Nancy Pelosi: "Two oil men in the White House" are responsible for high oil prices
By SilentPatriot Friday Jul 18, 2008 5:00pm
Who knew Nancy Pelosi was such a straight-shooter? When Wolf Blitzer tries to pin part of the blame for the current energy crisis on the Democratic Congress, Pelosi shoots back by saying her House did everything it could to institute a sensible energy policy, only to have "run into a brick wall" in the form of Senate Republicans -- you know, the ones who broke the filibuster record for a full term last year.
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"The price of oil is... is attributed to two oil men in the White House and their protectors in the United States Senate."
While it might be easy (and typically accurate) to blame everything on President Bush and Vice President Cheney, I don't think it's unreasonable to lay the current crisis at the White House's doorstep. Sure, there are some uncontrollable market forces at work, but both Cheney and Bush are oil patch guys; it would be the height of naivete to assume that they would have an energy policy that didn't benefit Big Oil.
From Day One, Dick Cheney was plotting how to take over Iraq oil fields. Before the war, it was obvious to everyone that the invasion or Iraq, and the instability it would caused in the region, would only drive prices up further. For all the lip service President Bush pays to his commitment to renewable energy, the fact is spending has been on the stagnant since the mid-1990's.
What we really need is a leader with the wisdom to acknowledge the magnitude of the problem and the courage to tackle it head on. "Green Screen" John McCain is clearly not that leader.
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No.
Nancy is wrong.
She is responsible for shrub's crimes. Because she has let them slide.
Fuck you, Nancy.
Fuck you.
The widespread and complete ignorance of economics in this country is staggering. Oil is a global market, and it's priced in dollars. The Fed has purposely devalued our currency to save already-insolvent banks. Oil guys don't feel like taking the same number of dollars that are now worth much less, so they charge more, evening it out. Oh and the Fed has injected $250B into the markets in excess liquidity, all of which has been invested in oil and other commodities in an attempt to 'earn' their way out of insolvency.
these "crimes" were mostly established congress 106
bush and cheney were totally ready for the new congress
like scott mcClellen said they were in a perpetual
politicization mode.....bush uses signing statements
veto and executive privilege to battle the paper thin
majority.....they just want him out of office.
they used 9-11 to get what they wanted....all that patriotic propaganda was used against us.
i am probably wrong i believe the congress is getting more heat than they deserve........i didn't say no heat
i'm saying too much....most of the damage was done
2000-2006
It's shame Nancy has to be attacked by BushCo before she grows a pair.
As far as Wolf is concerned, are those Exxon/Mobile's puppeteer strings I see moving his lips?
Huh? This problem (oil) and many others, are due to Congress, other than rare exceptional members,
(Pelosi is not one) kissing Bush's ass, repeatedly, over and over and over.
Plus, some all this current nonsense (deregulation) began during Clinton's term.
VietVet8666 @ 1:
My immediate visceral response was "Shut up, b***h."
MUCH too little, WAY too late. Dump ALL the DLC and Blue Dogs this November folks if you want the Democratic Party to actually be populated by Democrats - otherwise, you have a bunch of Republican sheep in Dem clothing.
Pelosi should have started pushing for impeachment in Nov of '06. There are a LOT of things she should have done since then that she hasn't done. She needs to GO. Blue Dogs need to GO. The DLC needs to be disbanded and the DCCC needs to be taken over by non-Right Wing ideologues.
Otherwise, there are going to be a helluva lot of disappointed, disillusioned people come this time next year...and for the next few voting cycles.
She's been shoveling cash into the Bush/Cheney US-Empire in Iraq for awhile now. She's just as treasonous as the rest of them. It's like watching Jerry Springer where 2 parties accuse each other for doing the same thing.
Cheney wanted oil at these prices. His calculation is, one barrel of oil does the work of twelve men for one year (same energy output). That's perhaps accurate. So he's long held, oil has been at insanely-cheap, bargain-basement prices, for far too long. So, why shouldn't wealthy speculators make a profit on this most-valued resource. He figures we're getting a deal, even still, at these prices. (Of course, the government gases up his motorcade, and he's a millionaire, or maybe billionaire now.)
Let's see 12 men X $30,000 a year = real price, a barrel of oil should be.
Let's reframe, Nancy. The reason those two oilmen ARE in the WhiteHouse is because spineless corrupt Dems like you don't REMOVE/IMPEACH them.
Medford Tim @ 7:
maybe your right..... get rid of bush and put the real president in office...... dick cheney
Your government is stuck in some kind of statistics maze. They don't see human faces, just the bottom line: you are numerical values. Their cronies are raking it in, so everything is good.
