Advice about consent

When someone finds themselves in agreement with White House spokesman, Tony Snow, on anything, it might be time take a breath, stand back and think about what it is you have agreed with. Unfortunately, The New York Times editorial board did not avail themselves of that advice today:

Mr. Snow is actually right — no one can control the 85-million-barrel-a-day global market in petroleum products.

Really? It seems that the NY Times have lost track of a pesky little group called OPEC, which has just announced that it will cut production by one million bbl/day because the price of oil is becoming -- to them -- unpleasantly low. OPEC actions will directly affect the global price of oil, which will do exactly what OPEC wants it to do.

Remember this NYT: the next time Tony Snow says something and you think you agree with it, step back and think again.