Guess we are gonna be punished for winning

[solara]

Gas prices already up by 12 cents..unbelieveable. Guess those hongry big oil dudes didn't get their fill with record profits last time.

:wtf:

[musette_sf]

1. you didn't really believe the gas prices

were going to stay down after the election, regardless of the outcome, did you?

[solara]

8. Naw, I figured the prices would go up no matter what

But this kind of arrogance continues to boggle the mind..and, geez, the day after?

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Saudi was dumping oil to help Bush out. We've all said it was rigged

to go back up right after the election.

[Rick Myers]

3. Up 20 cents today in Minneapolis. n/t

[MadHound]

4. I think that we were going to be punished no matter who won

The big oil companies were doing their todies in the Congress and the White House a favor, keeping prices low and cutting into their profits. They were going to do this only so long, and I think that no matter who won, prices would have gone up after the election.

[rkc3]

Guess what - prices were going to go up regardless.

We've discussed this many times over the past few weeks - maybe just a ploy to make voters think twice about voting Democrat.

Look for the stock market to fall as well. Once it gets over the glow of election day, we'll watch it drop - and listen to the Democrats take the blame for it.

[we can do it]

5. Up 20 Cents Here In Ohio

Oh well, I prefer that than having the thugs continue to control things....

[Selatius]

6. Well, we could tax their windfall profits and mail refund checks to people

Or we could use the money to fund alternative fuel research, maybe open solar power farms and wind farms.

And maybe set up tax credits worth several hundred for any and all who purchase hybrid vehicles.

[thingfisher]

10. Yeah, they gave them to SUV buyers....

what was the reason again?

[donco6]

7. Of course.

Knew that would happen.

[Oak2004]

9. The American people figured this stunt out

It didn't work. The drop in oil prices pre-election made barely a dent in the disapproval ratings.