Letter: Revolution against oil companies is past due

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 | 7:24 a.m.

Testifying before a congressional committee, the CEOs of the major oil companies told the committee and America that the high cost of fuel was justified. Washington bought it!

Now one of those CEOs is retiring. Among his retirement perks is a sum of cash to help tide him over in excess of $400 million. If he is careful with his nickels and dimes, he can get along.

When millions of Americans struggle because of high fuel costs, there is no way the oil companies can claim their fuel is reasonably priced when one man walks away with almost a half-billion dollars. Outrageous.

Of course, our "rulers" in Washington as usual do nothing. Why should they? They, too, are laughing all the way to the bank. What America quickly needs is another Boston Tea Party.

Walter E. Gunther, Las Vegas