How much longer can the RATs keep talking down the economy?
If the gas price problem is solved, they will think of something else to complain about. No doubt.
Funny you should mention that, because this is also in today's economic news: U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as a drop in oil prices below $40 eased worries about the impact of high energy costs on the economy.
Now, I fully realize that one price drop doesn't mean gas prices will come down soon, but if oil prices moderate and continue down, gas prices should follow by the end of the summer.
How to solve the gas problem: drive less, carpool, go to the cheaper gas stations. That's the honest to God truth. The less we use, the more likely they are to lower the price. We all went out and bought SUVs and consumption went up.
The other way is to drill for oil in the US and do away with the ridiculous constraints the wack-jobs are putting on refineries.
The final way is to drive hybrids if/when you can. We have a hybrid in my family and drive it for the long or semi-long distance drives - it saves us tons of cash.
And if I were in charge I'd invade and take Iraq's oil to pay for all the bombs we had to drop on them, but that's just me...