Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Of Course, the Senate Has Big Oil's Back

Fucking despicable.
The Senate on Tuesday blocked a Democratic proposal to strip the five leading oil companies of tax breaks that backers of the measure said were unfairly padding industry profits while consumers were struggling with high gas prices.
It's more important for Republicans to give tax breaks to companies that are pulling in ten billion dollars in profits every three months than it is to do anything about the deficit.

Of course, Republicans are concerned about the deficit if it gives them a way to turn the screws on working people and senior citizens. But when it comes to trying to get Big Oil, large multinationals and rich people to cough up a little more, hell, the GOP has their backs.

That has not changed since the day that Theodore Roosevelt left the presidency, for he was probably the last Republican who gave a damn about anyone who wasn't wealthy.

3 comments:

Peter said...

I hate to have to point this out, because I agree with you about the Republicans and Big Oil: but the Democrats are just as bad. In fact, both parties are in the pockets of Big Business. That's why I don't trust either of them.

*Sigh*

Anonymous said...

I think this bill was more of getting the Republicans on the record of supporting subsidies to oil companies. It is all politics.

Anonymous said...

Props to TR!