[sam_paine]

Hopefully Exxon won’t cave.

Right! Because they've got so much support in the US Government.

Oh! Because they've got so much vocal backing from free market conservatives in the US Congress.

Er...because they've got so much good press in the popular media.

Um...because they've got so much educated backing from the majority of Freepers.

Ok...From me and a few other folks and this one chick up in Tulsa.

[Dasaji]

Ahhhh, but they DO have the backing of OPEC (I’d assume) and to bring one more into the fold would be worth their support (I’d imagine.)

[grey_whiskers]

Hey, now, *I'm* in the tank, too.

I own about thirty shares of XOM stock which I put into a dividend reinvestment plan, back when it was $30 / share.

I'm RICH, I tell you! ;-)

Cheers!