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February 28, 2012

Don’t Swallow the Bait Folks:

Gas prices are on the rise again.  In 8 months we will be having another close race between Barack Obama and the GOP’s nominee for president.  Timing is everything folks.  Let’s take a trip down memory lane shall we.  Keep in mind I’m talking about my county’s gas prices.

In 2000 when George W. Bush got elected for President the cost of gas was $1.25 per gallon.  It had taken nearly 40 years to get to that price.  In walk the Republican White House and Congress.  Prices began creeping up.  We were told it was because of the two wars we were involved in remember?

The House of Representatives is the only place an investigation can be held.  Who was in charge of the House from 2000 – 2006, the Republican Party that’s who?  Which Party supports continuing the tax breaks for oil companies – the Republican Party?

By the end of 2006 gas prices in some areas were up above $5.00 per gallon, in my county they were nearly $4.00 per gallon.  Guess what happened in 2007?  The House was taken over by the Democrats.  A little over a year later during the 2008 election cycle (Oil companies way to appease voters) the price of gas began dropping and by January 20, 2009 when Barack Obama was inaugurated our President, prices were hovering below $2.80 per gallon.

That price of gas stayed there until 4 days after the 2010 Election Day when the House was taken over by the Republicans.  The price of gas went from $2.75 to $3.00 per gallon in less than a month.  Prices continued to climb in 2011 to around $3.35, and now in 2012 (election year) they are once again raising to nearly the $4.00 mark and some are saying they’ll be in the $5.00 range by summer.  Just in time to hurt a fragile economy.

To give you a little perspective on what the Obama administration has done about energy and our environment, read the facts here:

Now we see GOP nominees and their surrogates pushing stories about high gas prices – they worry the improved economy won’t hurt Obama in November.  The media of course jumps on their comments and repeats them tirelessly; Perfect timing.  Oil companies want Republicans in charge that’s how they make huge profits and are able to keep their tax breaks.   Republicans have tried their level best to hurt our economy (hurting you and me) the past 3 years to reach their pronounced goal – to stop Barack Obama.  Don’t swallow the bait.