-0 2011/03/11 05:09:25

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That bastard. They've gone up all over the world. He wants to destroy the world. It's his fault.

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SunnyOne to flaca BN-0 2011/03/11 09:38:19

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LOL

You know, of course, that Teabaggers actually believe this!

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Apache to SunnyOne 2011/03/14 03:30:29

+1

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Gadfly2009 2011/03/11 04:51:04

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It's a start.

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~ The Rebel ~ 2011/03/11 04:47:02 (edited)

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This is the President that appointed a Secretary of the Interior that famously said he didn’t mind if gas hit $10 a gallon.

http://patriotupdate.com/4086...

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themadhare ~IJM 2011/03/11 04:46:26

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he did his part by banning drilling

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