Yesterday afternoon, a busload of oil and natural gas industry employees left the corporate high rises of downtown OKC to encourage lawmakers not to raise gross production taxes as part of a new budget agreement. I guess they don't mind living in a hell hole as long as they have a job, gated community and can afford to send their kids to private schools.
Overall, the "protesters" put on a pretty good show. They clapped their hands, held up signs and reminded everyone that Oklahoma energy industry employees are a diverse lot of grateful, business-casual white people who will do whatever their employer asks.
Here's a pic from Dale Denwalt: