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I’m sure people will be lining up to show their sympathies for the oil barons. I’ll hold my breath.

• cafard 7y ago
  In politics, money can buy you love. On Capitol Hill, all you need is 51 + 218 friends, right? Edit: Things have changed since the days when a journalist said that Standard Oil had done everything to the Pennsylvania legislature but refine it. However, one cannot run a campaign of any size without money, and those with investments in oil are willing to spend, not only on campaign advertising but in setting the terms of the debate (climate change, for example). Less cynically, if one is in an oil-producing or oil-refining state, there are a lot of jobs to consider.
  • Fjolsvith 7y ago
    There are too many factors at play right now to do anything but delay the inevitable.