And The Witch Hunt is On

As a Republican I am ashamed to see my party participating in the witch hunt that is investigating what is ominously called "Big Oil."

A senate committee today announced an investigation into the taxes paid by Exxon Mobil. They have requested IRS records, the first time they have done so since Enron. Led by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the committee is making sure Exxon did not take a "...speedpass by the tax man."

In other words, Exxon made a huge profit, gasonline prices are through the roof....hey! "Did we get paid as well? Better find out!"

See, it's not 30 years of failed energy policy, it's not a refusal to drill anywhere in America, it's those evil corporations. It's not because 1/4 of the price that goes into building a refinery is caused by man hours spent filling out EPA and other governmental forms and meeting about regulations. Think about that. 1/4 of the price for building a refinery is spent on filling out paperwork generated by the government. Wonder why none are being built?

Bill Clinton should be made to go to Alaska with a pick and a shovel (nope, no interns) and dig until I stop paying 3.00 a gallon for gas. Dick Durbin should join him. The clown who recently said we need the gas tax to build roads. These liberals would never own up to having enough of our money. I love it. They could never do with a single penny less.

Eliminate the gas tax and we can't build roads and bridges? Pardon me, isn't building infrastructure one of the principal responsibilities of a government Dick? Shouldn't that be the first thing that gets done, along with National Defense and Border Protection (nice job on that, by the way)? Are you really going to imply that without the gas tax the government could not fulfill it's most basic obligation, Dick?

If that's the theory, where is the rest of our tax moeny being squandered? You certainly have not protected our borders, you are against the war, Mr. Durbin, so spending on National Security is out, that leaves infrastructure which, you say, you could not provide without an extra tax. In fact, you're liberal colleagues have voted TWICE in the last decade to raise the federal gas tax. Are we building more roads? Better roads? Roads that float? What?

Does anyone really believe we dedicate that money to infrastructure?

In NY Hillary "Fat Ankles" Clinton is now claiming we're one terrorist act or natural disaster away from seeing 100 dollars a barrel. Considering that her husband weakened the military and emboldened terrorists everywhere (while still managing to call on the military more than any sitting president since WW 2), vetoed drilling in Alaska and allowed EPA regulations to be passed that doubled the cost of building refineries I wonder who she is blaming? Buh of course. Bush did it. And, any more natural disasters or terrorist attacks will be his fault as well.

Please. The finger pointing goes on and on and we continue to pay for it. If you're currently holding an office in Congress you have a very short time to prove you are competent. I do believe people peeople are ready for change, we've had. You could always get a job building roads I guess. I understand that a Government job.