Why hasn't the President opened the Federal Oil Reserves to assist Americans with gasoline price?

Because bush has no clue how much gasoline prices in the USA have gone up since he took office.Why hasn't the President opened the Federal Oil Reserves to assist Americans with gasoline price?
and 3 days after that What? We still have real oil in the USA but the Democrats STOP it from being Pumped out .Why hasn't the President opened the Federal Oil Reserves to assist Americans with gasoline price?
He needs it for war in Iran.
At a guess because the US government is controlled by corporations(including oil companies) who LOVE all the money they are making and pass that on to politicians who continue to make corrupt decisions.
Because president Bush is controlled by Oil companies and they are thrilled with these prices.


They are partying right now.


American oil fields are expensive to get opened.


New fields in Alaska cause more damage than good.


What everyone should do is to REDUCE oil spending.


Lets all stop filling for a week.


What the oil companies will do then?
Id think it would be better to start drilling in ANWAR and off the coast of California,build new nuclear power plants and build several new refineries as well
why would he do that if he can wipe out the middle class this way
Because enviroMENTAList nut jobs won't allow him.





Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News





Aug. 7--As expected, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt on Thursday approved opening the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing, and just as expected, environmentalists are less than elated with the way he's doing it.





Oil companies are unhappy that Babbitt's plan for the North Slope reserve won't allow them to look for oil where it's most likely to be found. And conservationists are upset that valuable habitat may not be protected as well as it should be.
opening federal oil reserves would not increase the amount of refined oil
be better to open ANWAR
They are strategic reserves. It would not effect the price. I have read no,NO, news that anyone is unable to afford the gas.





It is not the governments job to provide for you.
The oil reserves were not put in place to help you stay within your budget.





Perhaps a better question would be...Why hasn't any politicians suggested lowering Fed %26amp; State tax on gasoline?