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Our modern-day Eris
House Republicans' magical thinking on oil prices |
David Roberts |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Wow. House Republicans are now saying that their hissy fit cum frat party on the floor is lowering the price of oil. Not for the first time, I have to wonder: do they believe this? Do they really indulge in this kind of magical thinking? The oil price issue is an interesting political case. It's immensely influential in our daily economic life, but we have virtually no idea why it behaves the way it does. Oil is like the gods were for Greeks -- omnipresent, looming, ... |
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| Topics: Congress, gas prices, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Never let your enemy choose the battlefied
The crucial mistake Dems made in the energy fight |
David Roberts |
25 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Following up on this -- I think the Democrats have made a specific and costly error. Consider the following Republican argument: Americans are hurting from high gasoline prices; politicians must act. Therefore, it's the responsibility of Congress to lower gasoline prices. Therefore, we must open up new areas to oil drilling. Democrats have accepted No. 2, but they're trying to fight off No. 3. They're arguing that we can bring down gas prices by drilling ... |
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| Topics: Congress, energy, gas prices, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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You got to know when to hold 'em
Republicans are bluffing on drilling |
David Roberts |
24 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Republicans have mastered a political technique that seems to work on Democrats every time: the projection of strength. No matter the issue, when it comes up for dispute Republicans claim that Americans support their position; they claim that Democrats are out of touch with ordinary folk; they claim that Democrats are on defensive; they put forward bill after bill, press release after press release, stunt after stunt, trumpeting their alleged advantage. Faced with thi ... |
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| Topics: Congress, gas prices, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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