Freeps on Bush Oil move: "trying to help midterms, not right thing to do"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush Halts Oil to Strategic Reserve

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1621136/posts

1). To: kellynla

Guess he is trying to help Republican chances in the midterm elections. Still not the right thing to do though, IMO.

4 posted on 04/25/2006 7:32:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)

2). To: kellynla

I guess that makes more sense than tapping the reserves, although it's not quite as showy. I can see the dems' reaction now: How dare he put our security at risk just so he can score points! On the other hand, there is nothing - nothing he can do that they won't find fault with, so he might as well do what he believes is right. I just wish that an executive order authorizing drilling in "off-limits" places "in the interest of our future security" could have been added to the announcement.

5 posted on 04/25/2006 7:32:53 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)

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3). To: kellynla

That'll work. We're saved!

8 posted on 04/25/2006 7:34:19 AM PDT by Sir Gawain

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4). To: kellynla

Probably irrelevent except psychologically. Ditto the "price gouging" investigations. People who only read the headlines (most people) need to see things like this happening. Politically it's a no-brainer.

9 posted on 04/25/2006 7:34:48 AM PDT by KingKenrod

5). To: kellynla

Whew. Now I can go out and buy that Hummer limousine I've had my eye on.

13 posted on 04/25/2006 7:36:23 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Someday we'll look back on all this and plow into a parked car)

6). To: kellynla

How about an Executavie Order to drill in Alaska, the Gulf and off california...then a program to build more refineries faster.......

15 posted on 04/25/2006 7:37:01 AM PDT by Meadow Muffin

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7). To: BenLurkin

"Still not the right thing to do though, IMO" Why "not the right thing"? If that same amount of oil can be put into strategic reserves not @ $75/bbl but at a lower price a bit later, then it sounds like a right thing to do unless the reserves are to be replenished pronto, no matter what. Timing the markets is a bitch, but he's an oilman, after all.

20 posted on 04/25/2006 7:39:16 AM PDT by GSlob

[stepnw1f]

1. These People are Fucking Stupid

weak-minded fools. If they can't get it now, they never will. I hope everyone of them get's publicly humiliated for supporting him..

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Oh yeah, "he's an oilman, after all." One that ran 2 or 3 companies into

the ground!

[Ian David]

3. I think we need to explore for oil in Crawford, Texas

Didn't someone donate the land to Cindy Sheehan across the street from Bush's Pig Farm?

I wonder if there's oil there.

Or maybe it's a good place to stripmine for Bauxite.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Are these guys all posting from Iraq?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bumblebee1]

5. Don't know

Maybe they like paying $3 a gallon for gasoline.

[jrw14125]

6. On the plus side...

many of these Bush voters will be out on the street soon b/c they can't afford their energy and gas bills. Then they'll have no permanent address, and won't be able to vote against those gays that are ruining marriage come November...

What comes around goes around!