Gas Hits $4 a Gallon; Bush "Hadn't Heard That"
By Jon Perr Saturday Jun 07, 2008 4:44pmJust a little over three months ago, President Bush declared he "hadn't heard" that gasoline would soon reach $4 a gallon. Today, the milestone anticipated by all save the President of the United States came to pass:
"Drivers are paying an average of $4 for a gallon of gasoline for the first time. AAA and the Oil Price Information Service say the national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to $4.005 overnight from $3.988. But consumers in many parts of the country have already been paying well above that price for some time."
Given the stratospheric - and uninterrupted - rise in oil and gas prices, Bush's February 28 display of ignorance is all the more jaw-dropping. Asked by a reporter about the looming arrival of $4 gas, Bush the former oil man did what comes naturally and played dumb:
Q What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now, facing the prospect of $4 a gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing --
THE PRESIDENT: Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting $4 a gallon gasoline?
Q A number of analysts are predicting --
THE PRESIDENT: Oh, yeah?
Q -- $4 a gallon gasoline this spring when they reformulate.
THE PRESIDENT: That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.
Perrspectives has more on Bush's mind-numbing mindlessness and his dismal history of broken promises to "jawbone" his Saudi and Kuwaiti friends into opening the spigots.
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im at a loss for words
"interesting. I hadn’t heard that"
bite me you uncaring imbicile.
...and now, your moment of zen.
Oh Mr Bush! you surprise me....
Good! I hope it goes to $10 a gallon by the end of the year!
This is the only way that America (by that I mean Americans and our government) will seriously take our need for energy independence and conservation to begin IMMEDIATELY. We need more than a NASA-like program to address this need, we need Energy Independence and Conservation to be ranked ABOVE terrorism as our #1 national security concern. Who cares if we get out of Iraq in 1 year or 100 years if we have to constantly go back over there because we are addicted to their natural resources? And green energy means green jobs and a better environment so better health.
Maybe if they had been more specific:
"Bush, its the stuff your limo driver has to fill the tank with."
Can we really take 5 more months of this?
God, then we have to break in another NEWBIE!!???
$150 dollar per barrel of oil and $5.00 per gallon of gasoline by July 5th 2008.
remember you read it here first.
bush: "i didnt know how hard it is for you to put gas on your family"
Just another example of how clueless is old simian face. WILL JAN 20TH 2009 NEVER GET HERE !!!!!!
Obama, of course, voted for the 2005 energy bill, which passed the Senate overwhelmingly 74-26.
Unity fist pump.
Yay.
Can he get any fucking dumber?
isn't the high price not based on supply but on Wall Street speculators pushing up the price to grab a quick buck in an unstable market???
not that Bush isn't blameless. or clueless or just a moron.
already this weekend regular unleaded is $4.49 in southern california
We knew how stupid he was in 2000. To have 50% vote for this idiot in '04 shows they are as dumb as him. For anyone to think this election is a slam dunk is kidding themselves. I do not think these killers intend to give up power. I hate fear as a tactic but the reality is be ready to duck and possibly cover in the upcoming months.
boosh was going to jawbone our buds in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,
Would that be a jawbone of an ass?
The people are not fooled.
Bush the corporate puppet knows exactly what is going on.
So do the people.
Senator Obama:
Hold the 1st MCain debate in the 9th Ward of New Orleans in an event
controlled by We the People, not by the Corporate Media
http://www.democrats.com/just-say-no-to-the-rich-republican-town-hall
Absolute failure.
Absolute failure of a president. And absolute failure of conservative "principles".
Conservative "principles" have destroyed America. Pound this message home in the coming months and years.
and lest anyone forget, as some may, Bush is a GOPer. and so is McCain. that party shoved that imbecilic Bush on this country and doesnt deserve at all to keep the WH this november. McCain represents the GOP really well: old, white, unchanging, and hopelessly clueless and out of touch. they deserve to be banished to the wilderness until they can figure themselves out. good riddance.
Update:
The people are not fooled.
Bush ( the corrupt multi-national corporate profiteer puppet ) knows exactly what is going on.
Over $5.00 already in many parts of rural California. Lee Vinning California has regular well over $5.00 right now.
