[Rodney King]

For their part, American consumers would do well to take a cue from their Western European counterparts, who enjoy a comfortable lifestyle despite a per capita use of petroleum that is half of that in the United States. The sooner the United States begins this transition away from oil, the easier it will be. That's a far more attractive option than trying to squeeze oil from stone.

So, in order to avoid have to make a sudden jump to 5 or 6 bucks per gallon of gas, we should have the governmen't add a tax so that we make a sudden jump to five or 6 bucks per gallon of gas.

I am always amazed by these liberals who assert that we should all worry about higher energy prices... and then say that we should do like Europe does and raise energy prices.

[liberallarry]

So, in order to avoid have to make a sudden jump to 5 or 6 bucks per gallon of gas, we should have the governmen't add a tax so that we make a sudden jump to five or 6 bucks per gallon of gas

Cheap gas encouraged profligacy and discouraged research into alternatives.