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by captalistpig June 30, 2008 4:28 PM EDT
One idea to lower consumption.

We should reduce USPS home deliveries to three times a week.

And while we''re at it, raise the price for bulk/junk mailers. I don''t need or read all that *** and we can save some trees.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07244.pdf

Figure 2: Key Operating Statistics of the Postal-Owned Vehicle Fleet
Source: GAO analysis of Postal Service and General Services Administration (GSA) data.
%u2022 Consists of over 216,000 vehicles, mostly trucks and vans, accounting
for a third of the entire federal fleet
%u2022 Travels over 1.2 billion miles each year
%u2022 Requires significant amount of fuel%u2014over 123 million gallons%u2014which is
35 percent of federal fleet fuel consumption
%u2022 Relies primarily on gasoline and diesel, which account for 87 percent
and 11 percent of the Postal-owned fleet%u2019s fuel consumption, respectively
%u2022 Uses small amounts of alternative fuels such as biodiesel, compressed
natural gas, ethanol, liquefied petroleum gas, and electricity

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by j-whitman June 30, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
hoseobama,,,, Do you have a link to the Senate votes on War Spending ?? I''m checking now Washington Post has it as 92-6, If I''m not mistaken McBush was campaigning elsewhere.
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by underdogus10 June 30, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
j-whitman Ahmadinejad dumped the dollar and switch into the EURO...
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by j-whitman June 30, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
hoseobama,,, You still don''t get it... wide spread drilling is no solution, immediate nor long term.
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by j-whitman June 30, 2008 4:17 PM EDT
hoseobama,,, Can''t blame dems for the high cost, a lot of things are involved fueling the high prices in the GOP administration ,,,, The main reason is speculation & GOP''s policy of maintaing a weak Dollar -- Oil is traded on the US Dollar
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by underdogus10 June 30, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
"INEVITABLE" for the spelling police
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by underdogus10 June 30, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
WAR WITH IRAN INEVITAVLE....LIBERALS,COWARDS AND TRAITORS!! GET READY!!
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by captalistpig June 30, 2008 4:08 PM EDT
Thank you for the good thoughts
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by hoseobama June 30, 2008 4:08 PM EDT
"I was reading an article the other day, it'''' going to be hitting $170 a barrel soon. - Posted by j-whitman



Yup - had we drilled years ago, our economy would be healthier, and you wouldn''t be paying $4 a gallon now.


But, NOoooooooo - the Democrats don''t want us to drill. Thanks the Dems for your gas woes folks.
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by chalres-2009 June 30, 2008 4:05 PM EDT
captalistpig nice choice of sign on. Why to be a pig. How is your teams plan working for you. It is Sc---ing me,and you as well (you just can%u2019t admit it ). Thanks for the past 8 years. I hope you don''t shoot yourself when you have to say President Obama. Good Luck
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