Skip to comments.
Democrats slam Big Oil over $3 gasoline prices
Reuters ^
Posted on 05/08/2007 2:07:54 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100, 101-120, 121-140, 141-149 last
To: george76
"the windfall profits raked in by the government in the form of energy tax revenue actually dwarf the oil companies jackpot."
Yep. In their most recent quarterly earnings announcement, Exxon-Mobil reported $9.280 billion in Net Income. They also reported total taxes paid of $24.5 billion (Source)
141
posted on
05/09/2007 5:28:12 AM PDT
by
Wyatt's Torch
(I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
To: capt.P
Oh, yeah, I will totally agree that the Ship Channel is THE least scenic part of Houston.
I wish we could schedule you some time with the Houston-area FReepers! They’re some of my best real-life friends and a delight to hang out with, and they know all the best dives.
142
posted on
05/09/2007 5:29:57 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(You have to defile a mummy completely, or they come back to life. You know that.)
To: P-40
Did you watch her get 'gaveled' at the end. That part was hilarious! Her statements about suing OPEC were funny also. She also seemed drunk. Yeah, like OPEC is going to pay any attention to her. The expression of utter disbelief on the face of the woman Boxer was "interrogating" was priceless. I don't know if Boxer was drunk on alcohol but she was surely drunk on the sound of her own voice.
143
posted on
05/09/2007 6:19:22 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: Prokopton
Yes, OPEC manipulates supply. But Exxon is not a government, with the prerogatives of a government. If some of the Big Oil companies were conspiring to fix prices, the Democrats would be all over them.
Remember how the government went after Bill Gates for unfair competition? That would be nothing compared to the rage that the Dems would unleash on Big Oil. It’s their ultimate dream to crush and punish an oil company - they could stand up there on their high horses and bloviate for months, declaring themselves the saviors of America.
To avoid all this, I’d imagine that the oil companies are very careful to avoid even the APPEARANCE of wrongdoing.
144
posted on
05/09/2007 6:19:34 AM PDT
by
Pete98
(After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
To: Sub-Driver
“Big Oil” is an easier and safer target than the real culprits... Hedge Fund traders.
To: rhombus
That was FTC Chairman Majoras. I don't know how she kept from losing it although at the end (around 2:28) she tears into Boxer over her 'reality check' comment. Rush could have had a field day with that hearing. :)
http://www.ftc.gov/commissioners/majoras/index.shtml
146
posted on
05/09/2007 6:27:44 AM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: Xenalyte
Oh, yeah, I will totally agree that the Ship Channel is THE least scenic part of Houston.
Well...it can be scenic. I just got through reading the book Infrastructure by Brian Hayes and seeing all that stuff along the ship channel is pretty interesting when you appreciate what it does. I'll still vacation in Colorado though. :)
147
posted on
05/09/2007 6:31:41 AM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: mewzilla
Be grateful for those high taxes.LOL I'm a conservative. I can never be grateful for high taxes.
148
posted on
05/09/2007 7:32:38 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: Sub-Driver
The Democrats must have a perceived crisis to save us from. Hitler ordered the Reichstag fire to blame the Jews; the Democrats will simply blame Big Oil for whatever ills they can think of.
149
posted on
05/09/2007 12:25:28 PM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Afghan protest - "Death to Dog Washers!")
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100, 101-120, 121-140, 141-149 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson