[churchillbuff]

If we were at least getting cheap oil, the administration might make a case for this grotesque war expenditure, but it has only served to jack up oil prices by $25/bbl. costing everyone in the nation even more money"""

BINGO! It's no coincidence that we've had a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices since the Iraq invasion. Call it the "Iraq war tax." Everybody's paying it, but the media is ignoring the cause. The neocon agenda is saddling us with higher taxes for a needless war. And still there are many people - on this forum in particular - who are cheering, robot-like, as they and their families are being financially squeezed by this insane policy.

[monkeywrench]

"BINGO! It's no coincidence that we've had a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices since the Iraq invasion. Call it the "Iraq war tax." Everybody's paying it, but the media is ignoring the cause. The neocon agenda is saddling us with higher taxes for a needless war."

Think some odd years ahead and see how ridiculous you sound. How does no oil sound? With the chicoms making deals for oil all over the mideast and south America, how long til they really put the sqeeze on us?

Most of us don't care to see our economy tank. Yours will always be the short sighted minority opinion.

[Peach]

Oh, Church. You never fail to disappoint.

Apparently you are unaware that gasoline is cheaper now than it was in 1974, adjusted for inflation. All this whining about the price of gas -- but it takes less money to fill your tank than it did in 1974 or anytime since then.