Awesome Post. I could not have said it better! And on top of this, I found out today that the pentagon has no idea where over 2 trillion dollars has gone. Talk about being fleeced! Where I work, I have to account for every minute of my time, but the government can’t account for this much money, which primarily was received from the American taxpayer. When is Dorothy going to fly by with the house? When are the American people going to get a break on gas prices from companies reporting multi billion dollar quarterly profits? I’ve been talking to a lot of people that say “When regular gas goes over $4.00 a gallon, they are going to stop going to work. There comes a time when it just does not pay to be an honest working citizen of the US. The brakes have to be put on at some time in this country, and that time is rapidly approaching. When illegal aliens have far better benefits than legal citizens of this country something is so wrong that an abrubt and brutal change is neccessary. Revolution is coming, and it will not be pretty. When the NeoCon proponents find themselves in a defensive position against thousands of armed pissed off citizens who have been backed into a corner, rhetoric will fail! You will reap what you sow.

If any executive was ever worth a bonus of 400 million, Lee R. Raymond was him.  He was the idea man behind putting the two biggest pieces of Standard Oil back together, he streamlined the company. He Negotiated the Sable Island natural gas deal, and pushed Exxon to profitability levels not seen since John D. Rockefeller ran the company. He also presided over the largest employee increase in the Company’s history.

Now, if your advocating for a socialist economic system, I can go along with that.. Despite the rumors some of the worlds richest people have emerged from socialist societies. The difference in socialism, the wealthy must bring their fellow citizens up with them… sounds good to me, BUT we currently live under (and I do mean under) a capitalist system.. at present EXXONMobil does capitalism better than any other entity..

By the way, In my lifetime a gallon of Milk has risen faster and higher than a gallon of gas and noboby uses the phrase “big dairy” Last week I paid $20 for a bag of flour which cost $11 only a month ago. Never heard “big miller” either. My favorite is the price of Comic books, 10 cents when I was a boy, now close to $4 bet childhood isn’t as much fun either!