We're Still Talking About .... The One Promise He Kept

Yes, this is an energy story. It just happens to be from Politico.

But Bloomberg had a related story today, also, saying that Americans have it easy with regard to the price of gasoline: it's 63% less than what Norwegians pay for gasoline in their country.

In that story from Bloomberg (the second link), one analyst:

If you look at just buying one gallon of gas, it really doesn't hurt us at all, but the problem is a lot of US consumers are buying multiple gallons of gas every single day. It's hard to cut back. You still have to drive to work and you still have to take your kids to school.

That's an analyst who makes investment recommendations. Wow! Read that again: "If you look at just buying one gallon of gas, it really doesn't hurt us at all."

I guess what hurts us is when we have to start buying two gallons. Or more. I can't believe that was what he said: "If you look at just buying one gallon of gas, it really doesn't hurt us at all." I'm still LOL. For other great quotes, see "quote of the day."

From the first link (from Politico, which may or may not be fair and balanced; I honestly don't know):

Of course, cap and trade is long dead. But coal-fired power plants are powering down nationwide, and they are blaming the Obama Environmental Protection Agency. The president's critics say proposed greenhouse gas regulations for future power plants are designed to cripple the coal industry.

Flashback:

And just like with another 2008 quote -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu's famed call to "figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe" -- Republicans say the Chronicle clip shows what's really in the president's heart, that high electricity prices and the death of coal have always been Obama's goal.

The secretary does not deny that he said that: to raise the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe:


I don't quite get the "Republican" angle. Anyone who can understand plain English, should be able to understand this. It's pretty straightforward:

• "So if someone wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them..."
• "...figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe."

I don't see any partisanship in one's interpretation of those quotes. Heck, you don't even have to "interpret" them. Just listen to them. Straight talking. As straight talking as Harry Callahan.

I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself.

Anyway, I have to go. I need to go out and buy one gallon of gasoline.