The results of this poll could be filed under the heading of " No kidding "
Pain at the pump is something the Keystone pipeline and other initiatives could address but Obama is too busy fundraising and talking about birth control. As usual, he just doesn't get it. Why should he care? He doesn't pay for his energy, the American Taxpayer does....He'll be on the government tab for the rest of his life.
Instead the American consumer gets it...in the wallet, as usual.
Poll: Most say Obama tanking on gas
By: MJ Lee - Politico
March 12, 2012
Almost two-thirds of Americans, 65 percent, said they disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is dealing with rising prices at the pump, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds.
Only 26 percent – the president’s lowest rating in the poll — said they approve of his handling of gas prices, while a majority, 52 percent, said they “strongly” disapprove.
The news comes as a survey over the weekend found that gas prices jumped 12 cents during the past two weeks, with the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular increasing to $3.81, as CNN reported.
And despite a February jobs report that showed the economy added 227,000 jobs, the new poll shows Obama’s negative ratings on the pivotal 2012 issue has risen to 59 percent since a month ago. Half of Americans gave the president very low ratings — a jump of 9 percentage points and the highest figure yet in a Washington Post/ABC News poll.
Obama’s approval rating is 46 percent and his disapproval rating is 50 percent, showing a downward trend from the 50 percent approval he enjoyed in February.
The Washington Post/ABC News poll was conducted March 7-10 among 1,003 adults, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Meanwhile, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on Monday blamed speculation in large part for the rise in gas prices.
“Every time there’s a pipeline fire at a refinery, a pipeline outage or any kind of turmoil in the Middle East, it’s always used to jack up oil prices, every single time at the gas pump. I think you’re seeing that again,” Brown said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “It’s always more than that, but speculation clearly has a role in this.”
Brown said that the Obama administration, not Congress, should go after the speculators.
“In terms of gas prices, it’s not really what Congress needs to do. It’s the administration, with the Justice Department, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission going after the speculators… and directing them to go after them if they see it. And I think they will,” he said.
More of what we DON'T need.Gasoline was $1.86 in January 2009 when the Doofus in the White House took over and now it averages DOUBLE that in the range of $3.70 - 3.80+ a gallon. Well we all know that the President campaigned that he would deal with the Oil companies....RIGHT. The "Pain at the Pump" is now twice as bad as it was in 2009 and for many families, that means doing w/o other items because we have to put more in the tank....Don't forget winter will be rolling around in a few months so the pain will be trying to keep your home warm also.
Now there's this piece of pissa news - Iranian President Whack-amin-Nutjob and his pals are in control of OPEC.
But then again, POTUS made sure he apologized to the world for all the terrible things we have allegedly done...what a PUTZ.
The "Bad Guys" overseas don't give a rat's arse for apologies, they only recognize dealing from a position of strength. They see apologies like the ones that POTUS has made as a sign of weakness and lack of will to defend yourself.
As Tom Cruise's character said in A FEW GOOD MEN, " And the hits just keep on coming.."
POTUS won't have to worry about any of this as he & his minions are on the government dole for the rest of their lives....The pain will be borne by the rest of the 250 million Americans who try to earn a paycheck & don't have the US Government picking up the tab for everything.
Iran revolutionary guards commander becomes new president of Opec
Rostam Ghasemi joins Ahmadinejad cabinet as oil minister, automatically making him head of global oil organisation
Saeed Kamali Dehghan guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 03AUG2011
A commander of Iran's revolutionary guards has taken over presidency of Opec.
A senior Iranian revolutionary guards commander targeted by international sanctions has taken over the presidency of Opec after he became Iran's oil minister on Wednesday.
Rostam Ghasemi, head of the Khatam al-Anbia military and industrial base, was one of four ministersnominated by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to join his cabinet last week and approved by Iran's conservative-dominated parliament.
Ghasemi is currently subject to US, EU and Australian sanctions and his assets have been blacklisted by US Treasury and western powers. He took 216 votes from the 246 deputies present in the 290-seat parliament.
Iranian state media interpreted the vote as a reaction by Iran's parliament to international sanctions against the country, especially those which have targeted the revolutionary guards and the country's nuclear programme.
"The clever and decisive vote of Iranian MPs for engineer Ghasemi to become the oil minister is a meaningful and crucial response to the attacks against the guards from the west's media empire," said Ramedan Sharif, the head of the revolutionary guards public relations' unit, in quotes carried by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.
In a parliamentary debate before the vote, however, Ali Motahari, a prominent conservative MP who has previously threatened to impeach Ahmadinejad, spoke out against the involvement of the revolutionary guards in Iran's politics.
"The integration of the guard, as a military force, in political and economic power is not in the interests of the system," Motahari told the parliament. "In neighboring countries, military officials are distancing themselves from politics and power, while it's the opposite in Iran."
The appointment of Ghasemi as Iran's oil minister automatically makes him the head of Opec which has a crucial role in determining oil prices.
As its second-largest crude oil exporter, Iran took the presidency of Opec after 36 years last October and Ghasemi's position will give the revolutionary guards a unique opportunity to influence an international organisation.
The results of this poll could be filed under the heading of " No kidding "
