House wastes time trying to blame dealers for gouging at the pump!
June 24, 2008
In another move of collosal ignorance and a complete waste of time, the House of Representatives tried to avoid doing something serious about gas prices. Instead they unsuccessfully tried to pass a “price gouging” bill. Even though they have had hearings with oil companies and concluded that there has been no gouging with the higher prices, our leaders insist on dragging their feet about doing something meaningful that would truly lower gas prices… like domestic drilling.
AP reports today, House Democrats failed Tuesday to resurrect a bill to punish price gouging at the gas pump, while maneuvering to block Republican attempts to expand offshore drilling, an idea gaining in popularity amid $4-a-gallon gas prices.
Now why would Democrats do this? Is it because they don’t want to lower gas prices for us? Are they really for high gas prices? Maybe. Or is it because much of their campaign contributions come from environmentalist lobbies? I predict if they go home for the July 4th recess without doing something significant, Republicans are in a great position to own this issue. Regardless of the party, something needs to be done now to lower prices at the pump.
Though our energy policy should be non-partisan, Democrats have made it so they are on the losing end of the argument by insisting that conservation will lower prices. The party talks about change, but after over 20 years of failed energy policies, spearheaded by those who oppose domestic solutions like the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, theirs are the same old failed policies.
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