Oil industry's had a few successes, notably a boatload of tax exemptions and subsidies that were started under the Bush administration. Given that everyone's t

Oil industry's had a few successes, notably a boatload of tax exemptions and subsidies that were started under the Bush administration. Given that everyone's talking about the deficit right now, you'd think those would be on the chopping block, wouldn't you? Wonder why not. Most of the lobbying is from people who are seeking an outsized return on their lobbying. Decisions worth billions to an industry can be influenced for mere hundreds of thousands.