Are you getting sick and tired of gas prices going up. I know I am! Today, the average price at the pump for regular gas is $3.67. Locally, the cheapest I can find is $3.75. Why is the gas prices going up again? Because we rely on Venezuela Oil, and Hugo Chavez. Today, the per barrel price was raised to $126.
You see, we have an ally in Columbia, and Hugo Chavez is supporting the rebels who are trying to overthrow the Columbian Government. However, Venezuela also is a member of OPEC, and any attempt to stop the rebellion with military force may restrict the number of barrels of oil that Venezuela can, or will export. Suddenly, we have a restriction in supply of oil, which causes the price to escalate. Notice, the price is going up on the barrel because there is a THREAT of military intervention against Venezuela! There is a greater chance now that the US will impose some kind of sanctions against Chavez and Venezuela because the tie between Chavez and the rebels has been firmly established now. This will affect the price of gas again–raising the price. Here comes the $4 per gallon that we have been promised!
According to an article published on Yahoo, and from the Associated Press, this may cause Chavez to threaten to stop all export of oil to us. Here is a quote from the article:
“If we put on sanctions, I’m sure Chavez would threaten to cut off our oil supply,” said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. “Obviously that would have a major impact on oil prices.”
Yes, it will have a major impact on oil prices, because we are so reliant on the oil from places like Venezuela. So, we cower to dictators like Chavez, because we have no other options. We have to get our oil from somewhere. So we just have to take it. Thanks again, Bill Clinton!
The truth is, we don’t have to keep taking it. We should be drilling for our own oil, and then we wouldn’t have to be affected by every political situation that arises around the world. We have oil, but we have to be willing to go get it. We have oil in ANWAR. We have oil in the Coast of Florida. But, you know what? We are not willing to go get it! We have not only coward…oops, Freudian slip there…cowered to men like Chavez, but we have cowered to the extremist environmentalists. Do you realize that the environmentalists have kept us from drilling the oil off the coast of Florida, but the Chinese have moved in from the Cuban side and are drilling while we twiddle our thumbs? There are billions of barrels of oil that will now be drilled by the Chinese, rather than by us. Do you think we will get the best price per barrel in that situation? Yeah, me either.
So, the question is, how long are we going to allow this to continue? Are we going to continue to let these extremist dictators control our oil supplies forever? Are we going to allow the environmental extremists in this country to keep us from RESPONSIBLY drilling for oil in places like ANWAR and off the coasts of Florida? Face it, someone is going to get it…it might as well be us! If we had gone off the coast of Florida just 10 years ago, we would have had all that oil, and Communist China would not be securing it all for themselves!
But, you can’t convince those who are opposed to drilling on our own shores. They have been duped into believing that if we drill, we will completely destroy our country, our environment, and our wildlife. It just isn’t going to happen. But, nothing is going to change anytime soon. Even if McCain wins, he has vowed not to drill in ANWAR. So, gas will continue to climb. And we will continue to take it because we cower at the feet of Hugo Chavez, and the environmentalists of this country. Do I hear $5 per gallon?
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I suggest that the US and Canada take their oil off of the world market, along with a lot of other items. Both countries are relying on other countries to sustain our way of life; it is going to become a huge problem. Canada has huge reserves of oil, we are currently paying $1.25 per litre (4.5 litres to an imperial gallon = $5.63 per gallon) it’s bull>>>> Our government is loving it, because they are collecting an outragious amount of tax off every litre, meanwhile car sales, truck sales and everything is going down, fuel oil will be nuts next winter, diesel is more than gas……….read the writing on the wall. GM is shut down due to slumping truck sales, China makes almost everything we consume……….cereal, clothes at Walmart
I think Hugo had at least his comments about “the smell of sulfur in the air” regarding pres. Bush. Bush is a puppet for the REAL powers that be. They’re busy with their agenda- total world domination…..We’re all getting screwed by those in power. As Jim Morrison put it- ” you’re all slaves”.
Bush is no one’s puppet. The democrats of congress are the reason that we are stuck relying on foreign oil. In 1995, Bill Clinton had the opportunity to open ANWAR and start producing more domestic oil. He vetoed the bill that would have accomplished that, on the grounds that it would “take too long”. Yes, it would have taken 10 years. But, you know what? We would have been enjoying the benefits of the oil by now!
I saw a bumper sticker yesterday blaming Bush for high gas prices. I can’t believe that some people are so ignorant of the economy and current world affairs to lay that at his feet. And it is only going to get worse, considering all 3 candidates running for the office of president right now are bowing down to the environmentalists.
The problem with the “blame Bush first and always” society that the media has created, is that:
1. Its not true.
2. He’s not going to be in office forever.
3. All 3 candidates are spending their days blaming Bush for everything, but continuing to blame him after they’re in office will only get them so far.
4. Its let a lot of people off the hook. The REAL culprits behind many of today’s problems have had the ability to hide behind this “blame Bush” culture. And many times, these “REAL culprits” are the Senators who are running to be President next!