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By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in Energy | Featured Stories — Comments (1) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
For whatever reason, this story on the passage of the energy bill last night in the Senate fails to mention that the bill contains vague and absurd provisions mandating punishment for "price gouging" at the gas pump. I have declaimed against this kind of legislation until I got blue in the face. I would imagine that it would have merited some mention, given the fact that anti-"price gouging" legislation is the manifestation of an exceedingly poor understanding of economics. But . . . nothing.
'Tis strange. 'Tis very strange. The press corps should pick up the slack quickly on this issue. After all, the White House may need to be alerted to the fact that a bill may need vetoing.
Out of 125 News Media people as reported by MSNBC, 17 gave to Republican causes, 108 gave to Liberal causes. One of them was quoted as saying there was no difference between work and his personal life.
There are an enormous number of people who saw "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Believed It! The media has been feeding these same people lies for the last forty years.