Senator Debbie Stabenow is either really ignorant or thinks that the American people are. There is no other explanation after her latest statements about the energy crisis in which she blames Republicans. Stabenow said "the rising price of oil, fostered by President Bush and Dick Cheney's close ties to the oil industry,  is no longer just a burden." "Now it is a crisis for every American family," She called the current energy situation "a crisis that doesn't just affect us at the pump, but also raises the prices of groceries, increases our home heating bills and squeezes small businesses trying to keep their heads above water." Excuse me Senator, but our oil crisis can only be blamed on Democrats who refuse to let us drill for oil in our own country. Also the rise in groceries is a direct result of raising the minimum wage and expanding the use of food for biofuels. And lets not forget how small business is burdened with heavy taxation and regulation. These three things alone are perfect examples of the Democrat's anti business anti economic growth policies coming home to roost!   
    Why do the democrats think that you can just blame someone for something and Americans will just accept it without any facts to back it up? Apparently Democrats like Stabenow just figure that their constituents are incapable of putting two and two together. She thinks your STUPID! Stupid. Should we blame the Senator from Michigan who is close to the UAW for the loss of thousands of auto jobs in Michigan which also happens to have the worst unemployment rate in the U.S.? Just being "close" to an industry does not mean your responsible for that industry. This is just another example of Democrats lying to try and gain power and blaming someone else for there failed policies.

She promoted the Democratic proposals for changing energy policy. Those call for:

• Ending billions of dollars in tax breaks for big oil companies. Lets just put them out of business and only buy oil from foreign oil companies. Or they could stay in business by raising prices higher!

• Forcing the oil companies to do their part by investing some of their profits in clean and affordable alternative energy. So they will have to raise prices higher!

• Protecting the American people from price gougers and greedy oil traders who manipulate the market.

• Temporarily stopping the diversion of oil to the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is already 97 percent full. Of course because national defense is not important to democrats.

• Standing up to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil-producing nations that are working together to keep oil prices high. If we drilled for our own oil we wouldn't even have to buy from them.

What a stupid socialist plan. Lets just tell everyone how much there allowed to make!

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