When Cheney met with the energy companies,

[screembloodymurder]

did they discuss refinery capacity? Why was nothing done? In an emergency (like now), US security demands excess refinery capacity. The refineries should be located in secure locations and not concentrated in disaster prone areas. They've had five years to get started. What the hell has Bush done? What has Homeland Security done?

In view of this governments repeated failure to protect the people's interests, we must demand full disclosure.

[speedoo]

1. I'm sure they did discuss refining capacity.

Specifically, how reducing capacity was important for profits.

It's your basic economic pronciple: control your supply while minimizing investment, keep demand high and voila!! Profits increase!!

[elehhhhna]

2. This is all Enron/California Part 2.

The electric co's got theirs, now the oil companies get theirs.

[indepat]

3. They have kept us safe by fighting them over there so we won't have to

fight them over here.

[Hubert Flottz]

4. They learned the old, create a shortage, trick from Enron.

Now they're laughing their ass off at Grandma, like the Enron guy on that tape.

[edhopper]

5. Though he also met

with the Taliban to secure natural gas rights.