Determining who is to blame will not lower the price of gas one cent. It doesn't matter whose fault it is. We need to be assigning duties, not blame. No more finger pointing and name calling; lets start drilling.
Ask your close group of FReeper friends if they have called their Congressman and Senator about this issue in the past month. Odds are you will find them saying, “No”. Like good sheep, they are waiting for someone else to step in front and assume the leadership position.
Telephone calls backed up with emails always have been the most effective method that I know of.