Reply #6: Ding Ding! We have a winner:

[napoleon_in_rags]

You are right on. We have to be honest with ourselves about this whole thing - these oil prices (unfairly) effect the presidents poll ratings, so there is this political incentive to "feel our pain and anger" and look for someone to punish, or at least look like they are doing that. But the smart voice is yours: we've been in this game long enough now, we know the connection between the recession and energy costs. The second employment goes up, the economy starts thriving, oil prices will jump back up, until the economy goes down again, they will decrease again. We are in an energy crunch, and its long term. REAL solutions mean moving to a more sustainable society and decreasing dependence, and to me, REAL leadership means leading us in that direction. It was good to see Obama backing alternative energy today, but this is in so many ways THE issue of our time...I hope to see MUCH more in coming months and years.

And also more out of we the people. Its really OUR fight this time.

PEace