LUBE isn't a petroleum product, right?

Have Republicans and their friends in Big Oil actually lost their minds? Or is it just that they know how complacent (see also "lazy," "stupid") Americans tend to be?

GOP lawmakers are currently upset with Democrats for blocking Big Oil's attempts to grab more federal land for off-shore drilling. Doing so may well lower the price of oil--in the very, very long run--but since when are oil companies interested in bringing down the price of oil? Please stop being so stupid, America. Big Oil doesn't want lower prices at the pump. And neither do Republicans.

Allowing off-shore drilling is upsetting to many people for many reasons, not the least of which are environmental concerns, but even more so because the oil companies don't even need another land grab. Big Oil already has over 40 million acres of federal waters in which they could be drilling--but aren't. FORTY MILLION ACRES! They've simply made no attempt to develop the existing properties.

Now why do you think Republicans are trying to hand Big Oil more places to drill--places closer to our shores--when the companies already have 40 million acres they're not even using? Especially at this point in the history of our world, when lawmakers should be convincing companies to come up with alternate, cleaner energy sources? Think about it, America.

And while GOP lawmakers are complaining about Democrats holding up passage of this obnoxious plan, Republicans have been busy stopping Democrats from passing bills that would do useful things that are actually in the best interest of Americans. Things like making gas pump price-gouging a federal offense and taxing the record-breaking windfall profits Big Oil has been earning during this "crisis."

How exactly is it in the best interest of US citizens--not to mention US law--to allow price-gouging to be legal? Republicans actually expect us to believe they think price-gouging isn't as prevalent as it obviously is. Just in case any of us are bright enough to realize that can't possibly be right, Republicans also say it would be difficult to enforce such a law. But there is no legitimate defense. They simply don't want Big Oil getting pissed at them, especially considering the huge chunks of those windfall profits that somehow end up in Republican coffers. And how does it not make sense to tax the profits--profits which have increased in an almost unbelievable way--of these oil companies who are obviously, clearly, unquestionably, inarguably ripping us off?

I'm sick of Americans being so stupid. And I'm sick of Republican lawmakers being such sleazy scumbags. But you know what else really pisses me off? That Democratic lawmakers just repeatedly bend over and allow themselves--and us--to get fucked. DO SOMETHING!