GOP will lie about Big Oil to defeat the Democrats [View All]

[SparkyMac]

I stumbled across an article by Fred Barnes that just may have the answer as to how to fight the GOP.

I don't usually think of a Neo Con as a source of great light, but this may be an exception.

The GOP will seek to impress on the American people that the cause of $4 gas is because our government refuses to let Big Oil drill in certain areas. Which is a lie. We have $4 gas because Big Oil is awash in windfall profits.

How can we combat this Republican lie ? I'm not sure. But I think if we sought to encourage the American public to seek immediate nationalization of oil wells and oil fields -- it would help.

Republicans finally have a winning argument on a big issue, and they'd better make the most of it. It starts with high gasoline prices--the single most infuriating issue to voters these days--but doesn't end there.

Democrats are not being blamed for causing the price of gasoline to reach $4 a gallon, at least by the public and at least for now. Where Democrats have stumbled embarrassingly is in their campaign to persuade the public that the American oil industry is the chief culprit. A Gallup national poll in May found only 20 percent blame the oil companies for gouging, down from 34 percent a year ago.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/193lzbiu.asp