America elected a moron and is paying for it big time. Don't do it again with McBush.
out of touch out of mind.......
most common responses from bush
i can't recall,i don't remember(coke)
i don't know
ask congress
he was perfect for the neocon movement ignorant,terrible speaker,average education accomplishments,born again,hater and inferiority complex oh yeah DUI...nice
The oil companies have apparently hijacked the entire Economic Stimulus Package.
that's what we kind-of didn't elect him for in the first place.
and then we sort-of but not-really re-elected him (I guess
for being such an awesome fellow we'd all want to have a
beer with?)
well now America pays the price: idiots and those who could
smell the Boosh bullshit a-comin' alike.
everybody should be held accountable for their
actions shouldn't they?
I don't see how when the mere concept of what they used to
refer to as a "conflict of interest" goes unregistered.. out entire
leadership is one BIG conflict-of-interest and the American people
are not fortunate enough to have a lobby of their own.
in the meantime: IMPEACH and then PROSECUTE is the ONLY solution.
Winter time is going to be a blast heating my house. I guess my coffee table will burn.
abarts @ 25:
your correct heating oil futures all time high last week
pd @ 12 Says:
"isn’t the high price not based on supply but on Wall Street speculators pushing up the price to grab a quick buck in an unstable market???"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR200806...
Come now people, Bush doesn't have to worry about effects, he's in with the causes. The headline should read more like: "Dramatic dollar depreciation since 2000 finally reflected in commodities prices"
ysbaddaden @ 15:
He did "jawbone". 5$/gallon gas is their answer.
getalife @ 10:
I got the inference immediately, getalife! What you really meant to say was:
getalife @ 10:
Of course, I forgot you probably need the money you're getting from the McCain campaign for trolling this site, because, well, the price of gas is in fact so high.
20% of fossil fuel consumption goes into food chain
10 calories of fossil fuels used to produce 1 calorie of
food eaten...i don't believe there is no stop in near sight unless this turns out to be a bubble
i remember when bush and company passed those tax breaks for suv's buyers/drivers a few years ago
banks and financial institutions will get some of that money their losing on subprime and credit mess
Let them eat cake
5 Mister Anderson Says: Good! I hope it goes to $10 a gallon by the end of the year!
Although I understand the body of your comment, statements like "I hope it goes to $10..." are ignorant.
Here in Houston car/truck dealers are advertising "top dollar trade-in for diesel truckls" and "zero percentage financing on Corvettes"
Advice to middle America: if you enjoy driving up to the pump and shelling out $60 to fill your tank, then vote for McSame, because he's promoting the same policies that have brought us to this juncture. A vote for John McSame is a vote to keep the status quo.
One Fly @ 14:
Agree.
no longer a proud american @ 36:
McGrampa also opening and willing boasts his desire to bomb Iran. A vote for McGrampa will raise gas prices to the point where America becomes a 3rd-World country economically. We'll be begging for $5/gallon gas if McGrampa sits in the White House.
karl @ 31:
And I bet there were several dems who supported it too.
Bush the former oil man did what comes naturally and played dumb:
He doesn't have to PLAY dumb.
THE PRESIDENT: That’s interesting. I hadn’t heard that.
And he's our leader?
He does know where down is though.
FBush @ 6:
there are so many things wrong with that last sentence i don't even know where to begin....
troll.
bill DOH @ 40:
He's not "playing". It's been a well established fact that herr dubyah lives in the bubble.
in the meantime: IMPEACH and then PROSECUTE is the ONLY solution.
yes, this may not lower the price of gas immediately, nor would it alleviate our debt to China, nor would it bring the troops home tomorrow, but it would do a hell of lot in terms of our standing in the world. We made a mistake of dire consequences but we are a nation of justice and laws and the culprits no matter how high in government they stood, they will stand trial and be prosecuted. Only then will we begin the healing process. It may not yet be too late.
The price of Oil hasn't gone up. Oil is traded in dollars which has plummeted in the sewer.
Mister Anderson @ 5:
Uh, that's what Clinton was calling for.
(Cue the drowning out of her voice with accusations of racism)
eyepennies @ 41:
Add "whiner" in addition to troll.
Gallon of gas would reach $7.00 soon. It is pretty much the average price all over the world.
Such a wealthy country can not afford $7.00 a gallon ? (or $4.00 for that matter)
gamini @ 46:
And most of the countries that pay $7.00/gallon also have universal health care and/or superior public transportation.
