I received another flyer in the mail the other day from the Burner campaign (or one of her 527's), proclaiming Reichert was the "rubber stamp" vote for Bush's policies surrounding energy policy. The flyer was largely the Bush and his energy buddies rhetoric, and I was suprised the word "Halliburton" did not appear anywhere. By voting for an energy policy (the first one ever in this country), Reichert apparently was supporting millions in "giveaways to the oil companies". I suppose by "giveaways" the flyer was referring to incentives to build new refineries, since that's the only way another one will ever be constructed.
The flyer, not surprisingly, did not mention the millions of dollars in tax incentives for things like hybrid vehicles and alternative energy sources.
It also appeared the strategy of the Burner campaign was also to blame high gas prices on Republicans, but now that gas prices have fallen, they have turned to conspiracy theories to explain the result. To wit, 42% of people think that Republicans have manipulated gas prices before the election in order to get elected. If this figure is even close to representative of the electorate, it is a sad commentary that this many people think politicians have that much influence on the price of gas. Democrats like Cantwell already appear to have failed economics because they believe that gas prices have to do with oil companies price gouging rather than good old supply and demand.
Posted by Palouse123 at September 26, 2006 11:20 AM | Email ThisThe bottom line is; What have the Dems actually DONE to reduce our reliance on foreign oil?
Posted by: SouthernRoots on September 26, 2006 01:05 PMCA vehicle emission standards ban diesel vehicles under 8000 lbs. A number of European auto makers make high mileage diesel powered cars. Most of these cars are rated in Europe as "low emission vehicle" meeting the European emission standards. Those standards meet or exceed the CA standards.
Let's see the logic, push bio-diesel and cut off the supply of cars and light vehicles that use that product.
Posted by: JCM on September 26, 2006 01:10 PM"The drop in [gas] prices may last a couple of months, long enough to get through the November election. Could that be what the oil companies want?"
-- CNN's Bill Schneider
Posted by: Palouse on September 27, 2006 08:59 AMI don't study fuel prices, but am looking at the gas log I keep in the car.
This is a little off point?
What gets me is diesel pricing. It comes off the cracking ladder way before gas, but now we are paying a premium and since we now get yet another diesel product which will require more refinery resources, storage at gas stations for all the varieties etc., the prices could go even higher?
Noticed prices at the store lately?
I would like to think the ultimate objective here is to eventually encourage a diesel economy through clean burning engines as they are 30% more efficient than gas. That means a lot less imported fuel and that equates to lower prices, right? Europe, China uses mostly diesel.
Posted by: John on October 1, 2006 02:30 PM