Bush on Jawboning 2000/ OPEC 2005: (compare/contrast)

[orleans]

"What I think the president ought to do is he ought to get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots. One reason why the price is so high is because the price of crude oil has been driven up. OPEC has gotten its supply act together, and it's driving the price, like it did in the past. And the president of the United States must jawbone OPEC members to lower the price. "
manchester, NH, 1/26/00
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0001/26/se.02.html


"Exxon Mobil Posts Record Profits
Annalisa Burgos, 01.31.05, 1:20 PM ET

In the headlines this afternoon, it's been a record quarter and year for Exxon Mobil.

The oil giant raked in $8.42 billion in the fourth quarter and more than $25 billion for all of 2004, both record-high profits in its history. Exxon Mobil (nyse: XOM - news - people ) blew away Wall Street forecasts, as higher oil and natural-gas prices offset a slight dip in production."
http://www.forbes.com/2005/01/31/cx_ab_0131video2_print.html

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. You should have put in todays quote about it being

too damn bad about prices, now suffer.

[bluestateguy]

2. Can we have the Clinton energy policy back?

I miss the $1.20 gas.

[orleans]

3. me too. but i get a sort of sick ammusement when i see

suvs and trucks--especially ones with W~04 sickers on the bumper.