We've Paid the Blood, Where's Our Oil?!

So much for the protesters' chants

Published on April 28, 2006 By singrdave In US Domestic

Here ya go, another rant about the price of gasoline in America.

How hard is it for people to figure out that supply is down and demand is up. It isn't any one person's fault, unless that one person is sucking up 88 gazillion barrels of oil a day singlehandedly and putting it down a hole somewhere in Nebraska.

If you want to blame someone, blame the US for our gas-guzzling ways.

Blame the Chinese for bringing their nation into the 1st-world.

Blame the Nigerians for not getting their act together and solving their civil war that threatens our oil supply.

Blame the Iranians for developing nuclear weapons and threatening our oil supply with their constant chant of "Death to Israel".

Blame the Iraqis, who can't seem to keep their bombs off the sides of the pipelines. This war was supposedly about "Blood for Oil"... I don't see anybody bringing us the fresh stuff from the Iraqi soil. Oil was clearly not the reason we went, or else we'd have lots of Iraqi oil filling our SUV's tanks, right?

Don't blame me... my commuting car needs only 8 1/2 gallons at a time (since I don't let it go empty). I filled up this week, at $3.08 a gallon, for $26. And it lasts so very long, but not long enough. By the time I fill up again, the price will be at $5.

Comments

singrdave

on Apr 28, 2006

Krauthammer summed it up nicely: supply is down, demand is up. How hard is this? Link

DJBandit

on Apr 28, 2006

Wow, that's a lot of people to blame. Ran out of space to add Bush to the list? Just let Col do some editing, he will make space. This is an idea of how Col would edit this article to make space to add Bush to this list.

Take all of this:

US for our gas-guzzling ways.

Blame the Chinese for bringing their nation into the 1st-world.

Blame the Nigerians for not getting their act together and solving their civil war that threatens our oil supply.

Blame the Iranians for developing nuclear weapons and threatening our oil supply with their constant chant of "Death to Israel".

Blame the Iraqis, who can't seem to keep their bombs off the sides of the pipelines. This war was supposedly about "Blood for Oil"... I don't see anybody bringing us the fresh stuff from the Iraqi soil. Oil was clearly not the reason we went, or else we'd have lots of Iraqi oil filling our SUV's tanks, right?

Don't blame me... my commuting car needs only 8 1/2 gallons at a time (since I don't let it go empty). I filled up this week, at $3.08 a gallon, for $26. And it lasts so very long, but not long enough. By the time I fill up again, the price will be at $5.

Delete it all. Then you add this to the end:

Bush

Then you will have this:

See how easy?

DJBandit

on Apr 28, 2006

Oh, about the article. Well said. We, the American People, are the first to be blamed for not restraining ourselves from buying SUV's, for not being able to go to the corner store 2 blocks away to get toilet paper without out car, for passing by the bike section in Walmart and complain about the prices and last but not least for continuing to pay for gas instead of teaching these Big Oil Companies a lesson that we won't be controlled by them.

After that we can blame all those other people on your list, maybe even Bush, just to be fair.

Adventure-Dude

on Apr 28, 2006

Charles, this would ask the American people to stop being so selfish and be accountable. I am in agreement. There are things I see that we can do and there are things THEY could be doing as well. I also am a firm believer of clean your house and put it in order before you start telling others how to do it (seems to be unamerican too). I for one am riding my bicycle to work and I try to get my groceries and fuel and everything else in one loop. But Wendy's gives you a funny look when you go through the drivethrough with a bicycle.

ParaTed2k

on Apr 28, 2006

I laughed in the faces of the people whining "No Blood for Oil" back in 91 and I'm still laughing at their ignorance today.

I do support their right to protest, and if they want to halucinate some aluminum foil hat crap about fighting for Exxon, that is up to them, but just as they have the right to hold up signs, I have the right to laugh in their ignorant faces :~D

ParaTed2k

on Apr 28, 2006

The fact is, gas prices are at equilibrium according to Supply & Demand right now. As long as we show we are willing to pay, why should the price be any lower. We want it all, we want it now, and we whine because Papa Government isn't riding in on its white horse to make our lives rosy.

In other words, if we are whining because we might have to pay for our own excesses... then we should shut up and enjoy the fact that we have excesses to enjoy!!!

Moderateman

on Apr 28, 2006

If we let the government start dictating the price of any commodity we are on the road to a socialist state and we know how that one turns out already.

foreverserenity

on Apr 28, 2006

But Wendy's gives you a funny look when you go through the drivethrough with a bicycle.

That's some adventure Dude! I couldn't resist that one!LOL!

Adventure-Dude

on Apr 28, 2006

Ted, I agree with you. But you cannot tell me that at the end of the day when the price of oil goes up and then next day or two my fuel station jacks up their price that the oil purchased on that date is in their tanks? I understand commodities and the market price. There just seems to be some 'grey area' from the market to fueling station that there is massive fluctuation. Maybe I am mistaken? If someone can explain that piece please do.

Dr Guy

on Apr 28, 2006

Sadly Singr, unless we ALL cut back, it is not going to make a big difference. My wife and I are giving up our country home (actually have since katrina), so we are cutting back You dont use a lot, but everyone has to use less.

Either that, or just resign yourself to this price and higher. China and India are not going away. Nor their consumption anytime soon.

singrdave

on Apr 29, 2006

There's always a "Don't Blame Me" attitude to the world at large. It is amazing how much people blame everyone else. We are so mindful of who hurt us it's amazing we get anything done, for all that time we spend licking our wounds, both real and imagined.

Sadly Singr, unless we ALL cut back, it is not going to make a big difference.

Yet every little bit helps. If nothing else but by lowering your own cost of living. That is an excellent first step. If enough people do their part, we'll get this thing kicked.

stevendedalus

on Apr 29, 2006

If someone can explain that piece please do.

Its not as much a question of supply and demand as it for the dealer to shrewdly overstock his tanks when he is certain the price continues to rise. Stock up at last week's butter price because it will be pricier next week.

singrdave

on Apr 29, 2006

Its not as much a question of supply and demand as it for the dealer to shrewdly overstock his tanks when he is certain the price continues to rise.

I have heard rumors of stockpiling and speculation on the part of dealers and oil people, but of course it's all unproven theory. Its 'truthiness' is unsubstantiated.

cactoblasta

on Apr 29, 2006

Blame the Iraqis, who can't seem to keep their bombs off the sides of the pipelines. This war was supposedly about "Blood for Oil"... I don't see anybody bringing us the fresh stuff from the Iraqi soil. Oil was clearly not the reason we went, or else we'd have lots of Iraqi oil filling our SUV's tanks, right?

As much as I don't believe the war was fought solely for oil, your reasoning is a little skewed there. Just because the Iraqis are successfully conducting guerilla attacks on the pipelines doesn't mean the US doesn't want to take that oil. Logical flaw there mate.

singrdave

on Apr 30, 2006

Logical flaw there mate.

Logical flaw, schmogical flaw. People think the price of gas is too high. People also think we went to Iraq to liberate... some oil! I'm just saying, let's see it coming! Gas in Baghdad was like 65 cents a gallon before the war... that would be great.

At this point, I'd be happy to see $1.65 a gallon...

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