[from occupied ga]

President Bush on Friday acknowledged the pain but seemed resigned to being able to do little about it.

This is the correct answer. Bush isn't setting the prices, international demand is setting the prices. If you can't affort the gas drive and whine less. Give up beer, cigarettes, eating out, and lotto tickets if you don't want to drive less.

I saw some twits/losers being "interviewed" (read crying) about gas prices on the local news. Every single one of them had fairly new vehicles (Ie less than 5 years old) They could have saved a lot by driving older vehicles.

I may go for a lighter smaller vehicle myself (although not necessarily to save gas).

[SaintDismas]

Finally, some sanity from someone who realizes its not in the president's control. I think we all need to go back to what worked this last time--buy less and scare those a-wipes into lowering the price. Last time this happened I got to thinking every single time I needed (wanted?) to go somewhere, hey do I HAVE TO? I was surprised at how well this started to work for us, consolidating trips here and there, trying to save. All business started to suffer, people just were'nt going out as much. I'm seriously thinking the next vehicle to buy is the hybrid variety

[Muzzle_em]

You can be SURE that those whiners all get HBO, Cinemax, and EVERY channel offered by their cable company and don't throw a fit every time the cable service prices go up (every 3 months).
I'm p.o.'d about the gas prices too.

[Coldwater Creek]

Have you noticed at the grocery store, that people are still filling up their baskets with all kinds of convenience foods that cost twice or more that do it your self stuff?

[subterfuge]

If you can't affort the gas drive and whine less. Give up beer, cigarettes, eating out, and lotto tickets if you don't want to drive less.

Yeah, just let the middle-east and the enviro wackos call the shots. Pretty soon, we'll all be eating crackers and beans (not an illegal immigration barb, I swear) to pay for gas. Oh, except for Babs, Teddy, Horhay Clooney and the 'TOons.

We're on the road to surfdom alright!

[FerdieMurphy]

Gas prices are not the major issues. They're just another smoke screen to hide what's really going on in which we need to be acutely interested.

In respect to the gasoline prices, however, this illustrates how anxious our politicos are to bring this problem to a head. They've had decades and they do nothing but berate appointed judges and supreme court nominees.

My favorite democRAT warrior, the "Honorable" Senator Patrick Leahy told one of those lower court judge nominees that he was astounded that the candidate wrote disparaging remarks about the growth and evil of federal government.

"I love my government" the Cheshire Cat from the PRV said and "I can't understand why someone wouldn't."