$112 per barrel oil might just save us from the "climate change" hucksters.
I would much rather have a market solution than a global bureaucratic solution to the perception that we consume too much foreign oil.
High gas prices are already causing people to ditch their gas-guzzlers for cars that get better mileage. Just take a look at your local craigslist car listings. There are some great deals on SUVs right now, and it's because of rising gas prices.
This will decrease our demand for gas, and possibly block the United Nations from getting their global AGW tax that they want so badly.
Once the United Nations has global taxing authority, US sovereignty's days are numbered.
Um... How did the discussion change suddenly to gasoline? I only gave that as ONE example of an imported product that has skyrocketed in price mostly due to a crashing US dollar, and tied that to increased trade deficits. Why are you now talking about gasoline instead of addressing the central issue we were discussing — the trade deficit.
How I hate the internet. Communication in this medium is frustrating and inefficient. It has to be one of the worst forms of communication there is. You get access to this huge number of people, and then they just read whatever the hell they want to read, say whatever, and NOTHING has NOTHING to do with NOTHING. Very futile trying to communicate on the internet. Very futile.