SHE WON'T GO!
ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva yesterday called taking away subsidies for the big 5 oil companies “un-American“, and he refused to apologize for it today:
I’m not sure if Rep. Ben Chandler agrees with this fine corporate citizen on the “un-American” label, but as we mentioned back in March, he certainly did vote to give these oil companies $53 billion in subsidies.
But Ben Chandler didn’t let his patriotism stop there. You probably didn’t hear about it, but last week Ben Chandler joined 33 red-blooded American Democrats in the House by voting (so near the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill) to open up the gulf and Virginia waters to more deep water drilling by oil companies. Cynical people might point to the fact that those Republicans were put into office with oil money, or that Chandler’s biggest contributor in his last election was an oil company. But as Mitch and Rand will tell you, if there’s anything more American than 200 million gallons of bubbling brew spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, it’s the purchase of DC politicians.
Ben Chandler is certainly a Real American, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. He may be no Hulk Hogan, but he’s definitely got some Kenny Powers in him.
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