OH WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT. (Originally posted on MySpace on Saturday, September 03, 2005)

Gas prices.

OK so yesterday I got in a political argument with Chuck. Now I usually avoid politics in the Lab due to the fact that these guys are mostly Republicans of the NRA, Exclusive Whites Only Golf Course, variety...but sometimes some stupid shit just HAS to be dealt with.

Chuck is in here and he's railing on about how "they" need to realize that "we" can't be paying so much for gas. "They" are robbing us of our America Dreams. He literally said that...he said that this mysterious otherly Gas Cartel was denying him of his American Dream. According to him we have a RIGHT to drive around in big stupid looking orange trucks that suck gas faster than a drunker Delta Gama sister sucks a beer bong at an Isla Vista kegger.

He went so far as to say that if gas prices were where they were ten years ago he cold buy a house. OK so let me get this straight. The fact that gas is about 175 more a gallon has kept you from buying a house...it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that houses are something like 60% more expensive than they were 10 years ago...no, it's the fact that you pay an extra 150 bucks a month in gas.

And so I causually said. I don't know what your so fucking SUPRISED about. I mean you only elected a cocaine addled oil baron as president.

And he just looked at me in totally dumb founded shock. Hadn't I heard his tyrades against "them". Hadn't I been listening about the American Dream coming under attack?

"That just isn't true".
"The Hell it isn't" I said, not really sure that it was but getting ready to launch into a tirade.

"George Bush" I began "Is a texan in the oil business. So is ol' Dirty Dick CHeny. And I will be damned if you say that they aren't benefiting from these gas prices. I mean it's just stupid to think there isn't a connection."

Before I could begin on a tirade full stop, I was distracted by someone coming to the window with a question about the difference between GBA burn towers and Chuck snuck out the door with one of his usual..."OK thomas...your one crazy S.O.B."chuckles that I hate so much and thtat was it.

Gas prices are high. And I am dubious that the Hurrican is the reason. There are a lot of forces working against johnny lunch pail and susie time clock right and they are all making buckets of cash. I'm going to buy a hybrid but by then gas will cost six bucks a gallon and I will still spend the same amount of money on gas every month...that sucks...I'm all for solar powered personal jet packs...but then the fucking soccer moms would need huge armored jet packs with lighted mirrors in the helmets...and then we'd be right back where we started.