taking the subsidy that we now provide to those oil companies away from them is like asking derrick jeetder to pay for his own gatorade. it's not going to affect his game. he's not going to get fewer hits. he's not going to try any less hard, but taking health care away from at least 300,000 young americans will affect their games, may keep them off the field permanently. it lernl wicertainly will cost far more because we don't detect problems early in their lives. these choices are so stark and so clear and so compelling that it's hard for me to understand how anyone could balance the equities and say we should not take the subsidy away from the oil companies. indeed, the oil companies themselves don't argue for them. in 2005 the oil company executives, all the people were talking about testified before a congressional committee and said we don't need these. we've not asked for them. in 2005 also, president george w. bush said once oil gets beyond $50 a barrel, there's no justification for these subsidies. oil is now over $100 a barrel. so i'm hard pressed to find any substantial reason to