Bertha will soon be back to her old self, guzzling large quantities of gas as she takes me down the road tomorrow. With that in mind, I just read an article whose headline caught my eye: "Top Gas Gouger? The Government!" Whaddya know, but that the government takes a larger cut than the oil companies. When gas is $3 at the pump, most companies profit about 10 cents a gallon, while the government pockets a national average of almost 46 cents.

Anybody remember Ms. Clinton's infamous speech wherein she stated about oil company profits: "I want to take those profits and..." blah blah, make better use of them blah blah. Personally, I'd like to get my hands on the record profits the government is "earning" and put them to better use.