Unlike millions of Americans, I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by excellent transportation and only drive when absolutely necessary. For those of you who have no choice but to drive on a regular basis and are going away for the long weekend, check out this Buyblue.org list of oil company donations to political parties. Only one company, Amerada Hess, gives to Democrats. The rest give to Republicans. Hey, thanks for the $10.7 billion in tax breaks we didn’t need.
Citgo – $2,500 to Republicans (click here to read about the Citgo BUY-cott)
Shell – $86,000 to Republcians
BP (Beyond Petroleum – brilliant marketing name) – $209,498 to Republicans
ConocoPhilips – $276,500 to Republicans
Chevron – $383,800 to Republicans
And the winner is…
Exxon Mobil – $779,964 to Republicans
Have a good weekend and drive safely…
It’s curious why Citgo bothered to even write a check for such a piddling amount (in the scheme of things), epecially given the company’s ownership.
Why are you so concerned with companies doing their (lobbying) job? Kinda like blaming the messenger. I’ll keep my Chevron card, thanks, but will also vote for candidates dedicated to campaign reform.
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I’m getting a ride out of town…
I get my gas at the local Citco every chance I get. Lowest price in town.=+ From Chavez land. =++ That is about as best I can do. Does Amerada Hess have outlet names that I might recognize in Michigan?? If so, let me know.
My local choice is generally between Citgo & Exxon. Needless to say, I choose Citgo, unless the station is non-franchise. We still have some of those up here in the wild.
As for this weekend, I’m one of those who ain’t drivin’. If there’s no reason to do so, I generally don’t. I also combine as many necessary errands into one car trip as I can, so as not to drive needlessly.