This was in no way a critique of the Bush administrations policies. What I am referring to is this: I live in the Northeast and have oil heating my home. In the middle of this summer my heating oil price was “capped” at $4.60 a gallon. If oil had stayed at close to $150 a barrel I'd be paying about $700 a month to heat my home and put gas in my car. I'm middle class and live on one income, my own. Zero credit card bills, no car payment. Combine this with a mortgage payment and it would swallow up most of my income each month. I suspect that a lot of other people are in the same boat. $700 a month for heat and gas is a big nut to crush for a lot of people.