| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: Politix |
| Recent Zogby Poll on BLAME for price of oil and gas |
| 2004-05-22 |
| Most voters (42 percent) blamed OPEC for the gasoline price hikes; 30 percent blamed the oil companies; 14 percent blamed President Bush; 4 percent blamed environmental groups; and only 2 percent blamed Congress. According to the Zogby poll, those most likely to blame OPEC for rising prices are Republicans (53 %); Easterners (51%); suburban voters (48%); and those making more than $75,000 (53%). Those most likely to blame the oil companies include Westerners (41%); and people making less than $25,000 a year (37%). Those most likely to blame President Bush include African-Americans (33%); Hispanics (24%); younger voters (22%)(liberals); Democrats (22%); and those making less than $15,000 a year (21%). So in short, those making more than $75K place the blame where it should be. Those not making enough to pay taxes blame the oil companies. And those too stupid to have a job blame President Bush |
| Posted by:Lou |
| #6 Biodiesel and decentralized solar power aren't industrial-scale sources of energy, and won't be for a while. And the fact that it's taken so long to get drilling in ANWR approved is somewhat disturbing to me. I'd be more forgiving about alternate energy proposals, except when one actually has a shot at working, the NIMBY folks jump all over it too. Like the windfarm off Nantucket. Also, what's the point of blaming individual oil companies for the fact that the usual suspects have decided to discourage drilling here and encourage imports from a cartel of hostile foreign governments? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-05-22 11:15:31 PM |
| #5 Phil you are missing the point. Oil prices are bases somewhat on fear more than reality. One reason prices are up now is traders feel uncertain about the oil supply in the middle east, not because the oil has stopped flowing. Opening up Anwr would create a huge boost, at least short term, and might help things on its own long term. I still thing Answr is a just a stopgap though. Bush should be bushing biodesiel and decentralized solar power if he's serious about winning the war on terror. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-22 2:58:49 PM |
| #4 Sorry guys, but even if you find the biggest oilfield ever found in North America - 500K+ BPD it will just dent the problem. Less than 10% of US imports and by the time it comes online far less than the increase before that time. Having said that, drill away! But a much more serious response is required to solve the problem (of needing to import 6mbpd of oil) |
| Posted by: Phil B 2004-05-22 11:40:42 AM |
| #3 The day the bill passes opening up ANWR the price of oil will plunge. Even Kerry went as far as to lie to the unions about opening up ANWR. 700,000 new jobs. I wonder how many Americans realize how big Alaska is. How many people will ever visit that vast perma-frost wasteland? Unless they're involved in the oil industry, my guess is a few dozen, probably all from national geographic. |
| Posted by: joey 2004-05-22 11:30:49 AM |
| #2 RWV - The slip with Zogby started in 2000 during Gore v. Bush. He was nothing more than a shrill voice for the leftist agenda. One part of the solution is to drill in ANWR. The bully-boys in the Senate have steadfastly refused because they don't wish to upset the carribo. |
| Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2004-05-22 9:58:27 AM |
| #1 I used to have respect for Zogby because his polls looked to be a little more professional than some of the others. But this year he appears to have slipped into the muck of polling to advance an agenda. I don't know if his ethnicity (arab) is the cause, but he has become very anti-Bush and seems intent on doing everything he can to get Bush out of the White House and us out of the Middle East in general and Iraq in particular. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-05-22 9:42:34 AM |