An Article Worth Reading in Its Entirety

It has everything: Subversion of democracy, tax dollars for cronies and oil companies (a.k.a. "among the most profitable organizations on planet Earth"), and fine examples of why the United States House of Representatives is no longer representative at all.

In Raucous House Vote, G.O.P. Oil Refinery Bill Squeaks By

Here's an idea for Congress: Let the oil companies use some of their record profits to build their own damn refineries.

Oh, and by the way? We're at war. 19 soldiers killed this week. Thanks for doing your part, oil-industry lobbyists!

Disgusting. Shameful. Embarrassing. Un-American. Criminal.

(Fortunately, this will get nowhere in the Senate.)