So, uh, about that windfall profits tax idea...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

you said it right there. its not a plan, its an idea. why did you fail to put so much thought towards an idea, and so little regard to the reality of what landed this country into recession?

why couldn't the oil execs tell congress how much money they personally made this year?

why can't you see the oil cos want to drill and sell, with no intention of easing the pain america feels at the pump?

Why do you have a problem with American companies making money? Do you enjoy the fact we're propping up regimes in Middle East with our gas money?

We all know the oil companies are making a lot of money. So what good does it do ing about it or coming up with a windfall profits tax that was a failure before?

ing A. This is what I hate about Democrats. about what got us here. That's in the past. Let's deal with the present and our future.

Until a viable alternative fuel source can be come up with that doesn't us over in a different way (i.e., ethanol) that can be delivered on the economies of scale necessary for 300 million people in this country, gas and the prices we pay for it are going to be a part of our lives.

Until we can retool our entire national infrastructure, which is going to take decades and trillions of dollars, driving in our automobiles is still going to be mode of public transportation #1.

And there's enough oil in our continental shelf and Alaska to provide gasoline for America for 14 years. FOURTEEEN YEARS. Drill that , pump it, get it to the bumps, and start the clock ticking to bring viable alternatives to the table.

This Obama pipe dream of taxing the companies is going to only increase our costs at the pump, and whoopdedoo he's throwing money at the problem. That's nice, but it doesn't help you or me fill up tomorrow and it won't for many years, and we're talking best case.

Just the discussion of opening up our continental basin to drilling has brought down crude over $20 in the last couple of weeks. The irony of this all is that with Pelosi's insistence on not allowing a floor vote on drilling, the Republicans have now become the party that wants to bring more oil to the market and give us all relief at the pumps. Props to Pelosi for that. Seriously.

And again, windfall profits taxes were bore out to be a failure back in the 80s, and would be again. But hey, Obama already knows that. He just wants to try and buy the election with promising everyone $1000 for their trouble. Nothing better than some junior in HS running for student body president promising half days for the seniors and free drinks from the coke machine.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

"increase the price of gasoline,"

always the best way to suppress demand, which is great to punish the oilcos and stimulate alternatives to oil.

UK is paying about $9.50/gal now.

You're a dumbass. The only people who will get punished by higher prices are those of us buying gas at the pump (in your case, your mommy and daddy).

Are you excited about the idea of $9.50 gasoline, boutons? Tell me you're not that ing stupid.

[Yonivore]

Tell me you're not that ing stupid.

Oh yeah, he's that ing stupid.