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To: bentway who wrote (668725)	8/23/2012 1:47:58 PM
From: TopCat	Respond to of 1583406

"Strategic Oil Reserve Likely to Be Tapped as Gas Prices Rise:" Just another way to buy votes....

To: bentway who wrote (668725)	8/23/2012 1:53:05 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583406

>> Strategic Oil Reserve Likely to Be Tapped as Gas Prices Rise: Of course. Democrats set the standard when Bill Clinton did it to try to help Al Gore win the election. In spite of the fact that SPR was established with the specific intent of providing an emergency stock in the event of major supply disruption, NOT to allow politically motivated manipulation of oil prices, Dems think it is acceptable to use it before an election to get votes.