Steven Chu In ’08: ‘We Have To Figure Out How To Boost The Price Of Gasoline To The Levels In Europe’ STEVEN CHU: “Somehow We Have To Figure Out How To Boost The Price Of Gasoline To The Levels In Europe.” (“Times Tough For Energy Overhaul,” The Wall Street Journal, 12/12/08)
FLASHBACK: Steven Chu In ‘08
Haven't you had enough of this economic madness?
Current Price Of Gas ‘In Europe’UK: $7.87 Per Gallon
Italy: $7.54 Per Gallon
France: $7.50 Per Gallon
Germany: $7.41 Per Gallon
(“Weekly Retail Premium Motor Gasoline Prices Including Taxes,” U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2/7/11)
Then-Sen. Obama In ‘08: ‘Preferred A Gradual Adjustment’ To ‘Higher Prices’
CNBC'S JOHN HARWOOD: “So Could These High Prices Help Us?” SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): “I Think That I Would Have Preferred A Gradual Adjustment.” (CNBC's “Special Report,” 6/10/08)
“In A CNBC Interview Taped Monday In Raleigh, N.C., Obama Suggested That The Main Problem With High Gasoline Prices Is Their Rapid Rise, Not Their Total Of About $4 A Gallon. ‘I think that I would have preferred a gradual adjustment,’ Obama said.” (“One Down, More To Go For Republicans Aiding McCain,” The Associated Press, 6/12/08)
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