I got two emails from different airlines today that were up in arms about "speculators," known up until a couple of weeks ago as commodities traders. I guess it is easier to attack an imaginary threat than deal with thirty years of caving in to environmental "special interest" groups.

We havn't built a refinery since the 70s and nuclear plants are not much different. We have billions of barrels of oil domestically, but 90% of it is off limits to drilling. Worldwide and domestically demand has increased while production has decreased.

It took us decades to get into this mess and there is no quick fix.