How can you help those poor oil companies

OK, we're all doing our part by paying higher gas prices. Remember, gas was around $1.50/gallon when dubya took office, and since then the oil-for-food restrictions on Iraq's oil output has been lifted and the US has siezed the Iraqi oil fields, increasing the available oil. So that price doubling has led to the most profit of any company ever. But what if you feel that you're not doing enough to make the mega-rich even richer?

Why, look to our leadership in Washington, of course. Despite his policies wreaking havoc with the current and long-term health of the US economy, Bush's handlers have found a way to funnel another $5 BILLON worth of tax breaks to the oil companies. This oil company welfare is being funded by cuts to Tuition Deduction, Retirement Savers Tax Credits and Educator Expenses Deduction.

There, don't you feel better? Those poor oil companies just got more of your money, and you didn't even have to think about it. Our leaders took care of it for us, and really, what good did education ever do for this country? Book smarts are for those foreigners we want to outsource US jobs to. Aren't you glad you voted for the guy who had to be wired in order to (quasi) coherently debate?