Boycott Conoco (& Citgo, of course)

Posted on September 8, 2008 | Comments Off on Boycott Conoco (& Citgo, of course)

That would be the first step for gasoline and diesel consumers to take between now and November, when Russia plans to send warships to Venezuela for an offshore military exercise. It should be considered an act of war, but one with a simple solution. Next, as the Seablogger suggests, President Bush should start milking the strategic reserve, so we can cease buying oil from Hugo Chavez until early spring. That should be long enough to collapse the Venezuelan economy, bring Hugo down, and send an unmistakable  message to his successor. None of which would be necessary, of course, if we were sensibly drilling for oil to replace the purchases that keep dictators like Hugo in business.

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0 responses to “Boycott Conoco (& Citgo, of course)”

  1. RickM's avatar RickM | September 8, 2008 at 1:10 pm |

    I believe you want to recommend boycotting Citgo, not Conoco. Citgo is owned by the Venezuelan national oil company.

  2. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | September 8, 2008 at 1:34 pm |

    Welcome, Rick, glad to have you. What brings you here after all this time? Not just a correction for me, I hope.
    Okay, let’s boycott Citgo, too. I added it to the headline. Conoco has had joint exploration deals with Venezuela, though it lost some of them to Hugo recently. Several other biggies, from BP to Chevron, also stock convenience store gas pumps using Hugo’s oil.

  3. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | September 9, 2008 at 11:49 am |

    It is a relatively expensive way to take the caudillo down, I should say. Isn’t it simpler to … poison that parrot of his?

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | September 9, 2008 at 12:16 pm |

    Nah. Just a blip in the oil reserve, for a lot of pleasure in seeing Hugo have to get an honest job.

  5. RickM's avatar RickM | September 9, 2008 at 2:10 pm |

    Your OCS posting reminded me that I had not signed into your site for a long time. I work at home, so can’t afford to spend too much of my day not working, but will try to respond on occasion.

  6. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | September 9, 2008 at 2:51 pm |

    Well, it’s good to have you, Rick, whenever you can stop by. Take care.