[Pipe_Dream]

I hear you and don't disagree at all. I know this topic has come up a lot on another board I visit, a board that has lots of folks from Canada, Europe and even Aussies and New Zealand-ers on it. We get no sympathy from those folks, I can tell you. They've been paying a lot more at the pump for a long time. I can't help but wonder if Big Oil is simply experimenting -- seeing just how high they can drive the prices before Americans really react, and how they react. I read a piece somewhere the other day about how a segment of the US population will continue to drive big SUVs even at $4/gallon. Yeah it will hurt, but they'll do it anyway. I am one of them -- my rig is long paid for, I need it for hauling dogs and gear, and the occasional V-20 tow, and I'm not going to sell it and get a payment book because of fuel prices. Besides, we can always use the wifey's Honda when we aren't hauling loads. ;D
I'm all for shaking up Washington DC, but I just don't think it will do much for the price of gas. But I'd be happy to be wrong in this case! ;)