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07/17/2008: "It Makes Me Smile ..."

We all squeal about the price of oil, but there's one guy out there who's not complaining. He's happily making money off our misery - the speculator. Buying and selling futures contracts, he's getting rich as you and I go broke at the pump. Bastard. I'm not a big fan of government interference, but I'm all for kicking those guys to the curb.

Oil dropped for the third straight day today, making for a $15-a-barrel loss thusfar this week. You just know that there were a handful of the skanky bastards who jumped in the market on Monday, just to have their financial asses handed to them. And all I can do is smile.

Of course, this economy being what it is, the damned stuff will probably soar $20 tomorrow and he'll make all his money back and then some ...