Oils Fair in Bush's "Mer-ica"
Oil companies posted amazing profits in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2005. The largest, ExxonMobil, saw a 75 percent increase in profit from the same time last year, earning a staggering $9.92 billion during the 3rd quarter, the single largest quarterly haul in history. Shell was right behind them, with $9.03 billion (up 68 percent), ConocoPhillips reported an 89 percent increase with $3.8 billion, and BP reported $4.87 billion (up 34 percent). 75% increase in profits.....seventy five....sixty eight....eighty nine. Swirl that around your palate like a fine wine you can't afford.
Hey but, the prices have come down, right? That's something to be thankful for...isn't it? Now....when did those prices start mysteriously declining.....AHA! Oh Yeah! Around the time the CEOs of the aforementioned oil comps were brought before the congressional committee to find out what the heck was going on! Interesting coincidence. But really, what do you expect when you have, to coin the Green Day-ism - the resident gas-man living in the white house? A little pittance tossed to those who can't afford heating? Gads no! That loophole for the slackers without bootstraps has been closed up tight, thanks to some mindful people making sure that those creepy old people and non-contributors to the republican party aren't allowed to take advantage of the system.
I wonder what it's like at a get together with these people? What do you talk about when you are taking other people's money hand over fist, while seniors cut up prescriptions and add another blanket to their lap? I wonder how excited you can get over one more house in the Hamptons, lear jet or Cartier diamond necklace....I mean really? How very droll. I guess that's why there has been a huge run on the $200,000 space flights due to be taking off out of Roswell, New Mexico in the near future. You gotta give these guys an outlet, I mean, it takes a lot of effort to screw an entire country. It's exhausting maintaining the charade of Christianity while shoving money into every open crevice and devastating those pathetic soles who are struggling to make ends meet. Give'em a break, y'all. They work rilly, rilly hard.

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