Alabaman wants you to buy terror-free gas
They've been trying to get Country of Origin Labeling on food for awhile now, without success. Now some idjit in Alabama's legislature wants COOL for gasoline, so you know when you're buying from terrorist states.
Petroleum is fungible. It gets mixed at the refinery. Any gas coming out of there will probably have a "bad guy" label on it, so all gas will be terror-linked. The tracking and labeling process itself will add costs to the gas.
But let's say it "works", that people see that their gas is coming from Iran or Venezuela or whoever the demon du jour is, and avoid buying it. What then? Alabaman stations will only sell kosher gas, bidding up the price. But since gas demand will remain steady, other parts of the country will get the trayf gas, perhaps at a small discount. So Alabamans will be paying through the nose to accomplish nothing.
I remember a quaint Southern custom involving tar, feathers, and a rail. Maybe it's time to throw Rep. Todd a party.
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