Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Compliments for Kay
I'll be the first to admit: I'm usually not very complimentary of Sen. Hutchison. I do tend to be critical of the way she represents some Texans (e.g., rich oil dudes, Halliburton, etc.) more than others (e.g., you, me, most people we know).
But today is different! Today Google News Alerts has brought these two gems into my inbox. Let it never be said that I never had kind words for Kay.
From the Galveston County Daily News, columnist Cathy Gillentine has this glowing review of our senior Senator's participation in the recent Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade:
See there? What could possibly make us more proud of our representative to the upper chamber of the world's lone superpower than, "she is a doll"? (Fits in neatly, actually, with those who think of her as a prom queen/cheerleader/sorority girl...)
Today's other bit of high praise has to do with more weighty policy issues:
"In the pipeline"! Did you catch that? What a stitch! ROFLMAO!
But seriously, thank GOD for Sen. Hutchison's work on this. Those poor little oil companies, so close to bankruptcy, will now finally be freed of some of that onerous tax burden, and can start cranking up new refineries. Go ahead, breathe a sigh of relief. We'll soon have additional energy security. Plus, we won't have all that extra tax revenue to have to figure out what to do with. Whew. That was a close one.
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1. For the record, "NPRA members include more than 450 companies, including virtually all US refiners and petrochemical manufacturers. Our members supply... products includ[ing] gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, lubricants and the chemicals that serve as "building blocks" in making everything from plastics to clothing to medicine to robber barons[2]."
2. Okay, maybe I changed that description a tiny bit.
But today is different! Today Google News Alerts has brought these two gems into my inbox. Let it never be said that I never had kind words for Kay.
From the Galveston County Daily News, columnist Cathy Gillentine has this glowing review of our senior Senator's participation in the recent Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade:
Our own Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison went riding down the street on a beautiful horse, looking every inch the Texan she is, superbly dressed in Western attire, superbly hatted.
In equitation parlance, she would be described as “having a good seat.” Which is not at all disrespectful, even of a senator. Especially not of a senator from Texas.
She looked very comfortable on a horse. According to the TV commentators, she comes down to Houston every year to ride in the parade.
Good for her. She is a doll, and we all ought to be proud of her.
See there? What could possibly make us more proud of our representative to the upper chamber of the world's lone superpower than, "she is a doll"? (Fits in neatly, actually, with those who think of her as a prom queen/cheerleader/sorority girl...)
Today's other bit of high praise has to do with more weighty policy issues:
The National Petrochemical and Refiners Association[1] praised efforts by Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison today to urge the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to finalize implementation of the expensing tax provisions for refinery expansions contained in the 2005 energy bill.
..."The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has important tax provisions that will encourage refinery capacities expansions," said NPRA Executive Vice President Charlie Drevna. "These important regulations have been in the pipeline for more than 20 months. Refiners need these regulations in place to be able to make important investment decisions that will increase gasoline supply, provide additional energy security and reduce the potential stress for consumers in the future."
"In the pipeline"! Did you catch that? What a stitch! ROFLMAO!
But seriously, thank GOD for Sen. Hutchison's work on this. Those poor little oil companies, so close to bankruptcy, will now finally be freed of some of that onerous tax burden, and can start cranking up new refineries. Go ahead, breathe a sigh of relief. We'll soon have additional energy security. Plus, we won't have all that extra tax revenue to have to figure out what to do with. Whew. That was a close one.
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1. For the record, "NPRA members include more than 450 companies, including virtually all US refiners and petrochemical manufacturers. Our members supply... products includ[ing] gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, lubricants and the chemicals that serve as "building blocks" in making everything from plastics to clothing to medicine to robber barons[2]."
2. Okay, maybe I changed that description a tiny bit.
