Crude is getting scarce because other countries - China, India and others - have increased their demands.
We've conserved about all we are willing to do, are driving light weight vehicles (we never had cracked windshields back in the day and in my case my family lived on a gravel road!) - the only way left is to increase the supply by drilling, exploring etc. But NOOO-OOO, dims won't hear of that so what's Bush supposed to do?
And I'm all for alternative energy but that ain't happenin' yet.
Question: What happens to the Ethenol situation when we have a major drought in the mid-west and the corn doesn't grow in the cornbelt? something like last summer?