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Sat Jul-12-08 12:38 PM
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| So, let me get this straight |
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Bush is chiding Democrats for not allowing for more offshore drilling, but yet he refuses to open the strategic petroleum reserve?
Why do we even have a strategic petroleum reserve? Maybe it's time that Bush "use it or lose it" in regards to the government's own supply of petroleum.
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| dysfunctional press
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Sat Jul-12-08 12:42 PM
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| 1. the 'strategic petroleum reserve' is technically meant for use in times of war... |
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when imported oil sources are cut off completely.
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| DJ13
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Sat Jul-12-08 12:48 PM
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| 3. Clinton rattled the oil traders by threatening to release some oil ftom the SPR |
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Worked too.
It wouldnt need to be much, just the treat that more could be released at anytime in the future should speculation get out of hand would be a calming force on the markets.
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| LARED
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Sat Jul-12-08 12:45 PM
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| 2. One is a reserve, and one is a supply |
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Frankly the Democrats need to get ahead of the curve here. If they don't the Republican will correctly lay this issue at the feet of congress.
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| Bobbie Jo
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Sat Jul-12-08 12:54 PM
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| 4. You know how addicts get when you talk about tapping their private stash....nt |
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