Big Oil Wins, Our Troops Lose

Just when you thought the Republican House was beginning to regain some honor, it gives Big Oil a Big Fat Christmas Present, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. If the House has its way, Big Oil will be sticking dikes into this pristine wilderness, destroying it even faster than the global warming their product produces. The end result will be a reduction of our oil imports by two percent.

Of course, there's no hint of increasing mandated fuel efficiency standards in the bill. Even Republicans call the measure disgusting. Our Generals, you know, the ones the Shrub listens so closely to, wink, wink, nod, nod, opposed insertion of any such measure into the bill, indeed, it is such political manipulation at price of our troops' pay raises that have delayed the appropriations bill by three months. My personal opinion, if you really believe in those "support our troops" bumper stickers you wear so proudly on your SUV, call your Representatives and tell them to cut the crap out of the bill.

Call your Senators and tell them to cut the crap out of the defense authorization or, if your senator is a Democrat, call them and encourage them to block the measure. Send a strong message to Bill "Mr. Insider" Frist that this kind of robbery is a thing of the past and that we'll hold our lawmakers to account.