Charlie Copeland thinks a choice was made today, by the Markell Administration or Democrats in general:
Does anyone honestly expect high-paying, green jobs to magically appear in Delaware to replace Valero anytime in the next decade? This isn’t a game, it is real lives in the balance, and we’ve shoved them out the door.
Prince Charlie laments that we have made operating the refinery tough for those poor poor Valero owners for years, what with our ridiculous pollution control regulations. Prince Charlie is setting up a nice strawman hoping you would ignore the fact that he just requested that the state prop up a business. Isn’t that what he and his ilk on the right decry? Isn’t that socialism?
Valero closed today due to capitalism in action. The owners of Valero were losing money in operating the plant because demand for gas was low. Thus, by closing the plant, they hope to squeeze supply so as to make gas prices rise. And when gas prices do rise, we hear excuses from the oil and gas industry that if only we had more refinery capacity in this country, then there would be more supply and thus there would be lower prices!!!
So a choice was made today, but it was by Valero. They want to see their profits rise at the expense of their workers, 550 of them who just lost their jobs, and at the expense of everyone else, who will now have to pay higher prices for gasoline. Remember who was responsible for that choice? Valero. And remember who supports the oil industry without question? Republicans. Including Prince Charlie. I am sure Prince Charlie will be able to afford the higher gas prices.