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Man, I have thought long and hard about a reply to this post. I think that I am going to be on the outside here and say that I do not mind the high gas prices... it will finally force us to think a little more about huge ass vehicles here in the US as well as considering other fuel sources (however, this does not mean I condone the current thinking with hybrid vehicles or fuel cell cars... they are just as bad with either huge battery packs or with a fuel that takes more energy to "bottle" than it delivers). In any case... I could go on for quite a while about all of this but will choose to just duck out of the thread.

And re: the post about middle eastern oil and the boycott, a little research should lead y'all to see that even though they are a main supplier of oil we only really import ~15% from them... it's the ability of OPEC (which also includes South American companies) to control the price that makes a difference. Of course it might also make a difference if the U.S. decided to modernize refineries (which we have not done in many years) or get their heads out of the clouds when it comes to the idea that we are somehow entitled to cheap fuel as long as it does not have to come from somewhere that would pollute our own lands. And I also do not think that it is so bad that a gallon of gas might cost more than a gallon of milk... oh, wait... we actually pay to keep the price of milk high...

Maybe we should consider finding a way to harness methane from the dairy cows... heck, they only eat feed... which we pay our farmers to no grow!

CRAP! I'm on a soap box again... I'm bailing now while I still can. I better go tank up the SUV while I still can afford it (yes, I actually do have a V8 SUV which I use in winter as it is a 4WD and to tow a trailer... other times I drive a nice 2.0L car... which in some countries is still considered outrageous!). DOH!... I'm going now....