they have been so eager in the past to help out, they are as much of the problem. And the last thing I want is the government to control MORE aspects of my life.

What we need to do is something to convince the speculators, they are the ones that have driven the price like this. People say that it is demand. Thats ludicrous, if that were true that means that in the last lets say 2-3 years oil consumption literally doubled and almost tripled. NOT POSSIBLE. Now Im not saying demand hasn't increased, it has and Im not saying we shouldnt become more efficient. I do agree with the idea we need to strengthen the dollar = lower gas prices. Has anyone thought that this whole drive up in oil prices is just trying to force America, and other oil dependent countries into some new technology that will make a company or several obscene amounts of money as we rush to it in a panic.