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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
Remember just a few weeks ago when Obama was being criticized for the high price of gasoline.
Where are those screeching critics now ?
Western Oregon had prices of $4.49 / gal for regular back then.
Today, on the price has dropped to $3.51.
Should Obama be praised for this ?
Obviously not... just as the earlier charges were outside of his control.
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Today, a story is emerging that the "shortage" of gasoline back then was phony.
The story is that the price hike was artificially caused by an announcement
that two refineries were "off line", and it was just a matter of "supply and demand".
The same source that helped bring down Enron is saying that "pollution" records
show that these refineries continued running and producing gasoline.
The Dept of Justice is being asked to investigate...
P.S. Today, the lowest prices for regular gas in PDX are at $3.41 / gal