Absolutely shocking

Apparently, a company named Halliburton has not spent our tax dollars in an effective way. To top it off, something called a U.S. Congress failed to do anything about it. Even stranger, a member of this congress-thing was openly critical of the government.

“Halliburton was given a blank check by the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress did nothing to stop the hemorrhaging of taxpayer dollars,” said Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), a frequent Halliburton critic, in a statement.

Oh well, at least the stock price is doing well.

Halliburton stock jumped $1.58 yesterday, to close at $30.84 after news that the company had beaten Wall Street’s expectations for third-quarter revenue and profit.