Who cares? That makes it an emergency?
I do.
Many people are sucked into every single bugaboo that comes along. Prices of commodities have risen and fallen for as long as man has existed. It's the natural order of things, not an emergency.
This kind of rise if not stopped and turned back could cause a recesion.
So you should be advocating the government get out of the energy business altogether. Instead you are arguing for government to set prices and grab power unconstitutionally.
Many people in this country would care a great deal on that.
And most of them are Democrats advocating government interference in the free market. No REAL conservatives are numbered among them.
If this causes the recession I think it will then those who are laid off will they go "Oh shucks its the free market nothing I can do." Or will they look to support the party out of power who has a history of pandering to economic problems. You decide.
As for government interferring they do it all the time. And I do not call it interferring to have them open up new large domestic reserves for us. I call that smart energy police in light of the current situation.
And as for amny peoiple. I live in TX. Most of my family and friends are connected in some way to the oil patch and they are saying this too. Most voted for Bush as well. And do not get me wrong he is still a dang sight better the the fop from Mass. But I and quite a few I have talked to have not been impressed with him as of late.