HIGH PRICE OF OIL

It used to be that a few dollars kept the political machine well oiled and running like a fine Swiss Watch. A simple hand shake completed a transaction and things were quickly done even for the ordinary citizenry.

Things quickly changed, and the hand shake was replaced by the heavy laden envelope. Then the bane of our society, attorneys, seeing a golden opportunity, intervened, with well hidden portfolios and blind trusts. Now the machine that needed a few drops to work efficiently was consuming barrels of oil daily.

The over consuming machine, no longer functions for those who helped build and maintain it. Only those who can afford to drive the filled tankers, are given easy access, to this ever hungry guzzler, whose appetite is insatiable.

The early consumption of this oil was done discreetly, and even behind closed doors, and it was a bit more efficient as it stretched out and greased a few more machines with those precious drops. And they were accessible to everyone.

Now these machines can only be fed at five star restaurants, and private golf clubs around the globe, and must be fed separately, for nary a drop for any other machine.

And we wonder why the price of oil is so high and not as efficient as it once was?