Gas Prices 2009

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THIS IS JANUARY 16, 2009 AND GASOLINE PRICES HAVE DROPPED FROM THE SUMMERTIME HIGHS. THIS A.M. THE PRICE OF A BARREL OF OIL IS ABOUT $36.00. THIS IS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THE $145 HIGH THIS SUMMER, HOWEVER, GAS AT THE PUMP IS ABOUT $1.59 A GALLON. IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE LOWER, ABOUT $1.39 OR SO, BUT THERE IS NO ONE TO COMPLAIN; THE OIL COMPANIES MAKE MORE MONEY, THE CONSUMERS (PEASANTS) ARE THANKFUL THAT IT'S NOT $4.00 A GALLON ANYMORE. OUR LEADERS ARE HAPPY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PEASANT REVOLT; ONLY ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE UNHAPPY. YOU GUYS WILL DRIVE AROUND TOO MUCH, MAYBE EVEN BUY THOSE DISGUSTING SUVS, AND NOT BUY A HYBRID. HEY, I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN BUY A TRABANT CHEAP. THESE CARS WERE MANUFACTURED IN COMMUNIST EAST GERMANY BEFORE THE WALL CAME DOWN. I THINK THAT OUR LEADERS WISH THEY COULD SOMEHOW MAKE YOU DRIVE THOSE AROUND; YOU KNOW, FOUR CYLINDERS, TOP SPEED 55 MPH, A PIECE OF JUNK. WATCH OUT, THESE GUYS ARE STILL AROUND. THEY WANT YOU TO RIDE A BUS, AND IF NOT THAT, DRIVE SOME TRABANT-LIKE VEHICLE (SAME PRICE AS AN SUV), THE DIFFERENCE TO GO INTO GOVERNMENT COFFERS. BUT NO NICE CARS FOR THE LIKES OF YOU, THE NICE CARS AND SUV’S ARE FOR OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS. THINK IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN? IN THE OLD USSR, THE FOLKS DROVE AROUND TRABANTS AND THE "LEADERS" ROAD IN RUSSIAN LUXURY ZILS. HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY, RATHER YOUR POLITICAL POSITION. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. A NEW PRESIDENT IS GOING TO COME INTO OFFICE.  HOPEFULLY, HE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSIDER THAT FREEDOM IS A MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF AMERICAN LIFE. SEE THE USA IN A CHEVROLET!