Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Democrats Fail to Keep Promises at the Pump

Freedom's Watch, a 501 (C)4 issues advocacy organization supporting mainstream conservative public policies, today reminded folks about the secret plan Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats claimed they had a few years ago to bring down the price of gasoline.

Freedom's Watch Chief of Staff Joe Eule writes:

"In a 2006 press release, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that Democrats had a common sense plan to bring down skyrocketing fuel prices. The average price for a gallon of gas when Democrats took control of congress that November was $2.25 - a price that Pelosi and other liberals claimed amounted to "price gouging". The average price of a gallon of gas today is now up to a record $3.61, and in Speaker Pelosi's home Congressional district in the California bay area, the price tops $4 a gallon.

Despite the price going up $1.36 per gallon (that's 60%!) since Democrats took control of Congress 15 months ago, an out-of-touch Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leadership have still not released this so-called common sense plan to bring prices under control. Just last week in an interview with Larry King, Speaker Pelosi cited the national average as being only $2.56."

Sounds like Pelosi has her head in the sand or just thinks no one will bring the Democrat's broken promises up. Then again, she might be right if she is thinking about the drive-by media.

Eule notes that, "Rising fuel prices don't only raise the cost to fill our gas tanks, but they affect the prices we pay for almost every other product - including necessities like food, and Congress is doing nothing to alleviate the strain on Americans' wallets."

He urges everyone to call Speaker Pelosi's office at 202-225-0100 and remind her that America does need a common sense plan to bring gas prices under control. You can click on their logo below to hear more on the issue. Freedoms Watch