Has anyone noticed that this is an op-ed piece? Not a news article that would normally be subject to verification and fact-checking? Other than the byline, there is no information on the background/credentials of the author. And, yes, those things matter when you are making such a broad statement about political policies….
Perhaps more to the point, is anyone out there still deluded enough to think that the Bush administration has not been participating and amply funding corporate welfare? Exxon made record profits–and now we are all hi-jacked with gas prices. Don’t you think Uncle Sam could skim a little more off the top (oh, wait, the consumer pays a gas tax)? Or at least require them to divery their billion dollar profits into R&D for renewable energy sources. Ooops, careful, now I am sounding like a socialist. Gee, if Exxon has to pay more in taxes it will hinder innovation and hard work….bullshit. They will just game the system AGAIN to make MORE money and gauge the rest of us over prices.
