Gas And Obama

You have gotta read this:

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Must-read comments from U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell:

"The moment that gas prices became a major issue here in Washington, Democrats started to build a protective blockade around their presidential nominee.

"Rather than come up with a comprehensive solution that would do something to lower the price of gas, they set out to insulate their candidate from ever having to take a difficult vote on the issue. They have done this because their nominee opposes expanding the domestic energy supply. Recall that his initial response to high energy costs was that Americans would have to learn to turn their air conditioners down and consume fewer calories.

"He has stated publicly that high gas prices are only a problem because America didn't have enough time to adjust to them. And just this week the Junior Senator from Illinois unveiled his own comprehensive solution to the high price of gas: 'We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling,' he said, 'If everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups.'

"This is the proposal of the man that Democrats in Congress want to lead us through the nation's energy crisis: regular tune-ups. This is the answer the Junior Senator from Illinois has proposed to the patients at the Woodland Dialysis Center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who are now limiting their treatments because they can't afford the cost of getting to them. This is Senator Obama's answer to $4 a gallon gas: issue some new regulations and go to Jiffy Lube."

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My commentary,

First off, did he really say that?

Yes.

To use a medical analogy, right now America needs a turnicate and a surgeon and Barack Obama is sending us to the school nurse to get a Band-Aid and an aspirin. This makes me long for the days when James Traficant [D-Ohio] used to give his famous 'Beam me up!' speeches and occassionally skewer his own party when it was not doing right by America.

It appears that Pelosi and Reid are just doing rear guard duty for Barack Obamessiah so he won't be faced with an on the record vote that may alienate many independents at the polls this fall. While this is not surprising, I had not thought of it.

While there are definite left/right issues, it is a real shame that things like war and fuel have gone that way. These are matters of national importance that involve the whole country. Democrats, Republicans and Independents are all affected by things like war, gas prices and rising fuel costs. We all will suffer or prosper together in this but the Democrats have put both election politics and special interests first over the national interest.

Unless the bipartisan 'gang of ten' gets together with President Bush and forces a vote, the only way to change the price of gas is to vote against any candidate who won't allow for new drilling regardless of party affiliation. Right now the Republicans seem to be united in doing everything possible bring down gas. The Democrats are divided but one thing is clear, the Dem's leadership won't drill for new fuel for purely political reasons.

Jim