Why does the GOP want to give away even more to Big Oil?

C'mon, this is getting to be so damned insane and out of control. More handouts to Big Oil? What, didn't the GOP think that record profits across the industry at the expense of average Americans was enough? These people are such tools of the industry and just have no shame sticking it to American taxpayers time and time again. Why should the middle class fork over their tax dollars to GOP special interest groups who don't even need it? It's not like this is going to have an impact any time soon because to get the refineries productive will take at least five years. How about a little more effort with conservation for starters, which will be better for the environment and cut to the heart of the problem faster?

Nice job by Joe Barton, Congressman from Shell/Exxon. Why do you hate average Americans so much?