\nAre these idiots untrainable?<\/p>\n
\nAre these idiots untrainable?<\/p>\n
June 10 (Bloomberg) — Senate Republicans thwarted Democratic-supported legislation that would increase windfall- profit taxes on oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp. as Democrats set their sights on tighter energy trading scrutiny. <\/p>\n
Democrats fell nine votes shy today of 60 needed to proceed to debate. The White House Office of Management and Budget today threatened a veto of the measure. <\/p>\n
The proposal, announced last month, would have imposed a windfall profit tax of $10 billion to $12 billion this year on oil companies, according to Senate Democrats. It also included new margin requirements on oil-futures trades, and aimed to outlaw price gouging. <\/p>\n
Energy-related legislation is “going to be an issue we hear about the rest of this spring, all summer and into next fall,” said New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, a main advocate of the windfall profit tax. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What\u2019s interesting is that the head socialist himself, Harry Reid voted against it.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s going on here?<\/p>\n
Or did he join the anointed Prince of Ass-hats and push the wrong button?<\/p>\n