Dems Energy Policy

The Dems real Energy Policy. What they don't tell you is that a new oil refinery has not been built in this country since 1976. The other big driver is all the variations of gasoline, each state has legislated, causing difficulties in getting gas produced. You can't sell gas made for CA in IL and on and on... Kevin

Gas conspiracy
It's been exactly one month since Brian J. Kennedy, communications director for the House Resources Committee, suspected that the Democratic Party was nearing completion of a four-part strategy to obfuscate simple supply and demand principles and obstruct passage of President Bush's national energy policy.
"Here is how it works," he said.
•"Step One: Avoid directly addressing problem at all costs. If confronted on solutions, vote No."
•"Step Two: Bloviate about the evils of 'Big Oil' and SUVs (Yes, even though [senators and congressmen] drive one, are driven around in one, or have a private Gulfstream jet)."
•"Step Three: Call for investigations on price gouging, point fingers, and assign blame."
•"Step Four: Repeat steps one, two, and three until issue goes away (prices temporarily decline)."
The third step was completed the very day Mr. Kennedy issued his prophecy. Seven Democratic state attorneys general joined a Democratic senator in asking authorities to investigate whether oil and gas companies have colluded to drive up gasoline prices.
Now, Inside the Beltway has obtained "daily talking points" provided this week to Democratic congressmen, cheat sheets of sorts instructing them what to tell the public about gas prices. As Mr. Kennedy predicted, all 10 points call for probes of gas price gouging, blame the Bush administration for being "in the pocket" of big oil companies, and blame House Republicans for "doing their dirty work."
Sure enough, as gas prices drop nationwide this week, step four is complete.