XPost: Please, if you don't visit LBN, READ THIS:

[Coexist]

You might be so outraged, you don't read through to this part - I had to read it a second time when I calmed down a little - here is the part you might miss the first time - I did.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2133388&mesg_id=2133388

"Asked again by TIME to identify the author, the Senate Finance aide later wrote in an e-mail, "the provision originated as an amendment from Sen. Santorum . Sen. Smith had a similar amendment co-sponsored by several other Senators, Republicans and Democrats. Chairman Grassley accepted the Santorum amendment ... It's routine for him to accept non-controversial provisions that way rather than have the committee vote on each amendment ... So now the Santorum amendment is in the bill." When contacted by TIME, Santorum's staff had no comment."

[Dunvegan]

1. Saw it: BushCo will cap oil prices for select entities but not us citizens