Cafe Hayek - Latest Comments in House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

mike — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:36:39 -0000

If I were a benevolent dictator, I would outlaw the use of gasoline & and other petroleum products. Demand in the U.S. would drop to zero and the price of a barrel of oil would plummet like a lead balloon.

Ha! Sort of like what happened with cocaine?

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Stretch — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:55:16 -0000

"The means by which you poor slobs get to work is of no interest to me."

Fair enough. What about the means by which you get access to all the basic necessities of life?

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

vidyohs — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:12:20 -0000

Wow! This is stunning!

"If I were a benevolent dictator, I would outlaw the use of gasoline & and other petroleum products."

Posted by: Trumpit | May 27, 2008 11:52:59 AM

Don't panic Trumpit, find a quite dark room with a bed, lie down, fold your hands over your stomach, breath deeply, and relax. Your brain will return when it is through with its vacation.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Greg — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:15:01 -0000

Thankfully, I think the oil companies' approval ratings are still higher than those of Congress.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Trumpit — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:52:59 -0000

According to a news report, Iran gave $5 billion to Syria to buy advanced weaponry from Russia to be used against Israel in the event of war. If I were a benevolent dictator, I would outlaw the use of gasoline & and other petroleum products. Demand in the U.S. would drop to zero and the price of a barrel of oil would plummet like a lead balloon. Not so easily would Iran be able to sponsor terrorism throughout the Middle East. Domestic oil companies would have to be outlawed as well. They would have to take their evil operations abroad. The goose that lays the golden oil egg must be cooked. The means by which you poor slobs get to work is of no interest to me.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Matt C. — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:09:20 -0000

Since all the environs sue the government, couldn't we now sue the government under the NOPEC act? Why not turn the law on it's face.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

vidyohs — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:27:59 -0000

For most of my adult life I have been reading about or watching the "congressional hearings" on a multitude of subjects and I have ached to see just one time someone in the hot seat put it back on those assholes who call themselves leaders.

Any one of those oil executives with the balls to be a man could have told Maxine Waters, et. al., "Give me the benefit of your expertise in the oil business........."

And, then just sit back and smile. Then go into the "query the socialist" mode of debate or testimony, which is to every proposal made by the socialist, ask "tell me how that will work."

The very fact that congress is what it is speaks volumes to the lack of intelligence in the American people. Especially when congress can display its whoring and posturing on national TV and come off no worse than their victims in the minds of the public.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Russ Nelson — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:48:14 -0000

He should have said 'Where were you when we were losing money??'

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Jay — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:38:08 -0000

I have a question, if OPEC is a "cartel" does that make the U.N. a "cartel"?

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

OnlyShawn — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:38:16 -0000

...I'm available for rent as a young entrepreneur, willing to say those sorts of things that a senior person will get fired for. In fact, for the right price, I'll willingly get fired, but you'll still get to tell congress to piss off. If we do it well enough, you'll make a fool out of them on youtube, and then your case is won.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Speedmaster — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:50:26 -0000

Well-said! I left my rants on the story here:

Cretin or Crook?: Rep. Maxine Waters of California

Cretin or Crook?: The U.S. Senate Attacks Big Oil

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Joe Calhoun — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:07:17 -0000

If you just strike out a few words in the NOPEC bill that Stein mentions, you get a much different result - the first truly free trade bill:

http://alhambrablog.blogspo...

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Frederick Davies — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:52:37 -0000

"But that's why I don't get asked to testify before Congress..."

Now, THAT would be prime-time TV I would pay to see!

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Sam Grove — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:37:11 -0000

He could've said something like: "We set prices as high as the market will bear, same as everybody."

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

M. Hodak — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:20:56 -0000

Only a tenured professor or a young entrepreneur could get away with the "barnyard animal" accusation. But only a professor would likely have the intellect to come up with that, and only an entrepreneur would have the balls to actually say it. So, I'm sure I won't be missing anything on the next inquis...er, congressional hearing.

Re: House Subcommittee on Televised Posturing

Justin Ross — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:04:05 -0000

Burn!