on the Blood for Oil front

Bush Celebrates High Energy Co. Profits:

The White House actually had the nerve to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Cheney's energy bill passing.(Click the link.)

Exxon posts $10.36 Billion in PROFITS for the 2nd quarter of 2006 (over $79,000/minute). That is the 2nd highest for any US company in history. The first highest: You guessed it, Exxon's 4th quarter profits in 2005 (10.7 Billion).

Shell profits are up 40% from last year. Their 2nd PROFITS were $7.32 Billion (over $56,000/minute).

British Petroleum is up 30% from last year, raking in a cool $7.27 Billion (over $55,000/profits) in PROFITS for the 2nd quarter in 2006. That's up 30% from last year.

ConocoPhillips is up 65% with 2nd quarter PROFITS at $5.18 Billion ($40,000/minute).

In February, 2000, we were complaining about oil at $30/barrel.