I disagree with his thesis.
I don't think that people are hyper-sensitive to the price of gas because of politicization by the left.
Instead, I think people always tend to be hyper sensitive to the prices of necessary commodities. Note that I said commoditites, not "luxuries" or status symbols.
People gripe just as much about the cost of milk, etc.. And its not unusual for people to clip coupon and drive half way across town to save a few cents on many grocery items.
bttt
I received an e-mail today from a liberal who could pose as the posterchild for the "Hate Bush" crowd.
Here's the e-mail: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Corporate profits among the FORTUNE 500 roared
in 2005, led by $36.1 billion that flowed into Exxon Mobil's coffers --
the biggest annual profit on record for a U.S. company.
That means the nation's biggest oil company was earning nearly $99
million a day, or about $1,140 a second.
The Lib also said, "Just a note: The Sheiks of the Middle East aren't the only ones making
money. Oil is a dirty business and the sooner we find workable alternatives
the better off we will be.
So....how are you profiting under dubya????? Times money."
I guess this person hasn't heard about President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative, and missed the criticism he received for saying that we're addicted to oil. This person believes that the war was for oil, Bush is Satan incarnate, and that the tax cuts were for the rich. This person would also probably get a serious case of hives if ANWR is opened for oil exploration. LOL
I haven't responded to the e-mail yet. Any advice?