Crooked to the end.

As Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader, and Dennis Hastert, the Speaker of the House, have not held any investigations in so long, they seem to have forgotten they have that power.

Oh, wait. This isn't really about an investigation at all, is it? It's about reducing EPA restrictions on donors, (erm) American businesses.

House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) are preparing to send a letter to the president Monday asking him to direct the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate alleged price gouging and instruct the Environmental Protection Agency to issue waivers that might make it easier for oil refiners to produce adequate gasoline supplies, Hastert spokesman Ron Bonjean said.

But I guess they did manage to get the friendly headline "Leaders Question Gasoline Prices," rather than the more accurate "Amidst Record Prices, Republicans Seek Favors for Oil Giants."