Lol... some people here like to play dumb knowing that they are being disingenuous with their attempt to throw shade on new critical threads about Biden.
Since you arrived on the Too Hot scene you haven't proved to be much of anything other than an annoying irritant. I've never, ever blocked anyone, and not permitted to do so as a moderator anyway, but you - I would block. Your contributions are nil - no positive content worth reading. The opinions expressed above are my own and not those of Gator Country.
You really shouldn't be a moderator. Glad you recognize it. I get insulted and you chastise me. LOL! There is plenty of crapola being thrown here and especially so if you are conservative not participating in the bash Trump and liberal agendas in here. My contributions have been plenty in this thread. Feel free to read all I posted and respond. That's your free speech right. Instead, you went out of your way to offend me which means you are in violation of board rules. Give yourself a warning, well deserved. I'm speaking for myself talking to you, not a moderator.
Nah, following your lead regarding links. Find them yourself. Or you can remain ignorant and continue to get your talking points from Tucker Carlson ('impeachable offense').
On second thought, I presented this on page 3 and I see you did not respond. I'd like you to rebut me with facts and for you to add your proof that Joe Biden is abiding by the spirit of the law in using the strategic reserve for his political agenda. Please include a link to the law you are referencing which has rendered me ignorant. Add to the discussion, no need to throw insults: There is so much wrong with this: 1. The strategic petroleum reserve is for US national emergencies, not to bail the democratic socialist party out of its poor and continuing to be poor energy policies in its war on fossil fuels. 2. The approach offered by oil producers and the American Petroleum institute are far better actions than to resort to socialist policies of price controls set by the federal government in the form of guaranteed contracts rather than the capitalist free market. The strategic petroleum reserve shouldn't be raided for short term political goal of trying not to be wiped out in the November midterms. API letter of recommendations to Joe Biden: Letter-to-President-Biden-on-10-in-2022-Plan (api.org) I'd immediately do 9 of the 10 recommendations. I don't agree with recommendation #6. There is the likelihood that this short-term socialist policy fix will get the middle finger salute from the oil produces and refiners who want longer-term guarantees than the Biden Administration is willing to give them before they make long-term spending and production decisions. Big Oil wants to produce and refine more oil than the Biden Administration is willing to allow. Greatly increased supply = greatly lowered prices. 3. Biden's Executive action signed on March 31, 2022, allows for the sale of 180 million barrels of oil over 6 months, 180 days. Joe Biden releases strategic petroleum reserves - Bing video Notice that the order expires in the weeks before early midterm voting so there really is no way to shield that this is a political decision rather than a national emergency decision. It also does not address the US long-term energy need which requires an all of the above policy which the Biden Administration is not offering. Replenishing the 180-day release of 1 million gallons per day of oil based on the executive order only amounts to 9 days of US daily use of oil. To say this is a band aide on an open wound is an understatement. 4. To make matters worse, this isn't the first time the Biden Administration released from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. On November 23, 2021, the Biden Administration released 50 million barrels of oil in a failed attempt to lower gas prices. Given this failed, they shouldn't have doubled down with another 180 million barrels over 6 months which has only marginally been effective: Biden orders release of 50M barrels of oil from strategic reserve in hopes of lowering gas prices - Bing video President Biden Announces Release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve As Part of Ongoing Efforts to Lower Prices and Address Lack of Supply Around the World | The White House 5. When this fiasco of raiding the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is complete in early October, the Biden Administration will have reduced the strategic reserve by 230 million barrels, not 180 million. All of this just to try to win elections. After the elections are over, prices will rise again to even higher levels because the Biden Administration is only concerned with staying in power and are unwilling to include fossil fuels in long-term plans for US energy. 6. Joe Biden is taking credit for lowering the price of gas while the method he uses is to be condemned. A proposed socialist policy fix is far from a good long-term capitalist solution. Bottom line, the Biden Administration cares for power alone and doesn't care how much pain they cause the American people. Given the overall level of inflation and recession, they obviously believe the American people are gullible and stupid for them to think a .40 cent per gallon reduction at the pump is going to change large blocks of votes. The Price Impact of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Release | U.S. Department of the Treasury FACT SHEET: Department of Energy Releases New Notice of Sale as Gasoline Prices Continue to Fall | The White House Consumer sentiment here at the end of July remains historically low so there is that going for how the American people feel. This sums up the Biden Administration, nothing has changes since early November and nothing long-term good is likely to change with this administration. Warning Alert! Pain Ahead!: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Laughs When Asked About Biden’s Plans To Lower Gas Prices - YouTube It's all OPEC's fault even though the US has the largest deposits of gas and oil in the world. We have plenty of coal too. No! It's Russia's fault for invading Ukraine. No! It's the greedy capitalist Big Oil Companies. No! It's the greedy small business gas station owners. See the trend here? It's everybody's fault except the Biden Administration which is where the sole fault belongs.
You have not provided any evidence that any of the following statements are true: 1. Russia didn't invade Ukraine. 2. That Western Countries did not impose substantial sanctions as a result. 3. That these sanctions are not related to decreased global supply for oil. 4. That the lower global supply is not related to increased global pricing. 5. That US pricing is not heavily a function of global pricing. As such, you have not done what you claimed from a factual standpoint.
Now, I ask you to rebut in this fashion my long post with references to the links I provided on page 3 or above on this page. Feel free to add links to prove your above assertions and I'll be glad to rebut those links too.
I realize vigorous support of conservative values is apparently new here, but you'll get used to it. Curious, are you threatening me with go along to get along or else? Are you now operating as a moderator? If so, let's go right to the top to determine if free speech not involving insulting people or groups is the actual rule of the board or if liberal views only are permitted here. If the head honchos of Gator Country don't offer free speech which is their right, I'll gladly move off the board and let this be a liberal only lovefest. Otherwise, I'm speaking out just like everybody else.
You can't say I didn't try to be fair with you. The offer stands if you want to carry on a real conversation.
1. Lacuna is not a liberal. (Not even close) 2. EVERYONE needs to stop with the chippy insults 3. The piling on of ET here is just more hypocrisy. We have a couple of lib posters spamming the board with nonsense and barely a peep at least be consistent folks Lets all reassess how we are ALL treating each other. I'll gladly look in the mirror to start because I know I fan my share of flames too.
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Righties losing their minds at the democratic wins. Even though they are good for America THEY HATE IT!!!!! Bwahahaha. Oil production UP Gas prices DOWN Wonderful energy and health prescription bill that closes company loop holes. So amazing that if the Republicans get control and try and repeal it they’ll be repealing lower prescription prices. Ha ha ha ha. Check mate. Infrastructure investment launching as we type this. So many new judges appointed. I won’t be surprised to get 52 senators and pack the court. This could be an epic year on too hot of melt downs. Already see it in this thread. They hate the lower gas prices.
