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Rising Gas Prices: All Part of Obama’s Plan?

The American Interest -- Politico is shedding some light on a three year-old sound bite that continues to haunt the Obama Administration: Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s comments that American gas prices should be as high as Europe’s:

“Somehow,” Chu said, “we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.”

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Submitted Feb 23, 2012 By: pper

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bicycle1966 All-Star Author Akron Posts:605 Points:401,090 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:15:00 AM Ignore bicycle1966 Report Abuse One quote says it all. "Mr. Chu was not yet in the Administration at the time he made the remarks, so any link between it and administration policy is tenuous" Anyone who thinks the president is driving oil prices has no clue how it works.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,756 Points:1,862,360 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 2:24:30 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse YES !!!
nurdco Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:9,222 Points:1,693,435 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:58:07 AM Ignore nurdco Report Abuse US fuel prices SHOULD STAY LOWER than International prices...
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:00:20 AM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse lama lama obama lama olamabama
leraar2 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,754 Points:785,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:55:34 PM Ignore leraar2 Report Abuse good way to tank the economic recovery.
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,328 Points:568,120 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:05:30 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse So much for change and 'doing it for the kids'.
CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:607,950 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 11:00:36 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse He promised higher energy prices before he was elected the first time. Those who voted for him then will vote for him again. They just look at it as a campaign promise fulfilled!
livable1 Champion Author New York Posts:2,323 Points:283,265 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 10:59:08 PM Ignore livable1 Report Abuse Ha?
joekayak All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:833 Points:721,180 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 10:49:00 PM Ignore joekayak Report Abuse I hope he's not planning on getting re-elected.
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,744 Points:1,850,420 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 10:32:57 PM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse - WARNING - You better hurry out the door and fillup your tanks ... pronto! Wholesale gas increased by 30¢ within 2 days. It's now $3.30 per gallon. As a general rule, pump prices are 50¢ or more higher than wholesale prices. This means you can expect a MINIMUM price of $3.80 at the pump starting within hours from now, if it hasn't already. You've been warned.
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,037 Points:1,512,175 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 10:29:41 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse He said Americans are Not Stupid but I disagree as he got elected an will be re-elected an we will have a DEPRESSION under his watch but it won't be his fault!
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:5,730 Points:815,280 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 10:01:56 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse Good article. Less than comfortable for the administration. Much points to the administrations policy being in lock step with Mr Chu's comments.
bl626 All-Star Author Toledo Posts:824 Points:242,355 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 10:01:34 PM Ignore bl626 Report Abuse how much power does a president have controlling oil prices? aren't their a bunch of oil drilling on state and private land?
RonTheRunner77 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:343 Points:119,115 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:48:21 PM Ignore RonTheRunner77 Report Abuse silly headline
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,048 Points:791,750 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:42:16 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse When they say "cheap" they are speaking relative to the national average, where $3.12 per gallon is a whole lot cheaper than $3.65. I never thought that the time would come where I would think that $3.12 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was a GOOD price!
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,032 Points:699,430 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:34:37 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Crazy
Venzadriver Champion Author Florida Posts:1,325 Points:360,115 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:29:50 PM Ignore Venzadriver Report Abuse No. It's because of the speculators and buying OUR oil and gas off the world market at their prices. We should only sell what we don't need/use.
StArrow68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,247 Points:1,359,290 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:26:54 PM Ignore StArrow68 Report Abuse Too bad so many can't agree that high gas prices are bad for the economy and that is bad for all of us.
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,048 Points:791,750 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:22:12 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse Does a bear poop in the woods? Is the Pope Catholic? Does a snake have hips? Does a chicken have lips? Etc., etc., etc., I don't think that there is any doubt in the minds of most Americans but that BO is bent on bringing our country's economy to a grinding halt. That's why he is picking a fight with Iran, why he refuses to build the Keystone XL pipeline, etc. Whether Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s comments were a Freudian slip or intended for public consumption, the evidence of BO's policy towards higher fuel and consumer prices is so painfully obvious that these comments didn't even need to be uttered.
amerk73 Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,040 Points:1,619,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 8:58:36 PM Ignore amerk73 Report Abuse wow
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:4,227 Points:1,072,755 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 8:49:48 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse Obama should suffer a defeat if this is his plan to raise prices from $1.81 when he took office to November 2012.
nfldude Champion Author San Diego Posts:3,857 Points:444,605 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 8:24:07 PM Ignore nfldude Report Abuse O said cap and trade would cause electric prices to rise, why not gas prices also? Higher prices will force us to be more European, but they will not allow small diesel engines like those used in Europe due to air pollution restrictions here.
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,037 Points:1,512,175 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 8:17:09 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse I'm with you BuckyTjones. He deserves to be make King for life!
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 7:45:48 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Boy, he's got my vote. Look how much good this administration has done for the good of the country. Record high food and gas prices, devalued dollar, high unemployment, gun smuggling, witch was part of the death of a boarder agent, record high dept. And he claims to have done nothing in the past three years.
TableTalk Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,184 Points:557,200 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 7:38:06 PM Ignore TableTalk Report Abuse No surprise. The advantage of having a video and audio recording device for most everything a politician says and does. This can easily be fixed in November. This quote accurately reflects the feelings of most mainstream non-elitist Americans: "What most Americans mean by energy policy is this: government policies that aim to make energy as abundant and cheap as possible, given some very basic environmental concerns (no oil on the beach). No other approach can get you elected." [Edited by: TableTalk at 2/23/2012 8:42:24 PM EST]
coughlin Champion Author San Jose Posts:5,175 Points:1,115,915 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 7:13:05 PM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse Baloney
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,288 Points:1,467,645 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2012 6:52:18 PM Ignore car253 Report Abuse The truth comes out and now they are stuck with what they said.
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