The Real Axis of Evil?

The Oil companies are coming off more and more like the villains in this run up to the Election.

Yet, despite their record profits, they still want to grasp every cent and it is clear that there is no charity in the souls of the CEO’s who want more and more….

Added to this violation of everything we hold decent, the fact of the matter is that the Republicans under McCain want to give them a record Tax break in his first year, a break that for Exxon alone would be 1 billion dollars.

For what?

For being nice guys? Charitable custodians of the public’s resources?
What?

The fact of the matter is that over this business cycle, the top oil companies have made a windfall profit of nearly one half trillion dollars.

The democrats have tried to make them accountable with a law that would tax their record-breaking profits.

It was defeated today by Republicans.

Why?

Because they claim it would have just the opposite effect.

More voodoo economics from the republicans who love giving more to some of their biggest contributors.

Who said one hand doesn’t wash the other?

Yet, this time, the voters are paying attention.

And there’s a very good chance we’ll see republicans holding big war chests and no votes.

Such largess and the republicans willingness to stand behind even bigger tax breaks for the oil companies—in the light of the difficulties being experienced by those on fixed incomes or who occupy the lowest rungs on the economic ladder, has to come off looking like a level of hubris that is unimaginable.

Clearly, the Robber Barons have never gone away; just reappeared in a different guise.

And let us remember that this government and oil are in bed with each other; a fact not lost on most intelligent people..

How can the oil companies possibly continue to snub the public? And try to get us to believe that it is in our benefit to spend $4.00 plus per gallon at the pump?

It should come as no shock that Oil company executives need to see the wizard for a heart transplant; but more than likely, it won’t happen.


If you look at what’s happened with jobs, with mortgages and now the cost of fuel and you are deemed of average intelligence and rational, you have to see that a majority of the population faces growing desperation.

As before, the republicans don’t want to see it as they continue to load up their pockets.

It seems to me that all of the elements are in place for the people to wake up one day and say “I’m not taking it anymore.”

And who could blame them.

I think Adams and Franklin, if they were alive, would egg them on to Revolution…..

Les Aaron