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klook

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11. LOL, you get my drift - thanks. (n/t)

Reply to gateley (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 11:21 PM

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I'm calling for a new federal bill that would give the President the power to set gasoline prices [View all] klook Apr 2012 OP

Clever - use Nixon's Wage and Price Controls of 1973 as justification to them. banned from Kos Apr 2012 #1

How dare you person! jp11 Apr 2012 #2

He could technically do it right now by executive order... two words... Rosco T. Apr 2012 #3

And the fact that he doesn't just proves klook Apr 2012 #4

Or it proves he's not a dictator... Rosco T. Apr 2012 #5

Um, didn't think I needed the sarcasm tag (n/t) klook Apr 2012 #8

Always, always us the sarcasm tag. RC Apr 2012 #12

Actually that's the wrong move. anti-alec Apr 2012 #6

The point is not to actually try to make the President the Gas Price Czar! klook Apr 2012 #10

Why isn't it nationalized anyway? YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #14

Well it's kind of difficult to nationalize a resource that isn't found in abundance under Skidmore Apr 2012 #17

Except it's not actually possible to do that Spider Jerusalem Apr 2012 #7

He should just say "I'm going to take control of the oil prices." And the Republicans would cry gateley Apr 2012 #9

LOL, you get my drift - thanks. (n/t) klook Apr 2012 #11

And the stupidest thread of the day goes to... LoTechGuru Apr 2012 #13

actually it is pretty smart since all the (R)s would vote against it Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #15

They would scream 'communist', and that's all they'd have to do muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #18

Except that Pres. Obama can speak out against it too Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #19

Oh my gosh, I am thoroughly chastised! klook Apr 2012 #16

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