[nancyvideo]

Satire as truth

[kcm.org]

If Mr. President would sic the CFTC on oil commodities futures, the Goldman Sacs and British Petroleums would cause hurricanes in London and New York in their rush to short crude oil. Satire not intended.

[Free State Four]

Rather than allow this to happen, our servants in the Senate took a brave stand and voted to, gasp, privatize its failing restaurants.

Actually, I don't think it was the increase in taxpayer subsidy that prodded them into action. I think it was the idea that the concession was going to increase prices to the individual diners (senators) that threw them into action.