This country needs a good nationwide strike, and soon.

[TheCowsCameHome]

I hope the truckers park their rigs until someone in DC has the guts to confront Bush and his minions about the soaring costs of fuel. No relief, no wheels turn. Period.

Bush has done absolutely nothing to find an end to the obscene prices at the pumps.

Until nationwide transportation comes to a stop, nothing will be done.

And I don't want to hear any of his shit about "We're at war, we're at war". If there is any war, it is his war on the American people.

[mhr]

1. Peak Oil Dictates That There Is Nothing Bush Can Do

The truckers and all the rest of us are victims of our own excess greed and lust for cheap energy.

With Peak Oil upon us, cheap energy is like cheap history.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Nowhere does this president suggest conserving and cutting back

on consumption. Everything is hunky-dory in the land of the rich.

Screw everyone else.

True conservatism at it's finest.

What a sick state of affairs.

[undergroundpanther]

4. Hmm A strike great idea

It would be wonderful if the strikers could march in picket lines at crawford, encircle the pig's farm in droves with big signs and yell all night.I think the more people show up in crawford the more pressure will come to bear on asshole.He will learn America does not tolerate tyrants.Imagine A million people,Two million if there can be a "million man march" for the religious right..Than a 2 million people march on crawford for our own country will get attention. These pigs cannot arrest all 2 million people.Will they massacre them and face revolt of the rest of us, or will they face the music and step down or hide out in the ranch like moles hoping they will all go away soon.Protesters camping out can stay indefinitely if there is adequate support among others and more people share food and necessities with each other.

[wli]

20. eh? REX 84 enabled them to arrest 21 million in 1987

No idea where it's at now. It was designed to handle a "black insurrection" and so the capacity planning was to incarcerate the entire black population of the US.

See wikipedia's article on REX 84.

[Clintmax]

5. Yep, LastLaugh!

Welcome to DU!
:hi:

[mhr]

6. What Does Bush Have To Do With Each Of Us Cutting

Our own consumption.

I think your messages are a little mixed.

You advocate conservation yet think Bush can do anything.

If you want to place the finger of blame, point it at Congress that has continuously refused to raise the CAFE fuel standards in both Democratic and Republican administrations.

Besides, if you were looking for real leadership from Bush, we should ask you to examine your assumptions.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Like it or not, Bush is the president. The buck stops with him

Why in the world can't he at least acknowledge that we have an oil price crisis on our hands. People look to their leaders for advice and comfort when things go bad. And good people will sacrifice a bit, if asked by their leaders.

I remenber in the early 70's when gas was scarce, the top politicians at least had the guts to go before the public and urged conservation and a little sacrifice until the problem was rectified.

But what do we get from this president? ZIP. ZERO. NADA. Not even a whisper that people are hurting.

Bush may not have directly caused this, but Goddamit he is the man in charge and he has done NOTHING to rectify the problem.

When will this crisis wake him up? When unleaded hits $10 a gallon?

Congress may well bear some blame, as well as others, but this is when the donkey needs a two by four across his head to get his attention.

People are starting to hurt, and our president sits on his hands.

[mhr]

9. And He Will Continue To Sit On His Hands As He Has Done

For the last six years.

He has no vested interest in fixing anything.

Hence, he will do nothing.

[BeFree]

8. mhr, please, if you can, show me one shortage today.

Of course, I don't think you can. There is, today, plenty of gas, and I'm beginning to get the feeling we got the shaft: Even I have played along with the peak oil thingee, but it seems we are getting screwed over big time by buying into it.

Now, if the M$M and the congress and Exxon all stood up and said the end is near, I might have more faith in the peak oil scenario, but for now I'm feeling like I've bought into a bag of BS.

Sure, there is an end coming, but methinks they are screwing us over, today.

[mhr]

10. www.energybulletin.net

Many headlines around the world about not having enough fuel.

Just this week, it was reported that airports in the southwest were having trouble getting Jet Fuel.

Seems you are not keeping up.

[BeFree]

11. Gas, son, gas

Not jet fuel. I keep up, thank you very much, and I haven't heard one person say they can't get gas. At least not in thirty years.... ya know, the last time they screwed us over royally, remember?

If there were an actual shortage I would continue to have faith the end is near. So far, you provide no sound basis to believe you. Wanna try again?

Peace. Bring 'em home. Now.

[mhr]

12. Read The Links - You Obviously Did Not Take The Time

You only want to carp at those that oppose your american centric point of view.

Must be nice living in Ostrich land!

[BeFree]

14. Links, shmeenks

I see what is happening, now that I've removed the peak oil from my eye.

It's all propoganda, and I've read a bunch of it, but really, there is plenty of gas going around. When I see a real, and long shortage take shape, I'll believe. Until then, I know we are getting screwed.

[mhr]

15. Well Then - Live In Your Ignorance

eom

[BeFree]

17. That's it?

You give up? Well you're no fun, ya fell right over.

Peace.

[mhr]

18. I Don't Waste Time On Ignorance

eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. Regardless of whether there is an ample supply oil or not,

the reason makes no difference in the cost to Americans when they fill up. All I know is I will pay over $2.50 per gallon for heating oil this winter(up from $1.59 last winter) as well as the same now for regular unleaded gas.

And I don't care whether it's from refinery capacity, Arabs with an attitude, Middle east unrest (Like maybe what we stirred up in Iraq), excess consumption or what - People are hurting and Bush does nothing to ease the pinch. He won't address the fact that Big Oil is reaping record profits.

It's on his watch, rightly or wrongly, and what ever it takes to stabilize the price is what's important. How about cutting the federal gas tax, for openers?

Remember the bumper stickers in 1974? "Drive 80, freeze a yankee"

Well, there's still one Texan out there that says "Screw everybody, I've got mine"

[Lefty48197]

3. Everybody making under $15 per hour, or without health insurance

should walk off of their jobs.

[Sapphire Blue]

13. Wednesday's protest in Florida... w/more than 600 truckers

I hope truckers in every state follow their lead.

Hundreds Of Truckers Protest High Gas Prices

(excerpt)

The trucks, which included tractor-trailers, dump trucks and box trucks, gathered at the intersection of Okeechobee Road and the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County.

Images: Truckers Protest Fuel Prices

Traffic in the area was at a standstill as the trucks started a caravan headed toward Miami City Hall.

The trucks traveled 20 miles to present a petition requesting a fuel surcharge break for independently owned trucks.

The truckers claim that the high cost of gas has made it impossible for them to earn a living.

Continued @ http://www.nbc6.net/news/4832833/detail.html

[fighttheevilempire]

16. I remember when diesel was approaching $2...

they had a few articles on the major TV networks where independent truckers said theyd have a tough time staying above water after diesel went above $2. Where are they now? Soon we will have to reach the point where the wont be making any money at all. Truckers would end up leaving in droves and working at McD's because it pays more. If we dont address it before that happens, I doubt we can totally fix it after the fact. But once again, Bush doesnt care.