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2008-05-20 Home Front: Politix

House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices

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Posted by Sherry 2008-05-20 17:24|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Well, that is sure to increase available supplies of oil and bring down prices!

Fucking idiots! They really want to tighten up the oil market even more, don't they? What about ADDING to the global supply instead of pissing off the people that supply us with 40% of our import supply? They don't set prices and they are nearly at capacity pumping anyway. How about suing China and India for having growing economies that are slurping up oil at an increasing rate and lowering global supplies? It makes as much fucking sense!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-20 17:36|| 2008-05-20 17:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Sigh. I just can't fathom how the American voters can elect such infantile minds to such high office. Makes me question the current electoral process.

It would be different if the Congress had the brainpower to direct the US Army to collect the fines.

Posted by ed 2008-05-20 17:48|| 2008-05-20 17:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Why don't they just pass a law that repeals the law of supply and demand? That would have about as much effect.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-05-20 17:56|| 2008-05-20 17:56|| Front Page Top

#4 The House can get as emotional as it wants because it knows the Senate will kill the bill.

Posted by gorb 2008-05-20 18:23|| 2008-05-20 18:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Wait till Obama gets in and they pass a law forbidding the tides to touch him.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-20 18:44|| 2008-05-20 18:44|| Front Page Top

#6 How can they possibly think this will do the American people any good whatsoever?

Posted by eltoroverde 2008-05-20 20:59|| 2008-05-20 20:59|| Front Page Top

#7 How can they possibly think this will do the American people any good whatsoever?

By showing them who the enemy is? Make no mistakes, restricting oil supply is as much a part of Juhad as 9/11.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-20 21:11|| 2008-05-20 21:11|| Front Page Top

#8 What gorb said. The House Democrats are drunk on the meaningless symbolic gesture.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-05-20 21:53|| 2008-05-20 21:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Since supplies will most likely continue to decline and prices rise, what have we to lose? I know you guys are big free market champs, but this particular market is rigged from both ends, suppliers and buyers. The customer can't feasibly get a square deal the way things are. Maybe it's enough to scare them straight. Rebounding the value of the dollar wouldn't hurt either, the Eurozone is bellyaching about the differential already. They actually would like a stronger dollar to help with euro exports.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-05-20 23:13|| 2008-05-20 23:13|| Front Page Top

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