[reelapeelin]

Well, Pipe, if you've read my posts B4 re politics, you know it's nothin' to do w/ Dems vs Reps...I think they're ALL a bunch of $$-grabbin' sleaze-bags...gas will never be back to where it was 2 yrs ago, but I believe it could be a lot lower than it is... if pressure was put on suppliers, speculators and refineries (why aren't all refineries on line?...there's a bottle-neck that's causing low supply-side)...if there's a lot of face-changein at lower levels in govt, it'll send a clear message on up the line to start applying that pressure...the recent increases we're dealin' with...typical summer-time jack-up been happenin' for years and driven by pure greed...they can trot out all the "excuses" they can think of, but it's the old ''hit they're wallets while you can'', plain and simple...

I know we're dealin' w/ a global economy like never B4...''emerging'' nations are in line for petroleum and there's not any more cheap oil relatively easy to access, so I understand increases, but there's a ''den of thieves'' mentality that's fueling the fire of whopping profits at every level and I believe influence from US could affect it...

I think $2/gal can be justified...the 3rd $ is greed and that can be controlled...