CNSNews: Obama Supported Higher Gas Prices in 2008, but Now? ‘I Want to Get Gas Prices Lower’

Obama Supported Higher Gas Prices in 2008, but Now? ‘I Want to Get Gas Prices Lower’

By Fred Lucas March 7, 2012 Subscribe to Fred Lucas's posts

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(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama mocked a suggestion that he wants higher gasoline prices during an election year, although as a candidate in 2008 he suggested that higher prices might be desirable if there was a “gradual adjustment.”

During a news conference Tuesday, Fox News reporter Ed Henry asked Obama, “Your critics on Capitol Hill will say that you want gas prices to go higher because you have said before that will wean the American people off fossil fuels on to renewable fuels. How do you respond to that?”

Obama dismissed the question as ridiculous: …

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On June 10, 2008 in an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood, then-candidate Barack Obama said, “Well, I think that we have been slow to move in a better direction when it comes to energy usage. And the president, frankly, hasn't had an energy policy. And as a consequence, we've been consuming energy as if it's infinite. We now know that our demand is badly outstripping supply with China and India growing as rapidly as they are.” … http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-supported-higher-gas-prices-2008-now-i-want-get-gas-prices-lower

Update - Related: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5018 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Four is the loneliest number Kevin E. Dayhoff: After former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s likely primary victories in Tuesday’s contests in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin, look for establishment Republicans to start looking for a running mate and the establishment media to focus its attention on getting President Barack Obama re-elected… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5018

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