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Author: sci guy |
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Date Posted: 15:15:26 05/07/07 Mon In reply to: Oorpan 's message, "Re: I know! I know!!!" on 09:13:31 05/07/07 Mon You're dumber than I thought you were. >Somehow I can't find the word gasoline in that post! >Oil prices ARE dropping but gasoline prices have been >rising since the Dums took over Congress. So....my >question remains the same....how could they aren't >fullfilling their campaign promise and what are they >going to do about it???????? If they need help, I'll >give them a hint in one word.....REFINERIES!!! > > > > > >>Dan Bartlett Caught In A Lie: ‘No One Ever Said The >>War Would Result In Cheaper Gas Prices’ >>Appearing this afternoon on MSNBC’s Hardball, White >>House Counselor Dan Barlett adamantly denied that >>anyone in the administration claimed that the Iraq war >>would lead to lower gas prices. The transcript: >> >>MATTHEWS: [W]e’ve been struck by higher gas prices. >>That was another promise made, that this war would >>help us get cheaper gas — >> >>BARTLETT: I don’t think — >> >>MATTHEWS: None of these promises come through. >> >>BARTLETT: That’s not correct, Chris. The president or >>no one else ever said that this war was going to >>result in cheaper gas prices… >> >>MATTHEWS: Ok, so just to make it official, Dan, no one >>in the administration has ever said that we would have >>cheaper gas because of war in Iraq, just to make it >>official? >> >>BARTLETT: I don’t recall anybody ever saying that, >>Chris. >> >>As Matthews noted later in the broadcast, Laurence >>Lindsey – President Bush’s senior economic advisor at >>the time — argued in 2002 that the Iraq war would >>increase oil supplies and lower prices. From the >>Washington Times, 9/19/02: >> >>As for the impact of a war with Iraq, “It depends how >>the war goes.” But he quickly adds that that “Under >>every plausible scenario, the negative effect will be >>quite small relative to the economic benefits that >>would come from a successful prosecution of the war.” >> >>“The key issue is oil, and a regime change in Iraq >>would facilitate an increase in world oil,” which >>would drive down oil prices, giving the U.S. economy >>an added boost. >> >>Bartlett is a talented spinmeister but facts are >>stubborn things. >> >> >> >>href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/bartlett-cau >g >>ht-in-lie/">http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/19/bartle >t >>t-caught-in-lie/ >> >> >>>>Democrat campaign promise: "We will lower your >>>>gasoline prices." >>>Either show were this was the official position of >the >>>DEMOCRATIC campaign or apologize for another of your >>>witless distortions. >>> >>>>Turns out to be just another Dumocrat lie to get >>>>elected. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |