THIS COULD GET VERY INTERESTING

 By Bob Walsh

 

 

Remember when Arnold Schwarzenegger gave Gray Davis the heave-ho as governor of the formerly great state of California?  A lot of the push for that move came because of public outrage over a huge increase in motor vehicle taxes, essentially a yearly tax on motor vehicles in CA. Fucking with Californian's cars is politically dangerous at times.  The first thing Arnold did was fire the head of DMV when he told Arnold it would take months to reprogram the computer to reduce the fees.  The new guy got it done in one month.

Two large refineries in CA are getting ready to close next year.  One of them in April.  The governor (who hates gasoline and the people who consume it, unless they are good liberals) has been trying very hard to get somebody interested in buying and operating the Valero refinery in Benecia, scheduled to shut down in April.

CA only produces about 25% of the refined petroleum products that it uses within the state.  There are no interstate pipelines coming into CA.  Product comes in by rail car and tanker.  They are trying to build a pipeline headed in from the east to bring in refined product.  This is a safe and efficient way of moving petroleum.  Under IDEAL condition it would take three years to build.  Ideal conditions to not exist in CA.  If they did, the refineries would NOT be closing. 

The gasoline mavens are now predicting $10-$12 per gallon gas in CA in the next year.  The "old" prediction was $6-$8 per gallon.  If that actually happens the public outrage will be MASSIVE and you may actually see some serious political changes in CA.  

THROW THE BASTARDS OUT.

I am thinking the gas stations on Native American reservations may be getting a LOT more business soon.