And along comes oil...

I am the last one to bitch about Capitalism and the freedom to buy and sell on open markets. In fact, were our government, elected by us, to divorce themselves from the market fluctuations, I would probably dance a jig in the street. Unfortunately, we do not have a group of elected officials that understand free market economies. Further, I doubt many of the libs up there on the hill have ever taken an economics course at all.
Boiling all of this down, we are feeling pressure as a result of rising oil prices. The entrepreneurial spirit is denied to many of us though, because our very own government, driven by special interests, is preventing American oil companies from developing new domestic sources of the slick, black junk.
And here's the part I detest. The same protesters and lobbyists that are putting key legislators on the dole to keep our companies out of ANWR and the Gulf of Mexico are now politicking for greater independence from Saudi and Venezuela! And here's the dichotomy: they also blame President Bush for the high gas prices. Somebody please explain.

For posterity

Apparently some Americans still believe that if we incorporate socialist ideals, we will once again be a prosperous nation. For the record (something I love about the internet), these folks are dead wrong and will be held to task in the coming months (I'll freakin guarantee it).
I guess what worries me the most about this election is the long-term implications for our young folks, like my daughter...our institutions of higher learning are grooming socialists, businesses are on a downward cycle, and the media reports our only hope is Osama (I mean Obama).

Academia, am I the only one who sees parallels to Hitler? Are you still studying history in classrooms? Do you care anymore at all? Patriotism is not just a word...respect what we've achieved, stand up for what is right, and never let anyone convince you that America is not worth every ounce of your blood, sweat, and toil. You owe it to those who've made what you flaunt possible. You owe it to us.

5/2/2008 Support

Incredible; the only word I have to describe the latest developments in recent politics. BH Obama is now proposing a $15B tax on big oil. Has this guy ever worked in the private sector? In his Utopian view, we should all reap huge benefits after he fleeces our retired and soon-to-be retired of their 401k plans because the government deserves to be that much richer. Only problem is, our retirement checks are dependent on the profitability of Big Oil (unless you still subscribe to the notion that Social Security will cover your retirement expenses). If you want to question this last statement, I ask that you review your 401k prospectus before insulting yourselves with commentary...
One more stupid question for you wanna-be socialists out there...if I owned Bazooka chewing gum and sold each piece for $.05, and the government decided to tax chewing gum 10%, should I change my price to $.06 per piece to maintain the same level of profitability? Should I suck up the tax increase and subsequently lower my profit? If your family's livelihood was on the line, what would you do?
It appalls me that we have people in this country (land of the free and the home of the brave) who actually support the socialist ideas currently proposed by the libs; eg...take the profits from our companies that are obviously engaged in capitalism, and, unlike in Robin Hood, give to the corrupt government entities so that this body may spend YOUR money in a manner that suits the collective...when they pry freedom from my cold, dead hands! Tree huggers, we are about to wage war on your uneducated masses!