Letters: Oil price fluctuations raise questions about politicians

Well, bust my buttons. What da-ya know about that — the price of oil is going down like it was dropped ... by a politician? Well maybe, but ain't it more likely that American citizens were getting hoppin' mad havin' to pay well over $4 a gallon for gas? If so, ain't it possible that once in awhile politicians listen to their constituents 'specially if elections are coming up?

But we gotta remember, Washington's finest told us months ago that they had no control whatsoever over oil prices, none! Then maybe the coming election had something to do with this miraculous drop in oil prices? I've always thought that if we could scare politicians enough into doin' their jobs, we might even stop them from getting rich on wars.

What, you don't think they make money from wars? Well, who learns first if the government decides to buy 120 multi-million-dollar refueling air tankers? Most politicians have stock brokers. Anyway, I've always thought that scarin' politicians could create miracles — I even think that if they got scared enough about losin' their jobs, they could even stop their stupid wars. Yes, alright, perhaps that is believing too much, after all a good war can help make a politician rich and getting rich is perhaps more motivation than just doin' their basic job looking for campaign contributions.

Yep, it seems that the average politician is very attracted to money, like a cat to fish. Why don't they just settle down and figure a way to get some rich guy to drill a hole in our public lands, suck the oil out and then accept a decent price for his effort?

Regardless, maybe the Lord answered our prayers and cut the price of oil. It's possible. My dear mom always said all things are possible. True, she never talked about the probable.

Still, does anybody want to bet on how soon after the coming election the price of oil will go back up?

Walt Morse

Crescent City