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freshwest

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1. This is one 'It's all Obama's fault' I can get behind. Gas just dropped half a buck here.
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 09:52 PM
Jun 2012
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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
2. Domestic energy production is at it's highest level in 8 years
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 10:17 PM
Jun 2012

US dependency on foreign oil is at it's lowest since 1995.

President Obama: Energy policies that are working.

 

nanabugg

(2,198 posts)
4. Just shows you that the Koch bros. and others are sitting on the money to keep the economy down.
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 10:26 PM
Jun 2012

They have nothing else to go against Obama. We need some foreign investors to actually put some money into factories and manufacturing over here. They would get a really good return on their money in about 5 years.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. Doesn't CA have a monster deficit?
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 12:49 AM
Jun 2012

They're probably taking their sweet time!

It's way cheaper in the northeast than usual.

I must admit I do not feel the pain the way people who MUST drive do. I either drive long distances or damn near not at all. I don't drive anywhere near as much as what the "average" driver drives, month to month, and when I do drive long distances, I often use a rental car so those miles don't end up on my vehicle.

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