your Gas prices

[DuTTch]

Looks like the US will have to send some forces to saudi arabia to protect that oil.

[AgentOblivious]

It will be $5 soon I have no doubt. Our current administration has no interest in haveing low fuel cost as it only adds to "greenhouse gas" that will cause "global warming" and kill us all. When GWB was pres everyone looked to him as a oil man that is looking to profit either himself or his friends, this in turn kept the media after him. The current pres however doesnt seem to take any heat for the significant rise in cost. Sorry to get political but you cant really deny its true.

I hate to break it to you but you can't just blame the current administration. If you look at the link I posted previously, had the trend in Bush's day continued (I'd say the economic downturn put an end to that), gas would be much higher. As well, in terms of its proven reserves the US is already overproducing compared to other nations, and seeing as the price of oil is determined by world, rather than US supply, it would be foolish to try to pin this on Obama and Co.

[onebadmollafolla]

Looks like the US will have to send some forces to saudi arabia to protect that oil.

Oh, yeah, he's mad.

EDIT: Keep up the fight though, you should. Looks to be working out. Looks like your running a 400+awhp VR4 amongst what I would assume another daily driver. The shit you use every day is the same thing you so boldly take to your computer to "enlighten" us about. It's people like you that make the difference. Ya know, the ones that play the role of do as I say, not as I do. Tough shit, you're part of it. Keep us posted on your new insights.

[colt45 gto]

Yeah, I was gonna say his math is off. A liter is slightly more than a quart, and a quart is well 1/4 gallon.

1 gallon = 4.55 litres 8 pints to a gallon unless the US gallon is lower volume than the imperial gallon?
http://www.which.co.uk/cars/driving/...ons-converter/

[colt45 gto]

ahh there are indeed different gallons.....just like dozens, the british wine gallon the american colonials took with them as mearusrment is lower volum to the gallon we are used to,

the american gallon is indeed 3.7 litres, but our old gallon is 4.55 litres.

so you actually get short changed by 1.** litres
there are 40 fluid ounces in the British quart but only 32 fluid ounces in the US quart.

[mb7050]

1.75 € per 1 litre combined with V8 = !#!##!##!#"!%&#/&%(%/)(()&

[CoreyB]

I hate to break it to you but you can't just blame the current administration. If you look at the link I posted previously, had the trend in Bush's day continued (I'd say the economic downturn put an end to that), gas would be much higher. As well, in terms of its proven reserves the US is already overproducing compared to other nations, and seeing as the price of oil is determined by world, rather than US supply, it would be foolish to try to pin this on Obama and Co.

AO you just proved my point my friend. You are suggesting that Bush had a hand in rising oil prices but when it rises under Obama its some how ridiculous to think the president has any control over oil prices. I actually agree with your later statement, the president has little to do with oil prices. Somehow though people want to believe that Bush did. Just saying the media tied Bush directly to rising oil prices, Obama on the other hand seems to be free of this criticism.

[95gto]

AO you just proved my point my friend. You are suggesting that Bush had a hand in rising oil prices but when it rises under Obama its some how ridiculous to think the president has any control over oil prices. I actually agree with your later statement, the president has little to do with oil prices. Somehow though people want to believe that Bush did. Just saying the media tied Bush directly to rising oil prices, Obama on the other hand seems to be free of this criticism.

Uhm no,

Your point was that the media scrutiny on Bush kept oil prices in check.

His point was that gas was trending high under W and aside from a momentary drop due to the financial crisis, it has continued on its trend. And even going beyond that his statement that the world controls the price would indicate neither Obama or Bush can be blamed for the prices.

[stealthee]

Uhm no,

Your point was that the media scrutiny on Bush kept oil prices in check.

His point was that gas was trending high under W and aside from a momentary drop due to the financial crisis, it has continued on its trend. And even going beyond that his statement that the world controls the price would indicate neither Obama or Bush can be blamed for the prices.

What? You must have read a different post. Media scrutiny did NOT keep prices in check. I remember paying over $4 a gallon when Bush was in the White House.

The media scrutinized because "It was all Bush's fault, he controlled gas prices", and now under Obama, "The president has no control over gas prices"

[95gto]

What? You must have read a different post. Media scrutiny did NOT keep prices in check. I remember paying over $4 a gallon when Bush was in the White House.

The media scrutinized because "It was all Bush's fault, he controlled gas prices", and now under Obama, "The president has no control over gas prices"

I read this post

It will be $5 soon I have no doubt. Our current administration has no interest in haveing low fuel cost as it only adds to "greenhouse gas" that will cause "global warming" and kill us all. When GWB was pres everyone looked to him as a oil man that is looking to profit either himself or his friends, this in turn kept the media after him. The current pres however doesnt seem to take any heat for the significant rise in cost. Sorry to get political but you cant really deny its true.

And unless I'm reading it incorrectly, Corey is advocating that Bush's ties to oil kept a media watch on him and that kept prices in check. He couldn't make the prices skyrocket since it would just be a blatant misuse of his authority to benefit himself and his friends.

Then I'm pointing out that given this statement and then AO's post about oil prices merely being a continuance of the recent price trend and that the world influences the price instead of the president; that Corey's statement that AO was affirming his point was wrong.

I was stating the two ideas don't support each other.