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To: Dale Baker who wrote (18383)	5/12/2006 6:40:46 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541778

>>`Gas should be regulated like a utility. It's a necessity, especially for those of us outside the city where we have to drive everywhere<< Perhaps she also thinks that the government should regulate where she lives...

To: Dale Baker who wrote (18383)	5/12/2006 8:06:23 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 541778

wow i live a mile from exton. voted for Gerlach. He faces a problem as all republicans in the counties surrounding Philadelphia which used to be majority republican. Democrats are moving out of Philadelphia in droves to the adjoining counties.. These counties control a huge vote in the state and now swing democrat except for chester county which is getting to be a close call. I doubt a these people are ignorant as to fuel situation , rather i think they are supporting the democrat party. Often we read pieces in paper but you need to find who wrote it, did they present two sides of the situation or only the position they wanted in print. This sounds more like an article to throw out Gerlach by friends of Democrat Lois Murphy. I get four calls a day to vote. Philadelphia and the surrounding counties are as heavy democrat now as Boston. imo one example about reporters writing or presenting alarmist news on price of gasoline to sell papers, push an issue or draw more viewers on nightly news shows. In 1971 gas shortage i was terminal manager for largest gasoline terminal in northeast. One day i observed a reported with film crew under the truck loading rack filming a truck being loaded. It was loading fuel oil but he thought it gasoline.. I went down to remove him from the area , no idea how he got through the refinery guard at gate.. maybe slipped the guy a few bucks. He throws the mike into my face and says you guys are hoarding gasoline , look there is plenty right here and the stations are out of it. You have tankers right off the coast and will not come in until prices get high enough. I explained to my knowledge there are no tankers waiting in narraganset bay hoarding gasoline to run up prices. He stops the film, cuts off conversation and tells the camera man to pack up. I asked the reporter , he was on the nightly news, you do not really believe that stuff do you? What does it matter , i don't care! it makes news. That night he did his report, i was not in report or my remarks, just a truck loading fuel oil and he is telling the public look at all this gasoline these trucks are loading and not delivering to the stations for us to get gas. Nothing has changed. well one thing. i am a lot older , do not go to cocktail parties any longer where neighbors can kick me , blame me for gas shortages, just relaxing in retirement. ggg

To: Dale Baker who wrote (18383)	5/12/2006 9:48:43 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541778

A Democrat is a Republican who's been mugged at the gas pump.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (18383)	5/12/2006 10:04:08 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541778

When I read that these commuters have given up their Starbucks, I will "feel their pain". A fifty cent per gallon increase in gas prices for someone driving 15000 miles per year at, say 16mpg, costs less than a 1.65 coffee for 300 of 360 days per year. Most of us know that folks, on the average, spend a lot more for their double shot-latte-espresso whatever drive to work drink. And then there is our designer water. $ 2.00 at most Stop and Go type stores. More pain. (I haven't given up my coffee yet, but do shop my water.) Caveat: Before someone jumps on me for not considering the poor, let me say I am well aware that increased gasoline prices can severely hamper someone on a fixed income. The article did not address that issue. Probably, because this group tends to vote democrat anyway. It will never happen: When voters begin demanding that the state and federal politicians act to expand the number of lanes on the local highway system to limit or end the morning and evening parking lots, I will feel their pain. Fuel and time. When voters begin demanding that the state and federal politicians act to increase the number of runways at major airports to limit or end the various rush hours of gridlock, I will feel their pain. Fuel and time. There are many reasons why it hasn't happened. My favorite is the fist grip that the environmental ACTIVISTS have on the politicians when it comes to doing anything which will benefit the masses such as roads, airports, refineries etc. Right now, as in the past, it's all political BS, accompanied by media hype. Let's see what the politicians (all of them) do in terms of easing the fuel crunch.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (18383)	5/12/2006 10:48:29 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541778

An interesting twist: Gasoline Costs Jeopardize Republicans in Car-Heavy U.S. Exurbs Fascinating. Particularly the argument about alternative fuels. A very interesting election season is ahead of us. With some crucial issues on the table.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (18383)	5/12/2006 8:59:24 PM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541778

I'm sorry, but much as I dislike many of the current Republican party attitudes, I can't see how it's their fault that many people have chosen to live in spacious, landscaped, gated developments... in the middle of nowhere. Of course, this may be a particularly GOP choice. Or maybe living in that kind of zone disposes residents to vote for whichever party (reality notwithstanding) promises cheaper petrol, and up till now this was the party of Kenny Boy's buddies. (remember those energy planning meetings?) In any case, serves them right. If you choose to live somewhere obviously unsustainably reliant on incredibly cheap private transport... which suddenly ain't there... well, social Darwinism strikes again.