Every year we hear the same talk about how gas prices are expected to rise, in time for Memorial Day. Why? Why are they expecting gas prices to climb to $4.95/gallon in Chicago in the next 90 days? Because of unrest in the middle east!
38 years ago, it was 1974. There was a worldwide gas shortage. I was stationed in Europe and driving was banned on Sundays, throughout the continent! The pictures, below, were taken in 1974 in the United States. They show gas being sold "by appointment, only." Also, we had long lines at the gas stations, often with limits of 10 gallons per customer.
I remember this vividly and I have a question. If all this happened 38 years ago, why in Hell's name have we done nothing about this? We are still buying crude from the middle east. Why? We've got oil here. We're standing over it!
In the past 38 years, we've had both Democrats and Republicans in the White House. Each party has taken their turn of controlling Congress. We have crude oil off shore, we have in in the ground.
DRILL, BABY...DRILL!
Who could have expected unrest in the mid east?
38 years ago, it was 1974. There was a worldwide gas shortage. I was stationed in Europe and driving was banned on Sundays, throughout the continent! The pictures, below, were taken in 1974 in the United States. They show gas being sold "by appointment, only." Also, we had long lines at the gas stations, often with limits of 10 gallons per customer.
In the past 38 years, we've had both Democrats and Republicans in the White House. Each party has taken their turn of controlling Congress. We have crude oil off shore, we have in in the ground.
DRILL, BABY...DRILL!
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