"GOP Fears Gas Price Anger May Spill Over" (Boo frigging hoo)

[Bluebear]

Take note that they are not concerned about people's economic suffering, only that it is a "political problem".

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WASHINGTON — As consumers feel pain at the pump, record high gas prices are registering as a political problem with congressional Republicans.

At a town hall meeting this week, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) wanted to talk about Social Security and Medicare, but the session quickly turned to gas prices.

When Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) toured a Veterans Affairs clinic Wednesday, the first question put to her was: "What are you going to do about the high price of gasoline?"

And a growing number of GOP officials worry that, as the party in power, Republicans will pay their own high price — at the ballot box. They are scrambling to find ways to respond.

"People are mad as hell," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20050825/ts_latimes/gopfearsgaspriceangermayspillover&printer=1

[madeline_con]

1. "People are mad as hell,"

No shit, Sherlock.

Wow, these guys are quick!

[Bluebear]

5. No salt on their tails, eh? nt

[txindy]

15. Nope

But it's a thought... Is there enough salt on the planet to cover Hastert's tail? :shrug:

;)

[sasha031]

2. Wait till the cold weather comes

it won't be pretty.

[mcctatas]

3. Somebody should have told them...

Never shit where you eat, or in this case don't stick your head so far up your friendly oil lobbyists ass that you fail to notice WE THE PEOPLE have had enough of your shit!!!

[dweller]

4. The Tipping Point

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0316346624.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg


what's that little stick thing on the cover?

dp

[Bluebear]

6. a match?

[dweller]

10. good eye!

coupled with gas ... under the present circumstances ...

Al Franken had the author on his show to discuss the principles of this book (either today or yesterday, either way i missed it).

great book all the same.
NetVersion

dp

[Bluebear]

16. :)

[Burried News]

7. Gee there is nothing so unfair as a voter with a good memory.

[Burried News]

11. Screw with the bull you get the horn.

Enjoy the ride caballeros.

[Bluebear]

12. yowtch! nt

[Burried News]

14. Looks like the choir gets another tenor.

[kestrel91316]

8. They are starting to realize that the sheeple are onto their tricks.

[FloridaPat]

9. This is one issue they can't lie about and pull the wool over our eyes.

Yes,the gas prices are sky high.

[applegrove]

13. Of course it must be gas prices. It couldn't possibly be that they

are WRONG and anti-community and elitist. Couldn't be that the rich have done NOTHING to SACRIFICE in this TIME OF WAR. Couldn't be that Americans do not want to be pushed into the emotional life of adolescence where they take no responsibility for their actions and suffer from a lack of empathy. Couldn't be that Americans are angry about that. Or about their government being forcefully and meticulously forced into debt.


Would have to be "gas prices". Keep telling that to yourself & your supporters you bunch of assholes.