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I'm a critic of policians, Whig, and our two primary political parties. So far, the Democrats have broken just about every campaign promise they have made. (Gas has gone up--they promised to make it go down, promised more bi-partisan process-to work with Republicans, but have locked Republicans out of process repeatedly-politics as usual, out of Iraq--non-binding resolutions--posturing, promised to expand house work week, broken after first week, promised to reign in spending--porked every spending bill to the maximum)

America needs to look realistically and honestly at our politicians and realize they are not the solution to our problems, but the problem itself.

Whig, I like neither Democrats or Republicans.

-Jack

 

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=060418211031.8onrfqm1&show_article=1

Plus I remember John Kerry and several others (sorry no specifics) indicating that high gas prices were because of Republicans being in power, implying that if Democrats were they would go down. There are other sources, Whig, I just don't have time to hunt 'em down.

"Among the 15 senators signing the letter were Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, and senators Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and Joe Lieberman."

 

Whig,

I am not as nuanced as a lot more intelligent folk. I am not very good at parsing words. When Democrats blame Republicans for high gas prices and yes, there were many instances where Democrat politicians local and national indicated that they could do something about gas prices--from price caps to investigations into oil companies for price gouging, etc., etc., then we have politicians making the claim that they are a part of the solution both directly and by implication.

Whig, if you can't see that, then I guess there is no way I can convince you of it.

-Jack

 

Whig, what are your thoughts on the half dozen other issues raised?

-Jack

 

Whig, if it absolutely makes you feel better, I'll admit to anything. :)

-Jack

 

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Whig,

Still trying to locate specifics, but here is a news cast where there was discussion by a panel of varying ideological backgrounds. The assertion they make agrees with me:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264931,00.html

I am not saying this is evidence, just that evidently these people heard what I did also.

-Jack

"Democrats hit the campaign trail promising to ease the pain at the pump. But the day they took control of Congress, the national average was $2.32 a gallon. Now: a gallon of unleaded will set you back $2.70. That's a 14-percent spike in three short months."

"Laura: This Congress, in their first hundred hours, passed the first real energy reform in the last six years. Hopefully the Senate will take it up this spring and send it to the President's desk. The Democrats have only been in power ninety-days and things like this take time. When was the last time a company was turned around in ninety days? The Democrats are committed and you're going to see it."

"Scott: The Democrats' promise is bogus and can't be done! The Middle East is the cause of our problems. They simply talk and oil prices go up. Refineries lack of progress is what's causing gas prices to rise. And that will continue forever unless there are more refineries."

 

Here are more links, Whig:

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Dec12/0,4670,Kucinich2008,00.html

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070402-113111-8038r.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-saunders/the-only-campaign-ad-the-_b_19582.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602307_pf.html

http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/08/american_famili.php

http://capitaleye.org/inside.asp?ID=228

http://www.dscc.org/news/roundup/20060425_gas/

http://www.coxwashington.com/news/content/reporters/stories/2006/08/25/BC_GAS_POLITICS24_COX.html

http://www.factcheck.org/article461.html

http://www.hendersoncountyncdemocrats.org/democratic_media_campaign_begins.html

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200604/POL20060427b.html

Whig, if you want more, I've got about 150 more. :)

-Jack

 

Jack, none of your links support a claim that any Democratic member of congress ever promised that gasoline prices would come down if they were elected.

It will indeed make me feel better if you will admit this fact.

 

Neil Cavuto's statement is unsupported and a lie, as is much of what emanates from Fox News. I have to say this, Jack, and you may find it difficult to accept, but there is no basis to believe what they say unless they can present an actual Democrat who actually said what they claim.

It shouldn't be a hard thing for them to do, if it were true. It isn't true.

 

Hi Michael (Whig?),

I am not sure if you followed campaign ads or campaign news. If you would have, you would have witnessed many of them blaming Republicans for high gas prices. This was followed up with "Vote for me--I am a solution to this and all of the other problems raised in this ad, etc." If this doesn't mean to you, that Democrats were saying that Republicans were at fault for high gas prices and that by voting for them, gas prices would go down, then there is nothing I can really say that will convince you otherwise. Why else bring it up if you are campaigning to do something about it, bring about change, etc.

Michael, I heard many of the ads, watched them as they were profiled almost on a nightly basis on the various news programs. If you want to call me a liar and say that I didn't see them, then that is A-Ok with me. I have been called much worse in my lifetime. :)

This is pretty far off the topic of the post, and not very relevant to what I originally posted. Pick another campaign promise broken, and we'll start fresh.

-Jack

 

Whig, 'ol buddy, you're nuts, and just a tiny bit scary! :)

Might I suggest you take yourself a tinsy bit less seriously. Maybe you should stick to blogs that you agree with. Just for your heart's sake.

Your friend,

-Jack

 

4. Relief at the Pump (S. 847). Democrats plan to halt the diversion of oil from the markets to the strategic petroleum reserve. By releasing oil from the reserve through a swap program, the plan will bring down prices at the pump.

http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom...cfm?id=237046&