Not that this surprises me, but republicans have blocked any sort of windfall taxes on Big Oil. Of course not only do we pay sales tax on gas, we also pay extra state taxes on it, and extra federal taxes on it. But heaven forbid any extra taxes on Big Oil, who makes record profits just about every quarter these days.
So who do you think members of congress look out for - people or corporations?
Revolution, people, revolution...
Last night I watched part of Dennis Kucinich's impeachment resolution presentation on C-SPAN. (There is also a good blog bit about it). Pelosi and the bulk of the democrats are such chicken-****s, taking impeachment "off the table". It's absurd - so why even have a congressional review into how Bush et al's lies convinced congress to authorize war? It's a veritable blank check. Isn't one of congress' principal jobs OVERSIGHT?
Crap like this is exactly why I say that democrats are actually worse than republicans: Democrats say they stand for something, but when push comes to shove they are just corporate-owned politicians.
Revolution, people, it's the only way. The government has been so bought-and-paid-for that I really can't see any method of getting this country back to it's far more honorable roots. Well, ok, maybe just the one....
