Got Gas?

Someone try to tell me that this guys smug grin doesn’t just get under your skin, when you find out that he’s the Chairman of Exxon Mobil and just reported record profits. In fact, their third quarter profits increased by 75% to $9.92 billion. Ugh. Other gas companies are giving the same kind of news in a time when we’re paying record prices at the pump. Prices have certainly come down a little bit, but I still think there’s PLENTY of room for improvement.

The only plus is the many members of Congress are now looking into price gouging and basically saying that these companies need to reinvest their profits into their infrastructure so that they can refine more gas and keep prices low. Who knows what the end result will be. All I know is that I just got gas this morning, paid over $30 to fill the tank and then opened up my browser to see this guys smug grin.

Ugh. To be honest, he looks like he belongs on the short bus.