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Obama's a pain at the pump

Washington Times -- Get ready to pay a lot more than $3 a gallon to fill up your car during peak driving periods this spring and summer. More pain at the pump is the inevitable result of the Obama administration's carrot-and-stick approach to dealing with America's energy woes.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last week announced new leases for offshore oil and gas drilling, which will take effect in 2012. While news reports characterized the decision as a bold response to the nation's energy needs, reality is quite to the contrary.

Within a month of taking office in 2009, Mr. Salazar froze drilling leases already approved by the outgoing George W. Bush administration. Then he imposed a six-month public comment period to precede his decision on whether to allow new drilling.

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FordF2502001 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,678 Points:1,154,720 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:56:57 PM Ignore FordF2502001 Report Abuse EnouGh already with the old arTicles
1006 All-Star Author Birmingham Posts:929 Points:1,027,620 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 10:53:33 PM Ignore 1006 Report Abuse I know it is coming, and it still does not make it any easier
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,165 Points:1,365,980 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 6:21:56 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Obama is a pain. We should send him back to Indonesian where he came from.
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:2,307 Points:961,555 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 4:57:48 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse He and other liberals want an European-like-America. Tiny two seat cars with most of the public getting around on public transit whose expenses are mostly paid by very high gasoline taxes.
jbcol1 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,442 Points:296,015 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 4:52:16 PM Ignore jbcol1 Report Abuse Sorry folks, but I am on my soapbox....... I don't know about all of you but, the more I read the news stories about gas prices and oil "futures", the madder I get. Come on America, it's time we put a stop to being used and abused. Let your legislators know that you are not going to stand for it anymore. Let them know that THEIR job is at stake. They put us in the position that OUR jobs are at stake... We CAN do the same to them. They work for us, remember??? Time we remind them of that. Darn it. I am MAD!!!!
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,780 Points:1,169,630 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 4:28:42 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse could it be that obomber is really a plant who is hell-bent on masterminding the u.s.a. into a second rate country and place to live?
vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,018 Points:117,800 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 8:22:02 AM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse We already have plenty of clean burning natural gas to replace oil and gasoline! We could get off sending our dollars to OPEC now if we wanted too. ...I am not addicted to oil! Give me a choice, bring on the Bloom Box, eliminate the electric grid and Nuclear waste....." So much FAIL in this post.
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:3,864 Points:992,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 12:44:25 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse There will be more than pain at the pump after Obama works his magic.
FordF2502001 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,678 Points:1,154,720 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 11:02:29 PM Ignore FordF2502001 Report Abuse We must wake up and conserve. Prices will rise so we have to have alternatives
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:3,714 Points:1,345,415 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:58:21 PM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse I didn't vote for BO
Focus2 Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,297 Points:1,630,480 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:43:02 PM Ignore Focus2 Report Abuse We already have plenty of clean burning natural gas to replace oil and gasoline! We could get off sending our dollars to OPEC now if we wanted too. How do we get this message to Congress? I am not addicted to oil! Give me a choice, bring on the Bloom Box, eliminate the electric grid and Nuclear waste. I will drive an electric car to get my groceries and we will cut co2 in half! Credit the Bloom Box invention to India. China is leading the world in Solar and wind energy. Wake up America! Are we afraid to do anything?
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:5,955 Points:1,222,280 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:33:12 PM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse See,it's Obamas fault!
runway12 Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,906 Points:580,455 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:31:37 PM Ignore runway12 Report Abuse Is this from the Editorial Page?
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:7,205 Points:1,170,885 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:26:50 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Rooster: You are delusional. Talk about not getting it. It is time for all to start emailing or calling their representives in Congress to really give them an earful on high and still rising energy costs. Obama's advisors have a death wish if they think over $3 gas will lead to blissful alternative energy development and ultra conservation. It is time for mandated insulation standards for all new buildings and solar hot water heating. The time is now.
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:1,445 Points:2,000,880 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:22:26 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse I agree with the title.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:1,545 Points:230,495 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:17:30 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse Some people just don't get it, know your stuff, an American invention, Supply and Demand. Have you noticed price of gas goes up in relation to higher oil consumption? What?
snofog All-Star Author Seattle Posts:623 Points:92,655 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:14:29 PM Ignore snofog Report Abuse Great
janctx Champion Author Lubbock Posts:2,715 Points:882,880 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:12:53 PM Ignore janctx Report Abuse what reason would the President of the USA want us to pay $7. a gal Cheapdiseal? some people dont make sense
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,706 Points:980,350 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:07:36 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Keep gas prices down!
JoseM All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:890 Points:605,010 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:07:31 PM Ignore JoseM Report Abuse Yep, get ready... it will happen.
RobRD Champion Author Alberta Posts:3,828 Points:896,020 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:06:11 PM Ignore RobRD Report Abuse What do expect from a right wing newspaper like the Times? Obama bashing.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:1,545 Points:230,495 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 10:02:30 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse I don't believed there will be a mass unemployment like what the wall street have done if the cost of gas go up to $7/gal. It's painful at first but we will adjust and injure. Example Europe, Japan, Asia, etc. they all survive until this economic down turn cause by financial sector. Eventually, people will invest on oil drilling and will look for cheaper alternative and most of all will force us to Conserve, which will not happened at this current price.
FordF2502001 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,678 Points:1,154,720 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:58:11 PM Ignore FordF2502001 Report Abuse wOw mr. Dirt. I thought bush was the root of all evil and you say bush did nothing. Wow!
Amtrgas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,551 Points:1,229,530 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:54:31 PM Ignore Amtrgas Report Abuse You can not always blame the President for all the countries woes.
