The real reason for the gas price spike: Next week's House vote on drilling

[Newsjock]

http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=150428

... At 3:05 p.m. EDT, lines are reported to be forming at Florida gas stations where prices have skyrocketed to more than $5 a gallon.

WTSP, TampaBay's 10 reported: Regular unleaded gasoline is selling for $5.49 a gallon in Tallahassee and lines are forming at stations still selling cheaper gas, matching reports elsewhere in the state.

... If prices spike, as they appear ready to do, it will come just days before the U.S. House of Representatives could vote on expanding oil drilling along virtually all coastlines. The timing could not be better for those who back drilling. They will no doubt argue that being less reliant on any one source of oil will stabilize prices, although production from new wells would be years away.

[tsuki]

1. As I posted before, people here are saying that the oil companies

are gouging us now, in case Ike does not take out the refinery.

[glinda]

2. BUSH WILL NOT LEAVE WITHOUT ANWAR BEING RUINED

THIS IS IT AND THIS IS WHAT THE EVIL MONSTER WANTS.

[napi21]

3. That's what I think too! I live in N. Ga. There's no shortage here, and I doubt

we'll even get more than a drizzle of rain from Ike, but gas prices went from $3.54 early this AM to $4.35 at around 11AM! THAT'S BS!

[TornadoTN]

4. Bingo - I've heard this over and over again, but these idiots don't have a clue

ITS THE GOD DAMNED REFINERIES, NOT THE DRILLING, THATS CAUSING THIS.

Sorry, just a little pissed about this. Shock Doctrine in all of its glory - rich get richer and the GOP gets a win.

[upi402]

5. CNN reports on ALL the refineries in the area

CNN implies there will be a shortage. Oh how big oil hates THAT! And CNN is catapulting the propaganda.

[seafan]

6. As Randi Rhodes says: "When there is chaos, they will steal."

We are at critical mass, people.