Friday, June 20, 2008

Democrats want control over US oil industry

If you think the price of oil and gas is high now - just wait and see what happens if the demoncrats get there way!

Seeing an opportunity to get another vehicle for funding their socialist entitlement programs, some democrats are looking to take over the oil industry in the United States.

From WND --
The itch to control the U.S. oil industry is spreading among Democrats in Washington, with Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., adding his voice to a recent threat to nationalize the energy companies' assets.

"We (the government) should own the refineries," Hinchey said today, according to a Fox News alert. "Then we can control how much gets out into the market."

WND earlier reported when U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., during a grilling of oil executives by a panel of U.S. House members, threatened to nationalize the industry if executives were unsuccessful in bringing pump prices for gasoline down. More...

Looks like they want to take a page out of their buddy Skipper Hugo's play book!

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