The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources grilled oil company executives yesterday about their role in recent oil price increases. For some reason I did not find any coverage in the mainstream media of this very interesting exchange between the senators and oil tycoon Jed Clampett.

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2005/11/senate_finds_th.html

Funnier in concept than execution, but I enjoyed it anyway.

Too bad they don't play Hill Billy background music during those huff and puff, Ivest-i-gations by the honorable gentlepersons from the Hill.