posted on June 6, 2001 01:55:10 AM new
Been sleeping, Rumpelstiltskin?
1999: World Oil Said Bush Would Be the Perfect Presidential Candidate to Deal With
Low Oil Prices.
In 1999, World Oil wrote that Bush "would be well aware of the fact that oil prices have collapsed"
and "would seem to be the perfect individual to lead the charge in doing something about the [low]
price of oil." The editorial said one possibility was that Bush and his father could persuade the Middle
East to hold production, increasing prices, and that if Bush was successful in increasing the price of
oil, "he could parlay his actions into substantial contributions." [World Oil, 2/99]
1999: Cheney Praised OPEC Production Cuts That Raised Oil Prices.
According to the Associated Press in March 1999, "OPEC members agreed today to cut crude oil
production by 2.1 million barrels a day and maintain lower levels of output for a full year starting April
1, oil ministers said. The group of 11 oil producing nations approved the cuts in an effort to strengthen
prices and end a global oil glut." Then-Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney praised OPEC's decision. "I've
been struck by the extent OPEC seems to have gotten its act together," said Cheney. [Dow Jones,
4/12/99; Mickey Kaus, Slate, 7/28/00; AP Online, 3/23/99]
posted on June 6, 2001 04:52:51 AM new
Oh, I see. The oil supply was locked up until the higher prices could be locked in. Bush was the anticipated key bearer who would supply it upon demand. I love early morning puzzles.
posted on June 6, 2001 04:27:49 PM new
Only jlp would have more cohones than the Republicans on here to actually start a thread that tried to deflect blame away from His Nastiness. I wonder why Republicans who read the RT don't produce threads, URLs and facts to support just how wonderful and decent their candidate is acting like?
posted on June 7, 2001 09:46:57 AM new
If anyone would know this, you would jlp, so I hope you don't mind me asking......how much money did (the) Clinton('s) have invested in oil?
posted on June 7, 2001 10:07:51 AM newI wonder why Republicans who read the RT don't produce threads, URLs and facts to support just how wonderful and decent their candidate is acting like?
Could it be an exibition in democratic tolerance?
Or just that we aren't total jerks?
T
posted on June 8, 2001 12:59:00 AM new
"If anyone would know this, you would jlp, so I hope you don't mind me asking......how much money did (the) Clinton('s) have invested in oil?"-krafty
Depends on what your definition of the word "did", is.
