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And George W. and his cronies put you there and he ain't signing no pardons.Overnight ethanol regular jumped from $2.59 a gallon to $2.99. And this news came out about natural gas:
Carl Neill, an analyst at Risk Management Inc., a natural gas consultant and brokerage firm Chicago, said today, "The public has absolutely no idea how high prices are going to be this year. It's going to be mind-boggling. Prices are going to be 50 to 100 percent higher for residential consumers than in previous year."
When we put in natural gas heat, we were told that an abundant and affordable supply was available far into the 21st century.
You are going to be paying these energy prices, if you can afford to stay warm, and you are going to paying for the Bush war on Iraq, for Katrina and Rita, and in the process pumping billions into the coffers of Halliburton and friends.
You had better look to see if you are covered by the Emancipation Proclamation, because it looks like George W. and his corporate cronies regard you as slaves. Equal opportunity slaves, of course.
Providing you can afford to stay warm.