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 By Ken Hughes Feb. 23, 2006 First allow me correct a pervious error, its CITGO not CITCO however Hugo Chavez is still the proprietor. Three of the six major Oil refineries and retail outlets in America are owned by foreign interests. B P Oil Company, Britain. Shell Oil, Holland. CITGO, Venezuela. Chevron is a Multi National Group. Conaco Phillips, American. Marathon, American. The rest of the contents from a barrel of oil are converted to plastics and fertilizer by Formosa Plastic Group, Taiwan. Not even the schmuck who leases the Gas station and collects the money is made in America. About the only American hands that touch oil are yours when it comes out of the pump. Of course there are all those plastic trinket made in China and sold at Wal_Mart if they count. America in fact the world is being held hostage by the oil producing countries. Sixty percent or better of the world’s economy depends on oil. It’s as essential to our daily lives as sun and water. Rest assured all the political pandering isn’t going to change anything. Both Democrats and Republicans will make a lot of noise in the end it’ll be business as usual. To much depends on the statuesque being observed. There’s such a thing as retooling required when major changes are made. Our politicians aren’t about to visit the expense of reconfiguring the way American industries do business. The port situation is a misnomer being used as a political ploy by both parties. There’re in excess of 30 of our major ports being operated by a dozen foreign companies. America doesn’t have a major domestic port facility operated by an American company. When the fighting stops and the dust settles, you’ll see nothing’s changed. Just a few hurt feelings and a few more meaningless laws passed by congress. If we want to change things we must change congress. There should be a 12 year limit on congressional service. Then let new fresher minds serve. Of 300 million people I don’t except we can’t do better. E-Mail Congress at www.binfleesed.gov ------------ About the author: Ken Hughes joined the Republican Party at the age of three. He hid the fact from his Liberal Democratic family for the next eighteen years. When his political leanings were discovered he was immediately sent packing. Mr. Hughes life began on a ranch in Idaho 75 years ago. He’s traveled extensively to many countries of the world and five continents. He has a keen interest in people and politics. Mr. Hughes believes in the individual’s right to hold his or her own beliefs, his sole purpose for writing is to make people think, what they think is up to them. His one original quote is, "Truth is like a coin, you must see both sides to know it’s not counterfeit." Email: ken-hughes@comcast.net Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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