Comments on: Campaign Ads: If Karl Rove thinks they’re too negative, they probably are. http://www.lucy-mag.com/blogs/world/politics/election-2008/campaign-ads Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:54:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bryan Moore http://www.lucy-mag.com/blogs/world/politics/election-2008/campaign-ads#comment-55 Bryan Moore Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:39:23 +0000 http://www.lucy-mag.com/blogs/?p=246#comment-55 "The ad claims that only proven reformers John McCain and Sarah Palin can fix our horrible economy through those much beloved tax cuts and offshore drilling." Since no politician in America seems to understand economics, let me summarize for the readers. Offshore oil drilling is not going to save the economy, if more oil was the answer then why is a gallon of gas still at the same levels it was when crude oil was trading at $150 a barrel versus the the $91 it is trading at today (a 40% price decrease). By my calculations a gallon of gas should cost about $2.40 in Pennsylvania, currently at $3.59. If the politicians wanted to "save" the economy from the big bad "Middle Eastern Oil Pigs" then how about they enact legislation to commission new oil refineries in the United States. Refining capacity has remained the same for over a quarter century (since 1976). I'm sick of the politics, it is everyone pushing the agenda of their biggest donors. The problem is that the majority of the politicians are lawyers and from my experience with working with lawyers is that they talk a lot but nothing gets accomplished. Bryan “The ad claims that only proven reformers John McCain and Sarah Palin can fix our horrible economy through those much beloved tax cuts and offshore drilling.”

Since no politician in America seems to understand economics, let me summarize for the readers. Offshore oil drilling is not going to save the economy, if more oil was the answer then why is a gallon of gas still at the same levels it was when crude oil was trading at $150 a barrel versus the the $91 it is trading at today (a 40% price decrease). By my calculations a gallon of gas should cost about $2.40 in Pennsylvania, currently at $3.59.

If the politicians wanted to “save” the economy from the big bad “Middle Eastern Oil Pigs” then how about they enact legislation to commission new oil refineries in the United States. Refining capacity has remained the same for over a quarter century (since 1976).

I’m sick of the politics, it is everyone pushing the agenda of their biggest donors. The problem is that the majority of the politicians are lawyers and from my experience with working with lawyers is that they talk a lot but nothing gets accomplished.

Bryan

]]> By: Jamie Holts http://www.lucy-mag.com/blogs/world/politics/election-2008/campaign-ads#comment-53 Jamie Holts Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:57:55 +0000 http://www.lucy-mag.com/blogs/?p=246#comment-53 Hello. I was reading someone elses blog and saw you on their blogroll. Would you be interested in exchanging blog roll links? If so, feel free to email me. Thanks. Hello. I was reading someone elses blog and saw you on their blogroll. Would you be interested in exchanging blog roll links? If so, feel free to email me.

Thanks.

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