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Old Gringo · 10-04-2013, 08:05 AM

Filled up yesterday afternoon and it was down to $3.07/gal.

Thank you, Mr President!

Chimuelojones · 10-04-2013, 08:07 AM

Thank You Obama!

Spaten_Drinker · 10-04-2013, 08:10 AM

Tell me when it gets down to $1.60 like it was when Bush left office.

HappyTexan · 10-04-2013, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Gringo

Filled up yesterday afternoon and it was down to $3.07/gal.

Thank you, Mr President!

Neither Obama, nor the US for that matter controls the price of sweet crude trading prices.

Chimuelojones · 10-04-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaten_Drinker

Tell me when it gets down to $1.60 like it was when Bush left office.

Why not .99 when Clinton was in office. Lets get in the way-back machine and hope for FDR's nickel.

Feltdesigner · 10-04-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaten_Drinker

Tell me when it gets down to $1.60 like it was when Bush left office.

Bush left office during the worst economic collapse in our history since the depression...

Chimuelojones · 10-04-2013, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Neither Obama, nor the US for that matter controls the price of sweet crude trading prices.

...so are your saying that it isn't Obama's fault when energy prices rise?

HappyTexan · 10-04-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Chimuelojones

...so are your saying that it isn't Obama's fault when energy prices rise?

I have never been naive enough to think the world's oil prices revolve around who is President of the United States.

Does that answer your question ?

Commodities aren't traded based on the political party of the US President.
The world does NOT revolve around internal US politics.

nezlie · 10-04-2013, 08:17 AM

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pknopp · 10-04-2013, 08:18 AM

This is a perfect example of what is wrong with our economy. Gas at $4.00, then down to $3.00, then in one day it might jump to $3.40 and then who knows?

For the economy to get back on track their must be some resemblance of normalcy. Nobody knows what the markets might decide to do the next day so they refrain from spending as "normal" also.

"Supply and demand" is not driving the prices as it should be.