KenOfAZ knows everything

Only if you like gas to cost $2.50/gallon.

Notice that as soon as the Dem was elected Pres and Dems gained a true majority in Congress that gas prices plummetted?

Or...perhaps it is that the oil Pres is on his way out....

AKSJFD , I DON'T THINK THE DEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT , NOT THAT I WOULD SIDE WITH THE DEMS , ITS THE LACK OF DEMAND , AND YES I THINK WE SHOULD DRILL ARE OWN OIL , THAT'S ALL WE NEED WHEN SOME CHEESE BALL BLOWS SOMETHING UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST OR HUG CHAVEZ TO GET A BUG UP HIS AZZZZZ FOR THE PRICE OF CRUDE TO RISE , WE NEED TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT

1. Lack of demand in Iraq.
2. During the war, Iraq was producing 1 million barrels less per day. They are back up to prewar levels as of a few months ago.
3. Pigs have quit driving their SUVs/8 cyl car/trucks.

All of this is thanks to the Dems who insisted on an exit strategy and fuel efficient vehicles. Too bad Bush and the Reps had such a long time in office to eff things up. Perhaps people should have thought harder about who they wanted for Pres 4 yrs ago....but, at least I get to say, 'I told ya so'.

BTW---drilling our own oil costs $80/barrel and isn't cost effective. You should research the aftermath of the oil embargo during Carter's years. The oil companies decided to 'drill baby drill' but lost millions. THey won't make that mistake again.

what do you drive aks? If I may ask

I drive about 300 miles per month (I work from home) and unfortunately, my bf is a Republican, so we traded in my Sentra for an M35 (gas guzzler, IMO, but he just could not turn it down to the incredible 30% off) and I am stuck with a Forerunner since we need it for camping. Having said that, when the SUV is paid off (Feb), I will buy a more appropriate car.

I don't understand why they are not putting alternators/generators on electric vehicles it seems this would solve the charging issue. your car or suv does not go very far when it's alternator dies? The oil companies AND opec learned from the past not to increase prodution too much as over supply killed prices. electric cars are very do-able if they would shift some money their way. It doesn't mean you have to abandon all gasoline cars/suv's but you could have both.

I agree, but if you look at a chart of drilling verses the price of oil back in the 70's (seach "WTRG economics")you will see that oil drilling rigs exploded in numbers which caused oil prices to plummet and the oil companies suffered from this. they learned NOT to over drill when there is NOT a shortage and there hasn't been a shortage. The I.E.A and the saudi's and the CEO of exxon said in 2006 that they could not find anyone who was having problems buying as much oil as they wanted. The C.F.T.C. is supposed to monitor commodities for price manipulation, they are under senate control and stood by and did NOTHING as oil made it's largest climb. Unfortunatly the only way to get oil companies to invest in something that will cause their product prices to drop is offer them benefits or tax breaks or nationalize it which is socialism but we there anyway so what the H#@&.

I sorry but it was the dollar devaluing and traders and a lack of doing their job (the oversight commitee) that caused oil to hit $147 a barrel. This was all u.s. controlled the economy was the excuse the traders used to run the price up. I am totally for aternative energy especially electric cars, what they need is alternators on them to keep the batteries recharged your car won't go very far without an alternator even if the tank is full. The corn growers kept saying that only 5% of the corn was going to ethanol but it to was blamed for food shortages . where are these shortages now? You don't hear about them because it didn't exist in the first place. We don't need to choose one over the other you can have both