Nancy

Some more good quotes from Queen Nancy: 

“You know, God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject,” 

“The president of the United States, with gas at $4 a gallon because of his failed energy policies, is now trying to say that is because I couldn’t drill offshore,”

Gee, haven’t YOU been Speaker of the House for the past four years? Haven’t YOU and your party had the majority in congress for two years?  Nancy, what have YOU done to bring gas down?  What have YOU and your party done for the economy (besides Chuckie causing a run on IndyMac bank)?  Why is the rating of Congress at an all time low?  Even LOWER than the President’s!

 

Gas Prices

Michelle Malkin has a great post about Queen Nancy.  Check out this quote from Pelosi back in 2006:

With skyrocketing gas prices, it is clear that the American people can no longer afford the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress and its failure to stand up to Republican big oil and gas company cronies. Americans this week are paying $2.91 a gallon on average for regular gasoline – 33 cents higher than last month, and double the price than when President Bush first came to office.

“With record gas prices, record CEO pay packages, and record oil company profits, Speaker Hastert and the Majority Congress continue to give the American people empty rhetoric rather than join Democrats who are working to lower gas prices now.

So, Nancy, since the Democrats have controlled Congress, prices have gone up and up and up.  Huh.  You were talking about empty rhetoric….

Did you see she just came out and said there will be NO additional drilling in the U.S.?  Check out this quote from her:

“This call for drilling in areas that are protected is a hoax, it’s an absolute hoax on the part of the Republicans and this administration” Pelosi said at her weekly press conference. “It’s a decoy to punt your attention away from the fact that their policies have produced $4-a-gallon gasoline.”

Nancy, again, we here on the Moratorium staff have to ask…the DEMOCRATS have controlled Congress for the past few years.  Since YOU took over the prices have gone from under $3.00 to over $4.00.  It’s YOUR policies (or lack thereof) that have resulted in higher prices. 

Folks, get used to these high prices because when Obama wins and the Democrats gain more seats, they will raise taxes, they will pass more restrictive laws and the price of gas will continue to go up.

Gas Prices

Gas prices hurting summer vacation plans

Expensive Gas Could Squeeze Vacation Industry

Gas prices crimping vacation plans?

These are some of the headlines from the past few weeks.  If you read some of these and other stories you hear from people saying things such as “We were going to go Disney World but now, we are just going to stay home.  We can’t afford to go.” 

Really?  You mean to say that $1.00 more a gallon is going to make you cancel your whole trip?  Give me a break.  If you can afford to drive to Disney World you sure as hell can afford $1.00 more a gallon.  Maybe buy one less overpriced t-shirt or maybe skip a lunch there.  Heck, when my family went there a few years ago we made it thru the day and only spent $14.00 for the four of us.

Now, don’t get me wrong.  It’s not like I enjoy the higher prices.  I hate ‘em.  Maybe if the Liberals in Congress would get off their asses and start to vote for more drilling on U.S. soil, then maybe we could lower them but that’s another story.  My point is that really, when you break it down, it’s not THAT much more.  It’s not like some people are talking, the end of life as we know it.  It’s $1.00 more!!

Here, let me give you an example.  We just got back from vacation.  Did a lot of driving.  I kept meticulous notes on our gas and mileage.  On average we spent $3.93 on gas.  If gas were a buck cheaper, we would have saved a total of $63.00.  Now, I know that ain’t chicken feed but really…are you going to cancel your WHOLE vacation based on $63.00?  You mean you can’t cut corners elsewhere?  We had planned to do a bit more driving, to go a bit further on this vacation but we did curtail that due to the prices.  If it was just the gas, we would have gone but it would have meant more hotels, food and admissions so we chose to not go further.  We didn’t cancel our whole trip, only a two-day portion of it. 

The major culprit of all this doomsday talk is, of course, the media.  They need something to talk about so why not more of doom and gloom.  That is their bread and butter – the more negative they are, the more ratings they get (or so it seems). 

Anyway, let’s get a moratorium on the Chicken Littles of gas prices.