This is like shooting fish in a barrel, except we've got two barrels full of fish and a machine gun. Nancy - your right about Bush, but shut the fuck up anyway. You have zero credibility on anything, so your criticism of Bush just does not mean a thing.
Radhika @ 10:
Hear hear!!
constituent @ 11:
His impeachment can run alongside Bush's. Then, Cheny can resign ala Spiro Agnew and Bush can appoint the placeholder-in-chief to be. Keep the bastards occupied with legal difficulties so they can't do any MORE damage!
Sorry, but democrats and republicans since Jimmy Carter are to blame. Bush is just another in a long line of people who have their fingers in their ears and don't care about the future.
That, and the fact the earth doesn't have more oil. We've already taken half of it from the ground.
Oil is a one time deal, people.
It'll be millions of years before your remains becomes the oil of the future.
And we're wasting it.
My presciption
Boycott everything.
Boycott elections.
And if everyone would agree, paying bills.
Bring this fucker to a halt.
Mitesh Damania @ 8:
Washington is like the Jerry Springer show. A bunch of losers accusing the other side of being worse.
The, "thank god I only fucked my cousin, and not my sister," like that loser over there-- kinda logic.
Edwin Hussein the whiner @ 14:
Absolutely. It's like the alcoholic blaming the bottle for the problem.
“The price of oil is… is attributed to two oil men in the White House and their protectors in the United States Senate"
Why did she forget to mention the protectors in the US HoR? Namely, people like HER, who refuse to do anything about the problem.
Elect Dave from Wendy's and a Hamburger would be 25 bucks. Cheney in particular holds the blame. The shrub didn't understand the oil biz at all Pissed away a fortune drilling dry holes
Nice job of repeating those right wing talking points (lies) there Wolfie!
IS Wolf Blitzer stupid or what?
He asked the same question 3 times.
None of them mentioned the 9 TRILLIONS dollar deficit we have now NOR THE WAR IN IRAQ AND THE US-ISRAEL Threat of bombing IRAN . They are the MAIN reason for the HIGH PRICES.
RELEASING 10% of the US reserve WOULD BE A wonderful solution RIGHT NOW but Bush and cronies wants to blame SOMEONE for their CRISIS.
The picture of Nancy Pelosi on this comment is an insult
to every reader here.
She is a piece of shit. Period.
The almighty dollar is mighty no more. It has been declining steadily for six years against other major currencies, undercutting its role as the leading international banking currency. The long slide is fanning inflation at home and playing a major role in the run-up of oil and gasoline prices everywhere.
If you don't believe how bad Cheney has screwed up read how they've managed to let Russia take over the majority of oil production:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/JG19Ag01.html
...and who is responsible for them STILL being in the White House?
Is Nancy Pee up for re-election in Nov.? I don't think so, but regardless, you are wasting your breath and our time with your attempts to point the finger and blame others when it is YOU who is equally guilty. Go home and count your stock holdings
w/your husband.
constituent @ 11:
Poster must be watching tooo much of Fox Knews--why impeach both of the suckers?
By the way,does it matter that America need a leader,most of the time the playing golf and quil hunting.They rarely are in Congress or senate.
re-electing Nancy is off the table.
Ruthless People @ 4:
You are so right about Wolfie! He is dumping the blame on the Dems, when the Repugs cut them off at the knees when voting for anything.
Why is it that many people just don't understand that the Dems do not control the Senate. They have a slim majority, but not the actual numbers to make a difference.They need 60 votes to pass anything worth while to over ride the policies of this jackass president and his chief criminal cohort, Cheney! Wake up !!!
She tries to make people think if she had a larger majority in congress and a filibuster proof senate she still wouldn't be rolling over for the most unpopular, corrupt and disasterous administration in US history? And impeachment wouldn't still be off the table? Puh-lease! I'm really starting to tire of this woman, she's become a useless bore.
1Watt @ 26:
that's a good read alittle more interesting than putting
a beat down on pelosi........this is much bigger than
people understand
ron Ft Lauderdale @ 30:
your argument falls on deaf ears when I think of those democratic senators taking payola from telecoms.
ron Ft Lauderdale @ 30:
You nailed it and are "right on"; however, majority of citizens(even those registered to
vote) are, unfortunately, ignorant or misinformed or too lazy to comprehend what the
actual circumstances are in "our" Congress. Wake up America.
doggiebobo @ 28:
Yes, all Representatives come up for election every two years. In the Senate, the term is six years.
