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Oil Addiction

By Bill Scher

Created 11/16/2006 - 1:23pm

Regrettably, every time catastrophe hits, Republican leaders fail to break their bond to Big Oil.

Profits for BP, Exxon, Shell and Chevron have surged, and Republicans vote for billions in new tax breaks to oil companies.

Bush and Congressional Republicans said their energy bill would lower gas prices and create jobs. They were wrong -- gas prices have doubled since Bush took office.

And energy costs and gas prices have reached the second highest level in history.