Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Health Care Reform? You won't be allowed the gasoline to drive to your doctor's appointment

Whether or not Obama/Pelosi/Reid fail with health care “reform” (read: government control and rationing) - I pray they do fail and that their failure embarrasses their over-sized and unwarranted egos - their next effort will be nationalizing energy, especially oil.

I don’t need to explain why I believe this is the next big initiative; most of you who read my rants likely believe the same but for different reasons. As the world economy improves the price of oil is going to return to higher levels as a natural product of supply and demand. Obama’s declaration will be that “outrageous price gouging by evil big oil” will stunt the return of (American) economic growth. Thus, out of the kindness of his heart, he/Pelosi/Reid will nationalize petroleum.

The Trio of Evil nationalization of big oil will include a great deal of regulation because rationing will be necessary and once the elected officials have consumed without limit, that which is left will not be ample to supply lay-person demand. More oil may be produced eventually but only because much of the sales revenue will go to The Trio of Evil who will then dole it out to the “less fortunate among us.” And, yes, that will purchase them yet additional votes. Doling will require a new “administration.” As in all else reformed, we working, productive consumers will pay more for our own desires AND we will pay to subsidize purchases by the less fortunate…generally people who culturally have been declared “victims” and thus found no need to prepare themselves to succeed in what was once a free economy.

I believe nationalization of petroleum dovetails with cap and trade. I am not sure how I admit! The hilarious comedian, Lewis Black (“Black on Broadway”) once confessed he could not explain an economic concept to his audience because while he took economics, he failed that course! This, I hope, excuses me from scientific methodology but if Obama/Pelosi/ Reid get their way we will reduce energy use (except by Al Gore, elected officials and union goons who will have the fuel to drive their block-long Fords), we will be under cap and trade goals, more energy will then be available for the favored groups du Jour and we will all be better Americans for it. Huh?

I confess I tilt at windmills and shout in the night but Obama/Pelosi/Reid must be blocked in their plans to manage(?) everything by government fiat and bureaucrats. Too many today are way too young to understand my pleas but, allow me the cliché, “trust me.” After all, I too work for the government. Yes! Really!