BeeSting @ 43:
are you saying all good things come to an end or is OPEC saying that u.s. dollar pegged to u.s. dollar in jeopardy
foreign investors are purchasing/trading crude futures with such a good exchange rate
banks/financial institutions trying to recup some losses
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/artic
He is an aristocrat. He lives in isolation from commoners - in a bubble. He is also a liar. He said, thats interesting. I hadnt heard that.
The lie was that he as a (failed) oilman didnt start jumping up and down yelling yippee yippee NOT that he hadnt heard it.
BeeSting @ 43:
Not entirely true. At least a third (possibly as much as a half) of the current price of oil is due to speculation. The same can be said for food by the way.
This is the result of freeing the predators (eliminating regulation) to feed.
I have heard estimates of oil costing (based on consumption - even with China) in the $70 to $80 range per barrel.
Bubble boy says that's interesting. I hadn't heard that.
Damn! I'd like to bust that bubble. Reality bites, shithead,and you're gonna get a taste of it at the Hague.
gamini @ 46:
Most of the USA has NO PUBLIC transportation.
And just think, there are still "people" who support this asshole.
BeeSting @ 43:
That is certainly part of it but don't forget the war premium and the instability of the Mideast premium. It all adds up to about 100 a barrel.
Captain Bitter Elitist Husein Kangaroo @ 53:
19%. The reality is, that 19% of the USA population think Bushferatu is bringing on the Tribulation, fulfilling the prophecy of the end of times. They are actually disappointed you and I are not swimming in a lake of fire right now.
Attila the Appeaser, Bilderberg Despot @ 55:
Those people are clearly insane.
Attila the Appeaser, Bilderberg Despot @ 55:
Read John Dean's book conservatives without conscience.
it's been at/over $4 for weeks here in so.central illinois...
is this a national average or what?
Next president:
Mr. President, gasoline prices are over $5 per gallon. Do you plan to address this issue?
President: Karen, I understand the people's pain. Next question, please.
In the earlier piece about Moyers it was noted that the head of Fox said that the war would provide "$20 a barrel oil"; maybe he meant "$20 a gallon gas".
duh... read the copy, katy... ... ok...
Now would be a good time for the press to get off their asses and start pressing for details of what Cheney and the oil execs really discussed when they were formulating "energy policy" behind closed doors.
Still $3.95 in central PA - I expect the hammer to fall sometime within the next 12 hours...
Attila the Appeaser, Bilderberg Despot @ 55:
Unfortunately, oil is so expensive now, that Hell had to cut back on keeping the River Styx ablaze.
Q — $4 a gallon gasoline this spring when they reformulate.
THE PRESIDENT: That’s interesting. I hadn’t heard that.
and then he thought to himself: " we'll then mission truly accomplished"
getalife @ 10:
i'm gonna guess that he was thinking about his illinois constituents who were hoping for that FUTURE GEN coal power plant to use illinois coal...
just a guess...
and then they went and took that away because mattoon,il was chosen as the site over 2 in texas...
imagine that...
Del Capslock @ 65:
John Tighe @ 60:
that's frickin' funny
FBush @ 44:
Uh, that's also what Obama is calling for.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/#invest-in-a-clean
He knew it was going to $4 and a lot higher, that's why they set up that marshall law bill. The ignorant act was a fake.
FreedomOfInformationAct @ 7:
no offense great swami already been predicted
Shaw @ 67:
Uh, that's what Jimmy Carter was for but of course it was much more popular to say Carter is (at the time) shitty president. Then Ray Gun ripped all the solar panels off the White House.
Thats ok....We'er just going through a rough patch.
jedinate @ 11:
Yup. And he probably will. Whatever is wrong with him seems to be degenerative
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060206_bush_dementia/
Mister Anderson @ 5:
Also, Senator Kyle, on Face the Nation, said that we are not in a recession. How does it feel to you?
outtheoffice @ 71:
i hope by using the word patch your meaning is to end sometime soon.....if we attack iran as israel would like us to do......this is going to be one rough you know what
W's whistling past the wreckage. I'm fascinated by the price/use reductions as they correlate with benchmark increases. The run toward 4 bucks triggered a notable reduction in road/use miles over the happy motoring peak of Memorial Day weekend.
A significant amount of carbon load was avoided. So the question is how will each increase benchmark influence a migration to sense and sustainability?
Imagine Chuckie and Cathy Consumer as pilots of a sinking balloon and they have to decide what stuff to toss overboard to regain buoyancy and loft.
