The Senate has recently been looking into why oil companies are
reporting record profits while Americans continue to pay through the
nose at the pump.
Of course, the obvious conclusion is that oil companies are reporting
record profits because Americans are paying through the nose at the
pump, but for some unknown reason the oil companies don't see a
correlation.
So the Senate is investigating - and they're uncovering some very
interesting information.
For example, last week Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) asked executives
from Exxon Mobil, Conoco, Shell Oil, and BP America, "Did your company
or any representatives in your companies participate in Vice President
Cheney's energy force in 2001?"
All the executives replied in the negative.
Which is unfortunate, because that very same day a newly-released
White House document revealed that oil company executives had indeed
met with ***** Cheney in 2001.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051116/pl_nm/energy_cheney_dc
Which companies did they represent?
Yup - Exxon Mobil, Conoco, Shell Oil, and BP America.
What a surprise!
From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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