Two oil men in the White House and gasoline doubles in price, a connection?

$1.50 a gallon when Bush/Cheney are elected and $3.00 a gallon now. Is this just some random cosmic event?Two oil men in the White House and gasoline doubles in price, a connection?
I don't believe it's a random cosmic event. Elections have consequences, and electing two oil men is not a wise decision. When these oil men start a needless war it drives prices even higher.


The United States should have a real energy policy that includes greater support for renewables and nuclear.Two oil men in the White House and gasoline doubles in price, a connection?
I see the most echo-chamber ego-gratifying answer was chosen.





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Nope but the libs think it is and have yet to provide proof
Hmmm... Sounds crazy, but there just might be...
No, it is no random cosmic event. It is caused by the oil cartels controlling the prices of crude.
World demand increased those that produce cannot meet demand raise prices to try and combat demand increase.... did you know in much of Europe it is 5 euros per liter.... thats like 10 dollars for half a gallon.... quit trying to find conspiracy theories to briing Bush down when it is simple economics at work.
Maybe this will help you connect the dots:


http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/in鈥?/a>
I don't think so.





The connections between Cheney and Haliburton are well known.





The connections between the Saudi royal family and Bush are less well known, but never-the-less reliably documented.





Why do you think the Bin-Laden family was given a ';get out of the US FREE'; ticket after 9/11?
I'll let you know as soon as Cheney releases all documents related to his Energy Meeting with the heads of the energy cartel.
They still have 13 months to go....hang on to your wallet. Gas will spike around $5.00 per gallon by the time they are out of office. They have completed their task for their handlers...now it's just frosting on top of the oil well.
There's no connection, for those people who are economically literate and understand the concepts behind the international commodity market, and the basic concept of supply and demand.





Oil prices are based on supply %26amp; demand, and on investor consideration of future prices and risk.





When there is war and threats of war in significant oil producing countries, that increases future risk, and drives the prices up.





When a socialist thug takes over a nation and nationalizes oil production, that drives prices up.





When large countries have significant economic and industrial advancement, like India and China, that hugely increases demand for oil.





Taken altogether, those drive up the price of oil on the international commodity market, which no President of the US has any power over.





Sure, the price might not have increased as much if we didn't invade Iraq, but is that a sufficient rationale for not doing the right thing? I don't think so.
Only if you think that consumption increases in China and India have no effect on international commodities. Add that to OPEC reducing production as a price control method and...Presto. So let me get this straight, the largest oil producing nations in the world and other consuming nations have no imput at all, Bush controls all the worlds oil and dictates prices to OPEC as well, get a clue. Stick to a liberal ';talking point'; that you have a chance of understanding.
maybe its because we are running low on petrol again its like over in the u.k its 拢1.12
Foreign oil. war against those who sell us the oil. $1.50 raise in 7 years. not so bad considering my milk is almost $5.00 / gallon
They may be profiting from this upward trend in prices, but the ones responsible are the OPEC nations, which are basically punishing us for our intervention in Islamic countries. The more we mess with them, the higher the prices will be, and the richer people who invest will become.
No, in a post 9/11 world and a hurricane that ravaged a good portion of where our refineries are located, it is mostly market forces at work.





However, I will concede that the profits that have been gained by Exxon and others should be more closely examined for any wrongdoing.
You Sir.......... are very perceptive








the 30 year low for Oil was 12 bucks a bbl......... that was in 1998 who was the president then ? anyone remember ?








yes its OK to blame big oil men
about the same connection as two Clintons and Vince Foster.
If the price of peanuts would have gone up when Carter was in office would you have come to the same conclusion.
Well there is some truth to that but lets get down to the real truth of the matter. Sure big oil is raking in huge profits its the law of supply and demand low supply high demand = high prices! And sure they are raking it in in truck loads! Why?-------Because we have a FAILED energy policy in the good ole USA. You wanna ';blame'; or point fingers? Point em at the tree huggers and greenies who wont allow more domestic oil or nuclear power plants or refineries to be built! The same ones who wont let trees be cut away from houses in California! Save a tree kill a family of three! Dont blame big OIL or BUSH! They are just raking in the profits of a failed


Energy policy!! Get with it and get real!
The Vice President used to run Halliburton and now Halliburton is in charge of nearly all contracts in the Iraq/Afghanistan war theatre --- WOW, ANOTHER COINCIDENCE!!!
isn,t that a strange coincidence?


i,m sure there could not possibly be a connection.


then again i,m sure it will snow in houston texas in august.