Been that way since the 1700's...
doggiebobo @ 34:
step away from the kool-aid.
ron Ft Lauderdale @ 30:
good points
Medford Tim @ 35:
Not challenging you, but are you telling me that in Nov. 08, ALL 435 members of
Congress are coming up for re-election? I don't think so..
Nada @ 6:
No, Bush/Cheney, their cronies, and their Repug base are responsible for what is happening now. The Dems in the Senate can do vey little, if the Repug Senators don't join in to get the 60 vote mark needed to over-ride Bush. Note that they sometimes get close to 60, but not actually there! Planned I am sure!!
You are playing into Bush/Cheney's plans by attacking others for their criminal acts. Go after Bush/Cheney and those Americans who put them back in office in 04 for Christ's sake!!
Get rid of some of these F'n Repug Senators in November and give the Dems the majority they need. Then, if the Dems don't do the job, attack!!!!!
alzuben @ 36:
Are you of the opinion that most American voters are aware of how the U.S. House
and U.S. Senate are comprised and what it takes for a piece of legislation to be
enacted and become law???? Get serious.
ron Ft Lauderdale @ 30:
We ARE awake, which is why we can't believe Harry Reid is acting as he is. By not forcing the Republicans to do REAL filibusters, he has CREATED this insane 60 vote threshold. 51 is SUPPOSED to be the magic number, but as long as Reid only pulls out the "full filibuster" card when DEMOCRATS threaten to do it, the Republicans DO remain in charge.
Reid will be a guest on Meet The Bloggers this coming Friday, maybe a cascade of emails to the show with the question, "WHY, Harry?" would make a point?
alzuben @ 33:
Yes, you are right to a degree. BUT, it is Bush/Cheney who have done so much harm to America the last 7 and a half years. Focus on them!! Make them pay, even after they leave office!! Hunt them, down like the dirty dogs they are.
Medford Tim @ 41:
I agree, but was it actually Harry Reid who initiated, pushed and endorsed the 60
vote threshold or did somehow(unbeknowst to me), the Repugs force or otherwise
insist upon that procedure. I really don't know, so please educate me. Thanks.
doggiebobo @ 40:
Not for a moment! But those who aware of what is happening, have to keep "beating the drums" to bring about the change that is needed.
I am serious. I want change and I think this kind of discussion is not only good, but it is essential. America is in big trouble. I think Bush/Cheney are responsible and shoud be held accountable for the rest of their miserable lives. Maybe I am naive, but that is how I feel.
doggiebobo @ 43:
Yes, educate me too! So, Harry Reed has created this 60 threshhold??
doggiebobo @ 38:
That's okay! Challenging things is the only way to learn. Don't ever hesitate to do so.
However, in this case, I am right.
"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature." - U.S.Constitution
Yes, every two years, ALL members of the House go through an election. That's why they are in perpetual re-election mode. Which takes a lot of money. Which is why lobbyists are so powerful. Which is why the citizens end up holding the brown end of the stick a lot.
ron Ft Lauderdale @ 44:
We are in total and complete agreement.
VietVet8666 @ 24:
Speak for your self dickhead. You're the the piece of shit.
Nancy killed Wolf with the truth but the so called Democrats
are vilifying her. Typical. This is why we have W as a two term
president & people in C&L leading the parade when McCain wins.
doggiebobo @ 40:
lol, I'm the one who needs to get serious?
am I the one who said impeachment is off the table?
I'm not going to speak to what the American voter knows or does not know...after all, 59 million voted to re-elect Bush.
excuse me, at the moment, I'm having an outpouring of sympathy for all those poor democrats whose hands are tied behind their backs....those same hands holding the $8k checks from telecoms.
tell me again how impotent they are.
How come Wolfie never pushes back like that with republicans? Guess Faux Snoose isn't the only "fair and balanced" "news" organization.
"What we really need is a leader with the wisdom to acknowledge the magnitude of the problem and the courage to tackle it head on. “Green Screen” John McCain is clearly not that leader".
Unfortunately, neither is Barack.
doggiebobo @ 43:
Harry decided that filibusters would be "paper only" instead of the full process as depicted in "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington." HE makes the rules. HE decides whether to bring things to the floor or not. The Republicans are free to filibuster, requiring the 60 vote threshold, but Harry DOESN'T have to accommodate them and make it easy to do so. I.e.; He DIDN'T HAVE TO ALLOW THE FISA BILL to come to a vote. He could have let it die in committee the same way Pelosi is letting Kucinich's impeachment die in committee. There are so many things he has done in favor of the Republicans for political "safety" sake rather than for the good of the country that you HAVE to question his motives.
