We are certainly cutting back use of our vehicles, and I'm pondering the pros and cons of getting a scooter for short-run errands.
I will tell you quite bluntly that I expected better from the "R"'s when I supported them in the 2000 and 2004 elections-- we should have been drilling offshore, onshore, and in Alaska for the last five years. Not to mention using more clean coal technology, nuclear, geothermal, and more.
High energy costs affect everything-- between this, an immigration, I expect the Republicans to have their heads handed to them in the next elections. And I regret having to say that, but it's the plain truth.
Outside the echo chambers and fever swamps of "non-flyover country" ( DC, NYC, and LA ) there is a vast discontent brewing.
I browsed the classifieds for scooters recently, too. Houston is no place to drive one for daily use, but for the post office or running out for beer and cigarettes, I would use one.
I wouldn't ride it the 5 miles over to Eaker's house, though. He would laugh too hard and hurt himself.
The Republicans' support for the moratorium off of Florida's Gulf Coast is particularly hard for me to understand. Governor Bush is coming to the end of his tenure. Senator Martinez is just coming into his seat; he has six years to let everyone see that oil and gas production would be a boon for Florida.