Republicans vote to raise taxes

[ducknwork]

When Clinton took office there was a national debt. When Clinton left office the budget was balanced. 7 years into Bush's term with a Republican Congress for 6 of those years we were 7 Trillion in debt. There is no one else to blame for that but Bush and his Republican Congress. You can spin it any way you like but the republicans were running the country from 2001 to the end of 2006

I give up. You can't just say yes or no. That tells me what I need to know and really shows who you are.

[Roger Perry]

Just like Roger managed to forget the gas lines during the DUMOCRAT CARTER era,1979 to be more specific.
I remember being sent to sit in the gas lines by my dad, I had just gotten my license. If I wanted to use the family cars I had to "earn" it by being the one to sit in the gas lines.

I lived in Texas in 1979 and do not remember standing in any gas lines there.

[paul young]

hmmmm....i have lived in Ct. since 1975 and i can't recall waiting in line for gasoline.

that all took place in the early seventies while i still was in college in Massachusetts.

bought my first house in 1978 when the mortgage rate was 8.5%. it skyrocketed during the Reagan years. i was glad to have bought when we did.-Paul

[luvmylabs23139]

Independence Day, 1979: Lines at gas pumps stretch for blocks, and President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to address the nation. But when he cancels last minute and disappears from the public eye, rumors spread of a health problem or, even worse, that he's left the country. After 10 days, he reemerges with a speech — to address the energy crisis, unemployment, inflation and something else a bit more .....

I got this one from that oh so conservative NPR>

[luvmylabs23139]

NBC Evening News for
Saturday, Jun 02, 1979

Headline: Gasoline Shortage / Truckers' Demonstration

AbstractStudio) 100's of truckers reported to have blocked fuel pumps at truck stop in Southington, Connecticut, protesting high fuel prices. 4 government investigations of current gas shortage said underway.
REPORTER: John Hart
(DC) Letter from FTC (Federal Trade Commission) official to Congress stating current gasoline shortage

[road kill]

I lived in Texas in 1979 and do not remember standing in any gas lines there.

Probably becuase you were sitting in your car.


RK

[luvmylabs23139]

I lived in Texas in 1979 and do not remember standing in any gas lines there.

Texas actually had odd/even rationing in 1979. Maybe that's why the lines were short. Only 1/2 the cars could get gas on any given day.

[Buzz]

So, was Carter responsible for the actions of OPEC?

I imagine that Bush would have went to war and turned the middle east into a glass parking lot.

[road kill]

So, was Carter responsible for the actions of OPEC?

I imagine that Bush would have went to war and turned the middle east into a glass parking lot.

That is the "KEY" word here.

RK