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2015-01-13 Economy

Economic Mood Brightens, Thumbs Down For Gas Tax Hike

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Posted by Fred 2015-01-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 As his wind farms and alternative energy schemes crumble in ruin, Champ attempts to take credit for an economic upturn and increased oil production on private lands. You really can't make this stuff up.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-13 05:43|| 2015-01-13 05:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Back when gas topped $4 a gallon, Republicans chanted "drill, baby, drill" at rallies across the country -- arguing more domestic drilling would increase supplies, reduce dependence on foreign oil and boost the U.S. economy.

Democrats, almost universally, mocked the GOP plan. In 2012, President Obama called it "a slogan, a gimmick, and a bumper sticker ... not a strategy."
"They were waving their three-point plans for $2-a-gallon gas," Obama told a laughing audience during an energy speech in Washington. "You remember that? Drill, baby, drill. We were going through all that. And none of it was really going to do anything to solve the problem."
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There Are None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-01-13 08:10|| 2015-01-13 08:10|| Front Page Top

#3 I picture another "Executive Action" in the hopper, "It's not a tax" so it's OK.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2015-01-13 18:13|| 2015-01-13 18:13|| Front Page Top

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