Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
This past week I filled up my minivan at a Sunoco in McLean, Va., for $72.30. And that was after driving around and looking for cheaper gas (something I never do) because I passed a gas station advertising nearly $5.00/gallon prices. Never have I been so thankful to drive so little. I grew up out West where I had to fill up my vehicles every few days. These prices have to be hitting Americans hard. Here's how President Obama responded to a query about gas prices yesterday during a campaign stop:
Obama needled one questioner who asked about gas prices, now averaging close to $3.70 a gallon nationwide, and suggested that the gentleman consider getting rid of his gas-guzzling vehicle.
“If you’re complaining about the price of gas and you’re only getting 8 miles a gallon, you know,” Obama said laughingly. “You might want to think about a trade-in.”
I get that President Obama doesn't drive and has, apparently, forgotten how many miles a gallon cars have gotten since 1968. But this "Let them eat cake!" attitude doesn't go over too well with me.
Of course, as Hot Air points out, most media neglected to even report this exchange and the Associated Press began cleansing the quote from its stories after it went out on the wire. Must be nice to have the media helping in such ways.
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Jul '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
I wish we had a Cash for Clunkers program for Presidents.
Nov '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Funny, I was just racking my brain thinking about pairing GOP '12 slogans with Cash for Clunkers. "Yes, I'd like to exchange this '08 GM BHO for that sleek '12 MED."
Huh, just googled "Mitch Daniels" (looking for his middle name). His wikipedia page doesn't even show up.
Apr '11
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Wouldn't Obama more accurately fall under Lemon Laws?
PS. Ricochet got me into the paying guest category by hiding a Goldberg, Steyn, Long roundtable behind the wall. Very clever, very clever.
Sep '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
"What do you mean?", the answer to high gas prices is simple, proper inflation of tires!
Remember when this gaff fell out of candidate Obama's mouth and the MSM rushed to defend him? Oh and then it turned out to make very little difference in real world tests.
I wonder why he did not have the huevos to ressurect that one again?
Aug '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
They're the Limousine Liberals who prescribe all sorts of rules and restrictions on others that they have no intention of obeying themselves. They're simply a new version of the old Soviet Union Politburo, who always had plenty of caviar, steak, and wines for themselves and their relatives
May '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Interestingly, there's a strong correlation between gas prices and presidential elections, so he might want to start maybe thinking about that there.
Instead, he's convinced that he can persuade people with his not-notably-silver tongue that they really want an itty bitty Eurosolution to be imposed on a vast, sprawling nation. He's even started complaining about how people mistakenly think fossil fuels are manly. There's a vote-winner when electing a national leader. Whine about how people don't think you're manly.
May '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Aaaaand ... just how much fuel is expended to get you to Democrat fundraisers, Mr. President, such as the Al Sharpton/National Action Network event yesterday?
Mar '11
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
At least Marie Antoinette let them have cake; Michelle Obama won't even let us have that without a caloric disclaimer
Aug '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Obama needs a smaller Air Force Once.
Obama needs a smaller Air Force One.
May '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
I would love to trade my car in for a $50,000 hybrid but, you know, the economy is garbage and no one is making money. The President's argument is absurd to anyone who isn't insulated from the reality.
May '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Yes, get a trade-in! Simple!
Of course, if you're getting 8 miles a gallon, your current car isn't worth a dime in a trade-in. And you're probably a member of the working poor, or you wouldn't be driving a clunker like that to begin with. So you'll have to take out a substantial car loan to get that replacement car. Simple!
Of course, the whole problem in the first place was that higher gas prices were eating into disposable income and straining your personal budget. A monthly car payment probably isn't going to improve the situation.
So the president's solution to increased spending is to take on more debt. He will not consider any plan that would address the problem of prices from the other side. The man really does have a one-track mind.
Jun '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
I have problems scraping up enough money to eat, buying a new car is out of the question. Even if I had enough money for a payment, no one would loan me enough to buy a car.
Simple economic solutions that involve investments I can not afford do not please me.
Apr '11
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
The problem is that, being the big government, liberal statist that he is, he can only respond to reasonable questions by pulling out the preferred big government, statist talking point: "Let me see...someone just asked me about high gas prices. Shall I go with promoting hybrid vehicles and green jobs, or stick to the old reliable - bashing big oil with a bit of wealth redistribution thrown in?"
Sep '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
I'm with Obama. Buy a gas powered Ford Escape (or equivalent); 23 mpg in the city vs. a Ford Explorer, 17 mpg in a city. Or Expedition, 14 mpg.
The "let them eat cake" analogy is cute, but obviously not correct.
Nov '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
What the left really want is for gas prices to continue to rise. He has no intention of doing anything to reduce gas prices. Most of my liberal friends want gas prices to go up because they think that if gas prices go up, that people will stop driving and start riding the bus. But increasing the cost of something that is non-discretionary doesn't cause people to stop doing it. If it did, there wouldn't be so many people smoking cigarettes. But even tat is a smoke screen, pardon any pun. What liberal elites want is a crisis. They want the gas prices to be so high that they can use the crisis that will ensure to further exert their control over people and the economy. It's as simple as that. We shouldn't be surprised by his behavior. Let's just hope that we can get rid of this guy in 2012.
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
I think Marie Antoinette said "let them eat brioche," not cake. (Disclosure: I drive a 2007 Chevy Brioche.)
More from the linked article:
It's also tough to transition from breathing to the alternative, but it is possible, if one person holds your feet down and the other applies the pillow to your face.
If that's being attuned, I blanch to consider what constitutes his indifference.
Jul '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Patrick in Albuquerque: I'm with Obama. Buy a gas powered Ford Escape (or equivalent); 23 mpg in the city vs. a Ford Explorer, 17 mpg in a city. Or Expedition, 14 mpg.
The "let them eat cake" analogy is cute, but obviously not correct. · Apr 7 at 11:43am
The analogy's spot on for those who can't afford a new car, Patrick.
BTW, I'd love to see the city where a Ford Escape gets 23mpg. Is all driving done downhill? No stoplights perhaps?
Jul '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
Gasoline is the least of one's automobile expenses. I drive a 1997 BMW, which gets about 14 mpg. Runs like the day it was new. It was paid off during the Pleistocene era. And since it's essentially worthless, I only need the minimum insurance - about $290 per year.
I guess I could trade it in for a new BMW that gets about 26 mpg. And go back to making payments of $600 a month with insurance up around $1,000 per year. Oh, and make a big, fat sales tax contribution to California's coffers.
Sure, that makes sense.
Apr '11
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
I drive a small four-door that gets 24-30 mpg depending on whether I drive in town or freeway, and my last maintenance for it. Even then, it's still a hit in the wallet when I'm paying over $40 to fill up the tank.
The frustration comes from the fact that Pres. Obama has diminished our supply through his administration's (lack of) Energy Policy. Couple this with our inability to break through red tape to build new refineries, and all the myriad blends of gasoline states require in the summer.
Too often I see people try to pretend that supply and demand have little impact on the world around us, when it is abundantly clear that it does.
Jul '10
Re: Obama: Your Cars, Not Gas Prices, Are the Problem
They'll pry my Jeep's steering wheel from my cold dead hands.