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Friday, February 24, 2012

Obama defends his energy policy in Florida speech, after coming under fire for high gas prices

In a blistering election-year attack on his political foes, President Barack Obama charged Thursday that Republicans are "licking their chops" over painfully high gas prices that threaten the fragile economic recovery.

"Only in politics do people root for bad news and they greet bad news so enthusiastically," he said in a combative speech at the University of Miami. "You pay more, and they're licking their chops."

The defiant rhetoric came after days in which the White House has worked to get off the defensive over high gasoline prices, insisting that Obama has done everything he can to bring those costs down. The administration blamed sticker shock at the pump on unrest in the Middle East, speculative trading, and heightened demand in China, Brazil, and India.

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

And I can hear conservatives now.

"Oh that terrible Obama, how dare he use facts to actually explain a situation?! He should be able to snap his fingers and make gas go down to whatever price we want."

Anonymous said...

How dare he complain about the unrest in the Middle East after igniting it with inflammatory language and military and logistical support!

Anonymous said...

He is going to solve the energy problems with algea. Brilliant! What idiots can defend that.

Anonymous said...

8:32 Obama does NOT want gas prices to go down. Do a search on his views of $4.00 gas. He likes it!

Anonymous said...

9:09, the point is that it doesn't matter what any elected official wants. Gas prices are subject to the wim of the free market.

8:50, where did he say our problems would just disappear with algae. Try sticking to the facts to prove your point.

Anonymous said...

He says that what we produce here in the USA has nothing to do with the price at the pump because it's a global market. "HELLO" Is anybody in there? How about we keep what we produce? Or we being the largest food producer in the world, trade a bushel of wheat for a barrel of oil.

Anonymous said...

9:23 another clown trying to critique an issue they don't have a clue about.

Anonymous said...

10:07 This is the 9:23 clown. All Obama has to do is take control of American oil and and set the price, after all, isn't that what he's doing to health care. At least a clown has to think to preform.

Kevin said...

9:23 - So now Obama is supposed to require producers from selling overseas? I bet you will be one of the first then to start complaining about him interfering with the free market with socialist policies.

Anonymous said...

Kev., these buffoons don't know what they want besides what Rush has told them is good for em. 11:09 sounds just like so many in the tea party: "that Obama and his socialist policies better keep his hands off my medicare and social security"

Anonymous said...

He's doing it now with health care. Whats the difference moron? He is controlling the free market with health care. Shove that up your socialist butt.

Anonymous said...

#1 so are you saying you are for or against socialism then.

#2 last I checked, private insurance companies were still in business insuring patients and making plenty of money. go figure.

Anonymous said...

About the only thing worse than obammy's speech is these comments.