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So imagine my surprise that this week-end the RNC has begun airing 30 second ads in swing states touting McCain as the energy modernist and Obama as an energy obstructionist pushing of course, voters pain at the pump.
Now, we have "Praying at the Pump(ers)". The concept is quirky enough to get mass attention (and sympathy) from even the secularists. The "guilt" factor will add pressure to Democrats (why is it people often feel those who pray are pious rather than political)?
"Group Asks for Divine Intervention to Ease Oil Prices
By Allison Aldrich and Keriann Hopkins
CNSNews.com Correspondents
July 03, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - As the price of oil continues to rise, some are turning to God and prayer for an answer to their financial troubles.
The Pray at the Pump Movement, founded by Rocky Twyman, has been holding prayer vigils at gas stations across the country. On Monday, Twyman decided to take his movement from Exxon and Shell stations straight to the steps of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C., hoping to encourage the oil-rich country to raise the amount of barrels they release each day from 200,000 to 1.2 million.
Twyman, who is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, spent the afternoon outside of the embassy praying and asking passersby to sign his petition for the release of more oil, which he hopes to deliver to the Saudi oil minister. "
By Allison Aldrich and Keriann Hopkins
CNSNews.com Correspondents
July 03, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - As the price of oil continues to rise, some are turning to God and prayer for an answer to their financial troubles.
The Pray at the Pump Movement, founded by Rocky Twyman, has been holding prayer vigils at gas stations across the country. On Monday, Twyman decided to take his movement from Exxon and Shell stations straight to the steps of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C., hoping to encourage the oil-rich country to raise the amount of barrels they release each day from 200,000 to 1.2 million.
Twyman, who is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, spent the afternoon outside of the embassy praying and asking passersby to sign his petition for the release of more oil, which he hopes to deliver to the Saudi oil minister. "
1. Supply and demand are not causing the rise in gas prices. Supply is ample and demand is down.
2. The large number of unexploited leases. Current leases only have about a 25% utilization rate. Even if drilling and pumping could help, they already have the available exploitable leases.
3. Oil companies have no desire or incentive to lower prices. Their windfall profits are good but from their point of view could always be higher.
4. Praying will be more effective than anything the War Chimp has done since his bread is buttered on the greater profit/higher price side.
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