Well, Nancy, maybe you and the rest of the spineless Democrats should have been pushing for the agenda discussed and the players present at Cheney's energy meeting when this criminal bunch took over our government. I agree, WAY too little and WAY too late!
alzuben @ 50:
I expected about as much...failing to speak to the question, but instead going off on
a tangential subject. We agree, Congress(both Houses are impotent(and incompetent)
but that has not been an issue, at least in my mind, since Nov. 06(and prior)...
Ruthless People @ 19:
Somebody in the USA voted for W. Impeach is pure bullshit
all you ass-hats know it, or should. Nancy is fine. It's the body
of humanity that is the American voter that is at fault. She is
a good Speaker of the House & a decent human-being. That's more
than anyone can say for the boneheads posting in C&L.
Medford Tim @ 53:
Appreciate your reply. Does the Senate Leader(Ried) actually "makes the rules"?
I would have thought/hoped that rules are not dictatorial, but are adopted under
some kind of procedural system where members are involved.
Ratface @ 56:
Wow, I did not know Pelosi's office interns worked on weekends, poor bastards... At least I hope you can charge overtime.
Pelosi is complicit in far more of this than most will(unfortunately) ever know.
VietVet8666 @ 1:
No.
Nancy is wrong.
She is responsible for shrub’s crimes. Because she has let them slide.
Fuck you, Nancy.
Fuck you.
My immediate visceral response was “Shut up, b***h.”
I bet you say the same filthy crap you write
about Nancy to your mother, wife or kids. You
are some asshole.:-(
Ratface @ 56:
Nancy, is that you?
The Dude @ 58:
So acording to you Nancy is responsible for W Bush. Simpleton.
boy, nancy's looking kinda rough... bad photo maybe...
or, the weight and struggle of managing and enabling the bushco blackmail and bribery and extortion is catching up...
And thank you Nancy for letting them stay there.
Nancy and harry must go!
The Dude @ 58:
What a hoot. LOL..
Edwin Hussein the whiner @ 14:
If you phoney Democrats didn't vote for W he wouldn't
be an issue.
ron Ft Lauderdale @ 43:
Somebody has the courage to do just that http://youtube.com/watch?v=3xP79ReW8bk I don't know how successful he'll be but at least he has the balls to try, which is more than can be said for the majority of Democrats in congress who refuse to push for impeachment.
doggiebobo @ 57:
Reid is on the Rules Committee, but it is a joint Republican and Democratic group... Feinstein is the Chair:
http://rules.senate.gov/members/
Somebody in the USA voted for W. Impeach is pure bullshit
all you ass-hats know it, or should. Nancy is fine. It's the body
of humanity that is the American voter that is at fault. She is
a good Speaker of the House & a decent human-being. That's more
than anyone can say for the boneheads posting in C&L.
Nancy, is that you?
Yes it is & I a million times more intelligent than you or
your hillbilly family. Not that it's a difficult accomplishment.
Yes it is & I'm a million times more intelligent than you or
your hillbilly family. Not that it's a difficult accomplishment.
Notice I can't put a sentence together & you are still a dumb-ass. :-)
Rasputin @ 68:
Thanks again. I noted that the Rules Committee is comprised of 10 Dems and 9 Repugs,
and I'm not certain as to what number(majority or 2/3rds) is required for adoption of
a rule, but w/Dem's controlling, seems that they are in fact the Party who "rolled over".
Ratface @ 62:
... so the answer is "no overtime" I certainly hop you do get paid by the strawman. Or are adhominen the ones you get the big bucks for?
Ratface @ 70:
Notice I can't put a sentence together & you are still a dumb-ass. :-)
You obviously don't seem to understand how the quoting feature works.
Before calling names and boast about your mental capacity (or lack thereof in this case), since you live in a glass house.. remember about the danger stones present when you throw them around.
Hey, Speaker Pelosi, we all KNEW that W and Cheney are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the oil industry when the Supreme Court appointed them Vice-President and President.
This is all stuff that you, and the rest of the Democratic misleadership, should have been screaming well over a year ago. As Neocon Terminator (post #23) pointed out, Speaker Pelosi did not bother to mention the two main reasons for the rapid run-up in the price of oil -- the devaluation of the dollar as a result of borrowing from the Communist Chinese and our good friends and allies the Saudis to pay for the war and for the tax breaks for the only Americans W and Cheney --really-- care about, plus "risk premium," or the added costs traders build in to account for the possibility that something bad will happen. Surely, I'm not the -only- person to notice that every time W or Chen