Interesting article on gas prices......

[PRO V LE]

Here's another one, 400 new rigs in Texas are told NO because we found a sand lizard. Hundreds of jobs lost, the company shuts down and we get NO oil from a proven oil feild.

[zx150]

Here's another one, 400 new rigs in Texas are told NO because we found a sand lizard. Hundreds of jobs lost, the company shuts down and we get NO oil from a proven oil feild.

Yep saw it on Fox News today. They also said that there are 1,000 other animals they want put on the list so that would end all the oil rigging and any type of mining.

I don't know if this is true a buddy of mine told me today that a guy in California has come up with a spark plug that can significantly increase your gas mileage. If that is so I want it but I am sure the KGB I mean the EPA won't allow it.

[Chubminnow]

I say go ahead and put the motions into place to begin drilling here...SOON!! Also...Adopt some green energy policies and enforce them, all acrss the board from vehicles to residential and commercial construction and for every man, woman and child. Bottom line is get off of foreign oil...PERIOD! It can't happen over night though, but it ain't never gonna happen if someone doesn't implement a "change" soon.

I agree with DJD too...I'm not very trusting of the government....as sad as it is to say I'll even go so far to say that I've lost a lot of respect for our government. Yes I know, freedom doesn't come cheap, our country is still the best compared to others, etc...but dag gone man, something needs to give instead of me and you and you and you giving all we have.

Speaking of our buddy Clint in Gran Torino...awesome movie that pretty much sums up how I feel about the youngin's that can't keep their britches up (low level dirt bags). Incidentally my wife cried at the ending of that movie.

[mhall]

If you start coughing up blood I want your fishing stuff.

OK

[Devils Horse]

Incidentally my wife cried at the ending of that movie.

So did you.

Just admit it, you'll feel better.

[mhall]

So did you.

Just admit it, you'll feel better.

I did, it was like being punched in the gut. When I was younger you would have had a hard time making me cry if you run a car over my foot. Now I'm getting like John Boehner, Hell dang near anything will get me misty eyed, lol. And furthemore I don't see anything wrong with that..

[Chubminnow]

I'm glad we're all finally clearing the air here...I think I'm gonna sit down and have me a good cry before I head out to work this morning.

[the_donger]

Here is one rebuttal:

http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/28/news...dex.htm?hpt=T2

An intersting quote:

He argued that most of the company's profit comes from its overseas operations, and that earnings in its refining business, which converts crude into oil and diesel, make up only 6% of its earnings.

In response to recent criticism of tax loopholes for the oil industry, Cohen said Exxon has paid nearly $59 billion in U.S. taxes over the last five years, including $9.8 billion last year.