As the largest single consumer of oil in the world I’m suggesting that we put our boot heels on the throats of the bastards that are artificially inflating the prices and keep them there until they submit or suffocate.
Our government officials are the main bastards artificially inflating prices by not allowing the exploring, drilling, and refining of domestic oil on government owned property. Alaska and 85% of off shore is off limits. The so called “BIG OIL” that they like to bitch about only controls 6% of the world's oil supply. We are importing 60% of our oil. Some from people who hate our guts. Those who are against the war are against domestic drilling. Those who are for OPEC increasing their supplies to us are against domestic drilling. The only way this makes since is they believe OPEC’s oil will not create “man made global warming” but ours will.
Put our boot heels on their necks by doing what? Big talk with strong metaphors sounds great, but there’s no real world thing we can do. The only way a buyer can force a seller to do anything is buy not buying, but when it comes to oil that’s not an option. We can’t stop going to work, stop lighting our homes, and stop eating food, we can’t not buy. We can’t not buy, we have no boot heel.