Sunday, November 18, 2007
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett calls for higher gas prices
My representative in congress Republican Congressman Roscoe Bartlett spoke at a town hall meeting on energy in Mount Airy and said he thought “gasoline needs to cost more that it already does” in order to promote conservation. He also said that “too many people are driving pickup trucks as personal transportation.”
I don’t know about people driving pickup trucks, but I know that gas already costs too much as it is. It doesn’t need to cost more then what it costs now. The fact that my elected representative in Washington D.C. actually hopes that gas goes up in price just confirms what I already know - I have a representative that does not represent my interests. Not only my interests, but the interests of my fellow neighbors in the Maryland 6th district.
Roscoe Bartlett uses the power of his office to satisfy his own whims. He doesn’t use his office for the benefit of the people he is elected to represent.
I also know that Roscoe Bartlett will continue representing the 6th district of Maryland until he either retires or dies. He will never lose an election. My fellow voters here in the 6th district of Maryland will continue to vote for Roscoe Bartlett no matter what he says or what he does. He can even say that he hopes our gas prices go up and people will still reelect him into office.
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He looks so hip and with it. I have a hard time imagining that he can’t connect to normal people living in the 21st century.
By what measure does gas “already cost too much”? So much that people are driven to stealing it? So much that everyone and their dog is carpooling? So much that nobody can afford out-of-state produce any more? I don’t see any of the above happening. I do see our soldiers being sent to die in the mideast in order to prop up our access to petroleum. By that measure, gas is way too cheap.
Topher, people around here are stealing gas. The front page of Saturday’s newspaper had an article above the fold about how the region has a record number of people driving off at the pump without paying. The saddest one was a guy that took $5 worth of gas and then didn’t pay.
With most people, carpooling is not an option. Even with their dog.
Sorry about buying out-of-state produce, but you make sure to let me know when they start growing bananas in Maryland, OK?
What does that jackoff know about the price of gas? I’m sure his government-sponsored vehicle hasn’t stopped at a self-service station in all the years he’s been in office. Now, if he had said the same exact thing about cigarettes, I would probably have to agree with him.
Who knows? Maybe he played too much football as a kid w/out a helmet for the mount airy bulldogs. This town needs a better football program. Perhaps he can lobby for lower registration fees.
Details on http://www.mayaayouthfootball.com
This Roscoe asshole was on History Channel last night.
What was it about? Something to do with peak oil?
Yeah, i think that was it. I was barely paying attention.
Yeah, he probably wasn’t either.