Meanwhile.. in the U.S. Idiots Want to Take Control of Refineries

As set out by Lex in Getting all ahead of themselves:

“We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market.” - Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)

Link: sevenload.com

Near as I can tell from his bio, Mr. Hinchey has never run a business for profit.