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….. it’s that I hate thieving corporations who buy politicians.

Today, Andarko had to make good on the $17 million they stole from American taxpayers.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation and their affiliates have agreed to pay the United States more than $17 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian leases, and numerous additional administrative claims,the Justice Department announced today.

I wonder if the Texas politicians they bought with that stolen money will return it now.

And if that isn’t enough to curl your hair, here’s a nifty little story about Harris county overpaying  $900,000 to UBS the very same month at UBS gave a $5,000 contribution to John Cornyn’s Leadership PAC.

No matter how cynical I get, I can’t keep up.

Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads-up.