Sunday, May 23, 2004
Blah Blah Blah, more politics
Gas prices are high. Kerry says it's all Bush's fault, and its horrible, HORRIBLE that Americans have to pay so much for gasoline in these trying times. This ignores the fact that, adjusted for inflation, American gas prices are LOW by historical averages. That doesn't mean that Americans might not feel like they are spending more, partly because low gas prices have enabled so many Americans to buy HUGE cars that suck gasoline like it was a Super Big Gulp with the top taken off.
High gas prices have NOTHING to do with oil diverted to the strategic oil reserve (the Republicans are right on this). The real reason is that Asia's fast growing economies (particularly China) are facing exploding demand for oil, and that's putting pressure on oil prices. Should we stop trading with China in order that we can pay less when filling up our SUV?
Kerry also wants us to put pressure on the Saudis to pump out more oil. That's a VERY strange thing to ask, given that Kerry is, at least in theory, an environmentalist. It also seems a strange way to REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON MIDDLE EASTERN OIL (something Kerry claimed to want in his radio show).
Of course, Bush doesn't say anything more sensible on the issue of gasoline.
As an aside, we have two choices for any political office, and we've had only two choices for the past 100 years. For whatever reason, we can't seem to see the way straight towards changing a system that lets a mere two parties have such a lock on political power. I gagged when presented with Bush or Gore in the last election (both unpalatable, in my opinion). I'm gagging a bit less this time around, but I'm a bit tired of watching Kerry play the demagogue in his war of attrition with Bush.
Gas prices are high. Kerry says it's all Bush's fault, and its horrible, HORRIBLE that Americans have to pay so much for gasoline in these trying times. This ignores the fact that, adjusted for inflation, American gas prices are LOW by historical averages. That doesn't mean that Americans might not feel like they are spending more, partly because low gas prices have enabled so many Americans to buy HUGE cars that suck gasoline like it was a Super Big Gulp with the top taken off.
High gas prices have NOTHING to do with oil diverted to the strategic oil reserve (the Republicans are right on this). The real reason is that Asia's fast growing economies (particularly China) are facing exploding demand for oil, and that's putting pressure on oil prices. Should we stop trading with China in order that we can pay less when filling up our SUV?
Kerry also wants us to put pressure on the Saudis to pump out more oil. That's a VERY strange thing to ask, given that Kerry is, at least in theory, an environmentalist. It also seems a strange way to REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON MIDDLE EASTERN OIL (something Kerry claimed to want in his radio show).
Of course, Bush doesn't say anything more sensible on the issue of gasoline.
As an aside, we have two choices for any political office, and we've had only two choices for the past 100 years. For whatever reason, we can't seem to see the way straight towards changing a system that lets a mere two parties have such a lock on political power. I gagged when presented with Bush or Gore in the last election (both unpalatable, in my opinion). I'm gagging a bit less this time around, but I'm a bit tired of watching Kerry play the demagogue in his war of attrition with Bush.
