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David Limbaugh
Big Al and big oil
As President Clinton's gifted policy and scandal trainee, Al Gore
has proven himself to be a quick study. Nowhere is this more
evident than in the recent flap over rising fuel prices.
As the administration's second term comes to a close, the price
of gasoline has skyrocketed, especially in the Midwest. It just
so happens that the electoral votes in Midwestern states promise
to be pivotal in this year's presidential election. Gore can
scarcely afford to allow this last-minute economic glitch to
interfere with his destiny to be president.
So, Gore has lashed out at evil oil companies and Governor Bush
while ignoring his administration's inarguable role in the
inflated prices. Last week, Gore said the nation was "vulnerable
to big oil interests trampling on the public interest." Saying
the oil industry's profits are "outrageous," he demanded an
investigation into its supposed antitrust violations. "It takes
somebody who is independent from Big Oil to take on Big Oil, and
I'm independent from them."
There are so many things objectionable about Gore's statements, I
hardly know where to begin. While Gore is a presidential
candidate, he is also the sitting vice president. Public
officials have a fiduciary duty not to attack the citizens or
entities they serve without some legitimate basis. It is wholly
improper for Gore to accuse oil companies of price fixing (a
criminal violation) when he has absolutely no evidence to support
his charge and when he is riddled with conflicts of interest in
the matter.
Gore is up to his ears in this one. Yes, rising gas prices could
hurt him in the election, but there's more to it than that.
This administration has recklessly myopic environmental policies
and virtually no energy policy. Its environmental regulations
and hostility toward domestic oil exploration has made this
country much more vulnerable to foreign oil and OPEC.
Gore can't distance himself from these policies.
He has been wrapping himself up in environmental issues since
writing "Earth in the Balance." If it can be shown that the
administration's environmental policies in some cases have been
shortsighted and damaging, Gore will take a double hit, one for
being an integral player, and another for being an environmental
zealot.
He deserves the double whammy. This administration, with Gore
leading the rhetorical charge, has proceeded with onerous clean
air regulations that require certain major cities with the worst
pollution to begin using reformulated gasoline. These standards,
which vary from area to area, are believed to have contributed
greatly to the price hikes in Midwestern states.
EPA chief Carol Browner refused to suspend these regulations even
temporarily, preferring to join the administration's baseless
chorus against oil companies. It's not difficult to see why.
If the suspended regulations were to lead to price reductions,
the administration and the EPA would be exposed as the culprits.
Once again, the nation's best interests must take a back seat to
political agendas and campaigns.
Gore was also instrumental in the 4.3 cent federal gas tax
increase, having cast the tie vote in the Senate. He steadfastly
opposed oil drilling in the Wildlife Refuge in Northern Alaska,
and supported Clinton's executive order prohibiting roadways in
43 million acres of government lands, which will make exploration
nearly impossible there. Finally, Bill Bradley, when running
against Gore for the nomination, accused the administration of
asking OPEC to raise oil prices to help Russia. Gore, of course,
has been hands-on in the administration's policies toward Russia.
Oh, and there's one other thing -- involving (believe it or not)
an element of corruption. The Washington Times has reported that
Gore pushed to privatize a federal oil field so that it could be
sold to Occidental Petroleum, a company in which his father's
trust owns $500,000 worth of shares. The acquisition caused the
value of the shares to jump 10 percent. After his mother, Gore
is the sole beneficiary.
It's really no wonder Gore is trying so hard to blame the oil
companies and George Bush for this sorry record. Wouldn't it be
ironic if the environmental crusader were ultimately undone
through his policies toward and ties to big oil? Given Bush's
consistent refusal to serve as Gore's latest punching bag, Albert
Jr. may end up being very sorry he raised such a ruckus over big
oil.
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