Day of Hump Thoughts

Pelosi's whining about the whack-eco-driven non-drilling and "ten years" crap is really getting on my nerves. Is it just me, or should we have a constitutional amendment that all 537 of those elected morons (House + Senate + prez + VP) as well as the nine justices and the Cabinet all pass an Econ 101 class before they could assume office? At least then there would be no "ignorance" excuses - it would be willful pandering or deliberate power-seeking to attempt to destroy the economic well-being of the US. Oh, also suggesting that any domestic business or sector be nationalized in this country be punishable by permanent banishment to one of the socialist paradises where that sort of thing is done routinely by the local El Jefe. If it's good enough for the "little people", it's good enough for Maxine, Chuckie, The Admiral, Nancy, Bambam, et al. And forget re-activating the "Fairness Doctrine". If some niche radio can't pay its way and must be subsidized, it is a poor whore indeed. Next thing that the lib-ruls are going after will be the 'net, starting with sales taxes...

Back to the drilling/supply issue. Did the lib-ruls ever consult the folks who actually do the work for a timeline? Or did they depend on the SWAG* that one of their professors cobbled together over whine-and-cheese? This nonsense that the oil companies must drill on leased federal land or forfeit the lease is a statement of abysmal ignorance. Thanks to the eco-weenies/NIMBYs we have not built a new-from-the-grand-up refinery in 30 years. Although every one of our refineries has been modernized, that is no excuse for not increasing our refinery capacity with new units. And don't get me started on the "boutique" gasolines that have been rammed down the consumers' throats. Wonder what happened to Nanny Pelosi's promised 2006 plan to reduce gas prices if only there were a Democrat majority in Congress.. Oh well, looks like Nanny's bailiwick is gonna take it in the schnozz, so she'll have to defend her actions to the only people she fears - her voters. Let's hope for a lynching...

*SWAG - Sorry Wild Ass Guess