Energy Policy: Liberal Fascism on Display.

Last week, Maxine Waters made a total fool of herself while 'grilling' Big Oil executives.

( That's not the story though. Maxine Waters quite regularly makes a total fool of herself. )

The big story is that she made plain that Jonah Goldberg's book, Liberal Fascism, was spot on correct about the motivations of Liberals. It's not just medicine that they want to 'socialize' (read: nationalize), it's oil as well.

It began with this exchange between Maxine Waters and the president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister.

Waters: Can you guarantee the American people that the price of oil will go down if oil companies are allowed to drill wherever they want to off US shores?

Hofmeister: I can guarantee to the American people, because of the inaction of the United States Congress, ever increasing prices, unless the demand comes down, and the five dollars will look like a very low price in the years to come if we are prohibited from finding new reserves, new opportunities to increase supplies.

Waters apparently didn't like that the head of a major industry had the 'gall' to get 'uppity' with a moron who'd been elected to Congress, so she retorted:

Waters: And guess what this liberal would be all about? This liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about ...

At this point, there's laughter in the chamber as she's realized that she's stepped in it, said everything that everyone has ever accused liberals of believing despite their denials and now she's trying to backpedal.

( Video HERE. )

So, what brilliance does she come up with to 'retreat' from this 'socialize' position? Fascism!

Waters: ... basically taking over and the government running all of your companies.

Her answer to his fact-based allegation that it's Congress that's causing the problems with our gas prices by not allowing for more exploration is "Get in line or we'll nationalize your business right out from under you!"

Let's go to the dictionary:

Fascism noun
a nationalistic and anti-Communist system of government like that of Italy 1922-43, where all aspects of society are controlled by the state and all criticism or opposition is suppressed.

So, let's see ...

• Aspects of society controlled by the state (ie: government)? Check.


• Criticism or opposition suppressed? Check.

It would seem that the mask has slipped.