Lizzylou Champion Author Stockton Posts:7,025 Points:2,000,050 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:52:22 PM Ignore Lizzylou Report Abuse Not a good thing to hear during a struggling economy!
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:1,545 Points:230,495 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:48:59 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse Let's look at the bigger picture, assume price of oil is stable, it does not stop price at the pump go up. It could be the result of weak dollar, then blame the oil.
CheapDiesel Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:340 Points:76,505 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:47:26 PM Ignore CheapDiesel Report Abuse If BHO has his way we will be paying $7 a gallon for gas. At the rate he is destroying jobs many of us won't need to drive as much if we are unemployed.
brus282 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,659 Points:953,210 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:41:44 PM Ignore brus282 Report Abuse anybody who didn't think that obamanation would push gas prices higher is drinking the left wing tea
sjl08203 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,870 Points:1,330,425 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:37:13 PM Ignore sjl08203 Report Abuse It is amazing how many excuses they can come up with to raise gas prices.
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,797 Points:1,250,520 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:30:32 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse so he has wasted months of time; and worstened out pain at the pump; drawn it out longer than otherwise.
Rick52 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:9,422 Points:738,335 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:25:23 PM Ignore Rick52 Report Abuse DEG I Agree!!! We should of all(TAX PAYERS) been given a check... We could of stimulated the Economy by buy things (car,frig,washer,drier,carpet,new roof,ETC. When you build a house you don't build the roof first ...You start with the Foundation (US)... You don't give it to banks(the roof)... Because they are not giving out loans to help us prosper...
tbgasmizer Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,780 Points:789,270 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:22:27 PM Ignore tbgasmizer Report Abuse This will not help the economy.
PissedCanuck Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,138 Points:1,192,210 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:20:35 PM Ignore PissedCanuck Report Abuse Those who voted for this Administration deserves everything that this Administration dishes out and has no right whatsoever to complain about it except in the next election.
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,661 Points:1,236,205 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:15:55 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Don't forget Obama's stated intent to raise fuel taxes, too.
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:7,591 Points:1,887,920 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:14:04 PM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse Why has salazar stymied leases already sold in Utah. They could be going now if not for government interference. Is the government working to bankrupt us?
aldog365 Champion Author Nashville Posts:3,150 Points:1,559,710 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:10:54 PM Ignore aldog365 Report Abuse It's all about the dollar.
ACTown Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,854 Points:1,119,590 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:09:55 PM Ignore ACTown Report Abuse It is almost over three dollars now.
cuddlie Rookie Author Arizona Posts:47 Points:61,745 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:09:13 PM Ignore cuddlie Report Abuse :)
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:15,397 Points:3,054,380 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:08:42 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse The Obama administration has many problems. First, and to me, and most importantly the President and Congress should ave been working to get Americans back to work instead of squandering valuable time and resources on trying to revamp health care (which may not be perfect but it is nowhere near as broken as the economy). Also the government should never have bailed out the big financial institutions nor the automakers. If Congress had given every legal citizen of this country $20,000 it would have not run up such a debt as the way that they took; and many people would be considerably better off. That would have been a far better stimulus bill than what we have and the economy would most likely be far better off.
srchr Champion Author San Jose Posts:4,869 Points:1,160,825 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:08:40 PM Ignore srchr Report Abuse they want us all in gov't built high rises connected by gov't run trains
methaneman Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,787 Points:1,093,050 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:05:54 PM Ignore methaneman Report Abuse What about stopping the runaway speculation. Make them take delivery of gas/oil for speculation purposes.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,341 Points:1,712,105 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:05:33 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse WilW wrote: >Don't worry. This November, voters will sweep the >Socialist party out of Congress. You can't sweep OUT what was never IN in the first place. The Socialists detest Obama worse than the Tea Baggers do.
TruckVet Veteran Author Houston Posts:327 Points:708,535 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:04:13 PM Ignore TruckVet Report Abuse Our politics are becoming pain in the fuel can and so, I hope that our elected puppets listen to their supporters instead of their pockets. Until then, Drive safe and God Bless.
1Casey Champion Author Albany Posts:4,521 Points:1,419,785 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:02:41 PM Ignore 1Casey Report Abuse People will talk about holding incumbents accountable. But there is always such a small percentage that get out to vote that many of the same useless deadbeats end up staying in office.
hoosierdaddyno1 Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,244 Points:883,405 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 9:02:40 PM Ignore hoosierdaddyno1 Report Abuse You just don't know when they are going to stick it to you! This year when everything is starting to turn for unemployment and the average Joe, Stick us with your greedy gas prices! Jerks! (too kind)
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,341 Points:1,712,105 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 8:59:29 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse jwduke1 wrote: >Obummer is the MOST WORTHLESS President, America has EVER >had! Only Jimmy could be worse!!! Well, I have one thing to say about that. During the First Gulf War (Desert Storm): Carter Administration weapon systems kicked Iraqi butt Reagan Administration weapon systems were grounded
barbs24 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,675 Points:1,594,210 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 8:53:02 PM Ignore barbs24 Report Abuse Thankyou Rick52. We can whine or we can work with what we have. It is time to just do it!!!
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:6,665 Points:1,314,595 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 8:51:42 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse This responce from Obama is not surprice. When attempting to make changes, weather it be from politics or private businesses, there will be some negative parts too it. The thing will politics is that they still have to keep the public, espeically votes satisfied. That does include a lot of demands. Stuff like this will also take a long period of time as well.
netman044 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,291 Points:894,410 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 8:51:03 PM Ignore netman044 Report Abuse Voters are already starting to hold incumbents accountable for the administrations policies. Don't expect anything to change.
puljujarvi Champion Author Tampa Posts:5,174 Points:1,064,660 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2010 8:50:44 PM Ignore puljujarvi Report Abuse Oh yeah! This should help our messed up economy. NOT!