So what gets tossed first? Will it be Bloatmobiles and Winnebago's? Nascar fans can't take the winnie to the spectacle, GM is ditching its bloatmobile divisions, motor boating is waay off along the local atlantic coast off of New England and a lot of two stroke things from lawn mowers to leaf blowers are starting to cost more than they save.
And what will be the rate of useless toxic crap abandonment? Will start to go nuts as the 7 buck benchmark hits? Will the aftermarket car dealers across the land choke with ditched Silverado's and such? Will the winnies end up parked in odd trailer park lots as the only viable shelter option after the exploding ARM causes foreclosure on the particle board McMansion? What will be done with all the muscle boats?
I see it all as the new sport replacing the excitement of the primary. It will reveal amazing things about how adaptable we are and it may cause the clouds to lift from many eyes.
what are all of you going to do when MARTIAL LAW is declared??
by whoever... doesn't really matter does it...
There's not a word in the diccionary to descrive how stupid this man is. He might make up a word to call himself, such as, STUDIORONE. (stupid/idiot/moron). Is he living under a rock or what?
Basically, Bush is an absentee landlord.
Doesn't care about the condition of the house (America)
Just wants to be sure that the tenant pays the rent (middle class taxes)
So he can claim his write-off (corporate welfare)
Again, 51 million idiotic americans voted him in a second term.
Let's see...how to put this tastefully?
George Bush has chapped his lips upon the turgid phallus of big oil for so long, how can he help but be an idiot?
Is that an okay way to say it?
... corrupt predatory criminal corporate profiteers should also be included
on Bush's new National Security Executive Directive that he issued... June 5, 2008
Each of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Homeland Security,
the Attorney General, the DNI, and the heads of other appropriate agencies, shall.....
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080605-8.html
The departments and agencies have a year to give "the president"
a progress report on the directive’s implementation.
That would be June 5, 2009.
Then the new president can share finger prints of
bush, cheney and all the captured corporate criminal terrorists.
FBush @ 77:
that's well point in a special cynical way...i like it
karl @ 74:
Sorry Karl. That is not the right approach.
If Bush attacks Iran, we are F(*&'d.
And every american who makes it sound like a done-deal is feeding
right in to their hands.
We need to make it clear that these A-holes will face an overthrow of our government and a hasty trial as war criminals if they attempt it.
who ever came up with those led/digital gasoline price signs at the station was a genius
With the price of food and fuel going out of sight I've been thinking of people that are in the shape that I was when young. There have to be more people going without food in this country. Those of us who can still eat well are lucky.
There is a bright side. Many more things will be done locally. I would love to see the corporate farms disappear. Do we really need our food to be shipped 2000 miles. Flying should not be cheap. The rail system could be the transport system of the 21st century.
This joker is dangerous. The Bush syndicate is laughing at us. Not only does he not care for the people who didn't vote for him, he doesn't care for the people that did.
As with all things Bush, he had actually heard it, but either didn't understand what the other person was saying, or didn't care enough to remember it. Since the sociopath can't possibly give a sh*t about anyone not himself, this is par for the course.
forge @ 84:
When do you think he had to put gas in his car last?
In his mind 'does not apply to me' = 'not real'.
pd @ 12:
Yes, speculators are getting rich on this fake crisis, and Big Oil (bush and cheeeeeeney included) is swimming in profit.
Only the lower classes will race toward becoming the slave class in the USA. For the upper elite, none of this impacts them in any serious way. If anything, they benefit from it, as people sell off their worldly possessions (at bargain prices) in order to survive. That includes the property they own.
As for bush being clueless and a moron, nothing could be further from the truth. He's a sociopath, for sure, but he's laughing all the way to the bank as he and his policies bankrupt all of us, which enriching himself.
"I hadn't heard that. Allz I heard wuz mah inner Cheney going 'cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching.'"
Wow. Thats terrible. $4/gallon you say? Oh you poor, poor Americans. Most of the rest of the world already pays way more than that. I pay way more than that. Heading towards $6/gallon here. But hey, who's paying attention anyway. It isn't affecting anyone's economies, right? Oh, wait. It is. Nevermind.
ConcernedASSHOLECanuck @ 88:
Where do you live? I'm assuming Canada. Right? You have socialized medicine, we don't. We not only have to pay for our own medical care, we are now paying gas prices equal to nations that have universal health and public transportation. Except for a few cities, our public transportation is miserable. But, keep ranting.