Gas Prices

[Insidious Rex]

Yeah I sure hope they dont dig up the Alaska national parks because some people would rather destroy natural resources so that they can happily drive their SUV's and hummers around town and still pay next to nothing at the station. Its truly sad and terribly short sighted thinking. I heard somewhere that if we were to use EVERY single resource we currently have in this country and cut our ties with OPEC and any foreign oil sources that we would run out of oil in less then a year! Now is that worth digging up ancient forests and wild life sanctuaries. I think not.

Ive heard a LOT of bitching about who is making out like bandits since these price increases and therefore whose fault it must be. Everyone blames OPEC and the oil refinery companies and the resellers and the stations but they never seem to look in the damn mirror at all. As long as we insist on being able to consume oil way beyond the rate at which we really need it, then we ultimately (and collectively --- I dont want to hear any DONT BLAME ME crap thanks) are responsible for what we are seeing today. Because in the end we control the market place. Not anyone else. Perhaps the only way to push people grudgingly away from their double standard norm is to make gas so costly that it takes us there kicking and screaming. Someone told me we may see $3 a gallon this year. Think that will do it?