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Oiling the wheels

By Owen Paine on Thursday March 16, 2006 04:52 PM

I'm wondering now whether we should add another litmus test to The Lefty's Pledge, to wit:
"I won't vote for anyone who won't endorse re-regulating energy prices."
Big Energy has both mitts on the mandarin elements of donkery, and they've had 'em there since Jimmy Carter de-regged his pal's natural gas pipeline prices (what was that guy's name?).

Nothing more bespeaks the heinous degrdation of donkery than a quick contrast of donk reaction to energy price gouging in '74 vs. '05.

Here is Paul Craig Roberts, former Wall Street Journal voodoo hack, now anti-bushwhack libertarian enragé

"The brutal truth is that America's responsibility is extreme. We have destroyed a country and created political chaos for no reason whatsoever"
No reason? Well, try on 60 dollar crude for size, good buddy.


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