Obama Chastises Republican Oil Company Prostitutes

Or maybe that’s a redundancy — “Republican” and “oil company prostitute.”

During a speech in Florida last night, President Obama lashed out at the oil industry’s harem (i.e. Republicans) and their retarded “Drill Here Drill Now” “solution” to high gas prices.  Defending his energy policy, Obama said:

“Only in politics do people root for bad news and they greet bad news so enthusiastically.  You pay more, and they're licking their chops.”

He also ridiculed the Republicans’ three-point plan for lower gas prices:

“I'll save you the suspense:  Step one is drill, and step two is drill, and then step three is keep drilling.  Well the American people aren't stupid.  They know that's not a plan — especially since we're already drilling.  That's a bumper sticker.  It's not a strategy to solve our energy challenge.  It's a strategy to get politicians through an election…Anyone who tells you we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they're talking about — or just isn't telling you the truth.”

People who are informed — this excludes the gene pool rejects who get their “news” from Fox and talk radio — are aware that oil usage is at a fifteen year low, AND that there’s been MORE drilling under the Obama Administration.  They’re also aware that oil speculators are a major reason for skyrocketing oil prices.

In addition to speculators, oil exports are also inflating the price.  Oil companies can make more money by exporting oil than by selling it domestically.

I have no idea whether the government can — or should — force the oil industry to sell its products here instead of overseas.  But the public needs to clearly understand the cause and effect:  oil prices are sky high because of exports and speculators; NOT because those sissy treehuggers won’t let us drill.

Oil Demand Lowest in Fifteen Years — Oil Prices Are Rising

So much for supply and demand.  Oil demand is at its lowest level since April 1997, and yet gas prices are higher than they’ve ever been at this time of year.

Speculators are the main culprit.  The chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service  said:

“People are properly puzzled by the fact that we’re using less gas than we have in years, yet we’re paying more.  We’ve seen about $11 billion of speculative money come in on the long side of gas futures.  Each of the last three weeks we’ve seen a record net long position being taken.”

This is a Win Win Win for the Far Right.  First, a few oil speculators will earn a huge fortune (maybe “earn” isn’t the right word).  Second, higher gas prices could jeopardize the fragile economic recovery.  This is bad news for Americans; Republicans on the other hand will be jumping for joy at the idea of making Obama look bad.

Best of all, the “Dril Heer Dril Now” inbreds will get all fired up.  Them treehuggers won’t let us drill for oil.  Hurry up and build that Keystone Oil Pipeline so we‘ll have billions of new jobs and we’ll never ever have to buy another drop of oil from the Middle East.

Fortunately for rightwing demagogues, you can fool ALL of the dunces ALL of the time.