Sarah Palin has some credibility when it comes to battling Big Oil, and the GOP is historically closer to the oil industry than any other, which makes it noteworthy when, today, she goes after Big Oil and President Obama for his coziness to Big Oil.
Some highlights from the transcript:
the oil companies who have so supported President Obama in his campaign and are supportive of him now — I don’t know why the question isn’t asked by the mainstream media and by others if there’s any connection with the contributions made to President Obama and his administration and the support by the oil companies to the administration.
And then today, Politico runs an op-ed by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., in which he decries the tendency of Big Government to disadvantage small business:
I’m thrilled that Republicans are talking this way. I hope it translates into action — policies that roll back government protection of Big Business.
I’m hopeful, but not optimistic. Republicans sounded these notes a few months back, talking about bailouts in the financial regulation bill. But it turns out that was just about killing the $50 billion bank tax, which was worth killing, but was (a) not the bailout in the bill, and (b) the top priority of the banks.
