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To: JC Jaros who wrote (35123)	9/8/2000 4:37:46 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 64865

I hope you're right for a change, JC. The oil companies' trademark is to use fantasy events as excuses for why they have to jack up the price ("Oh, they saw a mouse in the refinery, oh they raised the average wattage in the SUV's stereo systems, oh the sheikh's nephew threw a tantrum when he didn't get a Ferrari for his Bar Mitzvah") and then they take the public for these ridiculous rides and the government does ZILCH NADA NOTHING. You'll excuse me but the idea of the oil companies fearing the government is kind of amusing to me because those f*ckers OWN the government, plus there's a very good chance we're getting ready to elect a flat-out oilman as president. I'm sure Dubya will be very stern with them if he gets in. Now, we're going to have the Saddam Hussein death and the "civil strife" that follows it, meaning which of his relatives succeeds in bumping off the other relatives so they can make the best deal with OPEC and the U.S. oil companies. This to me is the kind of thing the oil companies pray for. This might cause a "supply disruption" in the entire Middle East that they will use to raise gas to $4 in the blink of an eye, especially if Dubya is in the White House. The oil companies are in control, all right. They were in control in the 70's when we had gas lines in this country while bulging tankers rode low in the water offshore. That's the problem. --QS