Senator wants to re-name energy bill after Exxon executive

While I am not sure of the long-term effectiveness of this strategy, it did make me laugh. And then I read about more record oil profits, while gas prices continue to soar, and it was not quite so funny:

“While gas prices have soared, the Republican Congress has showered oil companies with special favors,” The New Jersey lawmaker said in a statement. “These companies reap record profits while consumers struggle. Lee Raymond symbolizes the excesses of Big Oil, so this bill should carry his name."
The Lee R. Raymond Oil Profitability Act.