Destination Saudi Arabia

That is the title of a want ad by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company that appeared in the Times Picayune of 9/22 and starts off as follows:  Start your two year adventure at our S-Chem facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.  Chevron Phillips Chemical and its middle east affiliates offer competitive salaries, on in-country salary  uplift premium, a comprehensive benefits package, commodities and service allowence, housing, bonus potential and more.

This ad really tells a sad story.  American Oil, Gas and Chemical companies and their middle east affiliates are still tied so close together one can not separate them from the OPEC.  That is one reason America has been so dependent on middle east oil.  It is also one of the reasons why the price of a barrel of oil is manipulated and there fore relates to the high price of a gallon of gasoline.

The American Oil Industry is tied so close to middle east oil they can never be trusted to make America independent of foreign oil.  It has not happened over the years despite the billions of dollars in tax breaks granted to them.  And make no mistake the U.S. has enough oil deposits and the industry does have the technology to find, drill and produce that oil.

They are one of the most profitable industry year in and year out and yet they are untruthful in many of their pronouncements.  Their operations in Louisiana have destroyed the wetlands, the coast and the marshes and they have yet to be held accountable by Louisiana's elected officials.  They have also not repaired the damage they did like they agreed to do.

The Industry is the best example of Corporate America at its worst and the greed they represent.


This commentary written by John Lucia. 

PolitiDose And Paul Krugman Report The Facts

New York columnist and economist Paul Krugman in an editorial dated 9/25 in the Times Picayune titled,"Freedom's Just Another Word For Not Enough To Eat" reported the fact that overall federal spending has been falling fast and runaway federal spending is not happening.  If that sounds familiar it is because you read it here first in PolitiDose.

This writer in many past commentary here in PolitiDose has pointed out how federal spending at the end of President Obama's first fiscal year was down 1.6% compared to the previous fiscal year.  The same was true of Obama's third fiscal year compared to his second fiscal year and that over all federal spending has seen the smallest increases in over 50 years on Obama's watch.

When republicans talk about runaway federal spending they accurately are describing what took place on the republican watch of Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43.  Republican lies on the subject matter has been countered by the facts and PolitiDose has been in front exposing their lies. 

The American people deserve the facts but facts are not presented on the Sunday talk shows, cable news and certainly not on the Fox News Network.    PolitiDose will continue to lead the way on those issues that really matter and make a difference and I feel sure Paul Krugman will do the same.


This commentary written by John Lucia