Republicans block $29 billion in additional taxes on oil companies

[spanone]

Rethugs are always looking out for the little guy, eh?

~snip~ Earlier Thursday, Senate Democrats fell three votes short of the 60 they needed to advanced a tax package that would have levied $29 billion in new taxes on the oil industry to pay for development of renewable fuels and clean energy programs. ~snip~

Senators agree to boost car fuel standards
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/21/congress.energy.ap/index.html

[monktonman]

1. OK this one is the republics.

I'm still really pissed about the blank check for the war. All they had to do is offer the same bill over and over until the funding ran out.
This is different. Our guys are working...the pugs are assholes.
The thing our guys need to do now is be very, VERY LOUD about the fact that the republics are ok with big oil having record profits and they talk tough on the environment and national security but dont want to do anything about curbing our dependence on oil.
Thanks for trying guys. keep up the hard work. No more blank checks for the war!

[wain]

2. But, who winds up paying the tax?

The owners or the consumers?