We look at this monumental disaster and can’t help but think of our handiwork in the Middle East. It’s as though Mother Nature has awakened from her DU-induced stupor and is saying, “You want oil? I’ll give you oil!”
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He’s A Giver!
No oil company would dream of digging on the Bush family properties in Midland, Texas, without paying a royalty. Or drilling near Malibu without the latest in environmental protections. But when Natives are on top of Exxon’s or BP’s glory hole, suddenly, the great defenders of private property rights turn quite Bolshevik: lands can be seized for The Public’s Need for Oil.