I notice you don't mention the previous day's Senate vote, in which Republicans succeeded in fillibustering against saving $21 billion in unnecessary tax subsidies for the rich oil industry. Yeah, they are so concerned about the deficit... Anyway, back to the topic. Here's something that doesn't fit the conservative talking points: From the 2008 Obama for President Campaign Website From the Financial Times: Yep, those Democrats sure hate the oil industry, don't they? (Pay no attention to the graph below).