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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:21 PM Original message |
Big Oil attacked over record gas prices |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. I saw part of this, an oil exec was saying the higher prices went, the worse it was for Big Oil |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Getting grilled by a house panel does nothing. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. no penalties = no accountability. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. My local Shell gas station actually dropped the price two cents to $2.959 |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. funny, my local Citgo.... |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. Here where I live gas is normally right at the national average, maybe plus or |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 02:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. up a dime since Monday |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-16-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. At what point to the peasants grab their pitchforks |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. This line says it all: |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 03:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Standard Oil got broken up over less |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. uh... the Justice Department is under investigation |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Refused to look into it. |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. yeah, I saw that this morning |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. It's more a 'barrier to entry' |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 06:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. ...or what used to be called a trust. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. No It's more an oligopoly |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Why should they build any new capacity? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Well said. Thank you. nt |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
11. Some Big Oil CEO stooge the other day was blaming it all on not drilling in ANWR |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. the House should focus on more important things... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
14. attacked? i really object to that descriptive -- |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
16. much overwrought handwringing |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
17. I missed the hearing. Did anyone think to ask them why they couldn't |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
19. Limbaugh will stand up tall and proud to defend them, you can count on it. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
22. link to house hearing webpage with statements |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
23. NATIONALIZE the U.S. oli industry now! |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Agree 100% |
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