Republicans Claim Their Protest Has Lowered Gas Prices

Even though McCain's ex-economic advisor Phil Gramm set off an uproar last month for saying Americans are experiencing a "mental" recession and we are a "nation of whiners," Republicans continue to assert the country's economic woes can be solved with a few encouraging words. Just two weeks ago, McCain claimed Bush's announcement that he would lift the presidential ban on offshore drilling has lowered oil prices. It's not surprising that McCain would give Bush that credit since he did say in June that his own offshore drilling proposal would have mostly "psychological" benefits. The Republicans clearly think these are "psychological" benefits that reduce gas prices. And why wouldn't they think the collective US mindset can lower gas prices when they think it can create recessions...?

Republicans on Capitol Hill are telling the media today that this magic formula is working for them. They are saying their protest to hold a vote on an energy package that includes offshore drilling has led to lower gas prices. Yes, their protest, which has mainly consisted of speeches to tourists, has helped lowered gas prices! Problem is, the protest was to be able to vote on domestic drilling and that hasn't happened. So they are saying their failed protest is in fact lowering oil prices. But wasn't the point of the protest to get a vote on the bill because that was the only thing that could lower gas prices? If you want to continue to be confused then read more from the Hill:

House Republicans on Tuesday said their protest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) decision not to allow a vote on expanded offshore oil drilling has helped lower gas prices.

Heading into a third day of speeches in the near-empty chamber, Republicans acknowledged that the average price of gas and oil has declined in recent weeks. But they claimed credit for part of that reduction.

Watch video clips from the protest posted by Congressman John Culberson.

Comments

[grayforester]

The House Republican After Hours Acoustic Jam rawks! Have they posted any clips yet to YouTube?

[iswideopen]

Sure. Just like the recession is "mental" and all in our minds and Americans are a nation of "whiners".
This is per John McBush's economic adviser, Phil Gramm. I guess he works for all republicans. And no, he has not stepped down, he is simply hiding and waiting in the wings.

[CharlesJ]

You know this makes me sick. The republicans are saying that thier protest lowered gas prices. BUnch of delusional, uppity elitists. The American people according to the last reports drove more than 7 billion miles less during the month of June. Taking an 18 mile per gallon average, this equates to a savings of MORE THAN 390 MILLION gallons of gas/fuel (which also equates to a one month saving of nearly 1.7 billion dollars). THAT IS WHAT LOWERED GAS PRICES.
That is what we call supply and demand, the demand went down so the supply went up thus the price drops. It is a shame the republican party wants to grand stand and take away from All the Americans that economized, cut back, skrimped, saved and gave up so much to bring those numbers down. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU FOR GRAND STANDING AND ROBBING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE TO LOWER GAS PRICES. Besides what have you (republicans) done while in the house and senate done to lower gas prices and get this mess under control, according to your presidental nominee, this has been brewing for the past 30 years.

[SteveL]

Republicans Claim Their Protest Has Lowered Gas Prices

[eugenegerard]

Gas prices are going down because the OIL companies KNOW the Repugs are going to have their asses handed to them come November. After that the prices will rise sharply.

[CindyM2008]

My cell phone bill was lower this month too. Thank you Republicans!

[gifu]

God and the GOP work in such mysterious ways! We are saved!

[haleywins]

What a bunch of idiots. Do they think the public is going to fall for this baloney? O_O

[Teas]

God, they are sooooo pathetic. Does anyone even listen to them anymore? Beside's the usual idiot's?

[blueinannarbor]

This is about as pathetic as the time Bill Frist determined that Terry Shaivo was still alive by viewing a video tape. Well, if that's at all possible to give a quality diagnosis, let me say that from what I see in this video, the Republican party is officially brain dead. It's time to pull the plug.

[ShaunHammer]

If the only companies lose profits I wonder what that would do to the NEA unions retirement funds ???

[BlueStateMan]

A translator­...... is there a TRANSLATOR in the house?

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

Corporate Greed Good. Teachers Bad, Unions Bad, Let them eat cat food... (drags knuckles off of the ground and pats it's abdomen) Mmmm, Ugh like cat food

At least that's what it would translate to in the Hoosier dialect of Compassion­ate-Conser­vativeBush­waazee

[loki]

This is so funny. They claim its lowered prices is like someone claiming that praying to a God or someone deity or perceived magical charm has cured their cancer. republican Snake oil is all this is. The thing they have going for them is you can not easily prove it did or didnt. So I am going to say that because I think it, the sun will rise tomorrow, and many areas of the earth will have a wonderful day. See, Im fantastic! Worship me and vote for me, toss money at my feet and heed my words! I am all powerful and can make your life better if only you make me wealthy beyond my wildest dreams!!

[GawdFraud]

A perfect example of political miscegenation.
For far too long republicans have married only republicans and see what a collection of lowlifes it has produced. The country will be saved only when Dems learn to outbreed them or allow crossbreeding with them.
The salvation of our country is at stake.
But we may wish to keep a few around because they will make the rest of the populace look brilliant by comparison.

[Hillrick]

Round of snaps to you! Too funny.

[JRandomPoster]

Naw, I don't think so.

Big Oil looses a few hundred million to drop the price a few cents. GOP takes credit. GOP ensures Big Oil's tax status and such don't change - or maybe, gets even better.

[kasinca]

Someone working on my house today told me that the reason the price of oil dropped was because W reversed the executive order restricting offshore drilling. These people get their information from lying morons on FAUX.

[TheIndependenceParty]

Seniors in my last year in HS put a Volkswagen on the roof. In the next district, the year before, someone strung up a body from a local cemetery on a flagpole. The Reich seems destined to leave the political scene with a similarly pathetic display of pretending to have our interests at heart. Thanks, but no thanks!

In truth, these men and women are afraid to go home to face their constituents. Afraid to face the outrage they know they have engendered in the people who sent them to be part of the Congressional Team of Republicans and Democrats. Rather than do that, they have obstructed every bill, many they hated and some they actually proposed, ... simply to try to make the Democratic Congress appear ineffective. Won't work, and they knew it wouldn't . So they fret in the darkened chambers we provide them to conduct our business as a People.

I would like to see the Capitol Police forcibly evict these fools, who are NOT in session, and are not there on our business.

Cast them out into the sunlight, where their deeds will be open to the questions of those who elected them to perform such pranks.