If you like high gas prices - vote Bush!

[2pac Shakur]

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply on Monday on speculation that a U.S. election win for Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) could ease the geopolitical friction that has helped fuel this year's record-breaking rally.


U.S. light crude settled down $1.63 to $50.13 after diving as low as $49.30 a barrel, breaking below $50 the first time in nearly a month. U.S. crude peaked a week ago at $55.67 a barrel.


In London, Brent crude lost $1.92 to $47.06 a barrel.


Energy analysts said a win for the challenger Kerry in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election could mean lower crude prices than if President Bush (news - web sites) were reelected. Latest opinion polls can barely separate the two.

Link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=749&e=1&u=/nm/20041101/bs_nm/markets_oil_dc)

Going to the gas station = time to pay George.

[Klaymen]

High gas prices are fine with me, people need to be discouraged from driving gas guzzlers and should realize the cost will go up over time like everything else.

[Moe Szyslak]

High gas prices are fine with me, people need to be discouraged from driving gas guzzlers and should realize the cost will go up over time like everything else.Unfortunately over time gas prices can rise faster than inflation.

I don't mind the higher prices, what I will mind is a fuel shortage that sems to be in the works as china develops. I would like to see conservation efforts increase vs a supply increase.

[Tim><]

High gas prices are fine with me, people need to be discouraged from driving gas guzzlers and should realize the cost will go up over time like everything else.Unfortunately over time gas prices can rise faster than inflation.

I don't mind the higher prices, what I will mind is a fuel shortage that sems to be in the works as china develops. I would like to see conservation efforts increase vs a supply increase.

When Kerry is president, your car will run on ketchup.

[Moe Szyslak]

High gas prices are fine with me, people need to be discouraged from driving gas guzzlers and should realize the cost will go up over time like everything else.Unfortunately over time gas prices can rise faster than inflation.

I don't mind the higher prices, what I will mind is a fuel shortage that sems to be in the works as china develops. I would like to see conservation efforts increase vs a supply increase.

When Kerry is president, your car will run on ketchup.That is a renewable source, right?

[Tim><]

High gas prices are fine with me, people need to be discouraged from driving gas guzzlers and should realize the cost will go up over time like everything else.Unfortunately over time gas prices can rise faster than inflation.

I don't mind the higher prices, what I will mind is a fuel shortage that sems to be in the works as china develops. I would like to see conservation efforts increase vs a supply increase.

When Kerry is president, your car will run on ketchup.That is a renewable source, right?

Yeah, but the tomatocarbons will burn a hole in the ozone.

[Abnormal]

When Kerry is President we'll have a world where nobody drives SUV's (except him of course).

[Moe Szyslak]

High gas prices are fine with me, people need to be discouraged from driving gas guzzlers and should realize the cost will go up over time like everything else.Unfortunately over time gas prices can rise faster than inflation.

I don't mind the higher prices, what I will mind is a fuel shortage that sems to be in the works as china develops. I would like to see conservation efforts increase vs a supply increase.

When Kerry is president, your car will run on ketchup.That is a renewable source, right?

Yeah, but the tomatocarbons will burn a hole in the ozone.Just like how they will burn a hole in my stomach. Cool.