We had a band-aid! It was called "Iraq".
Hell, I'm still waiting for this...
Bush In 2000: U.S. Simply Needs To Tell OPEC To "Open The Spigots." "I would hope the [Clinton] administration would convince our friends in OPEC to open the spigots." [Los Angeles Times, 6/22/00]
Bush in 2000: U.S. Needs To "Jawbone" OPEC Members. "What I think the president ought to do [when gas prices spike] is he ought to get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots...And the president of the United States must jawbone OPEC members to lower the price." [President Bush, 1/26/00]
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Originally Posted by 4RE KLR
EXACTLY!
No one is saying this is the end of all problems but we could use the "band aid" to stop the bleeding while we fix the broken backs of Americans.
Wake up for crying out loud. The economy must keep moving and with what 400% increase in fuel what do you think will be the end result for our food cost.
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