[DaveTesla]

The real problem here is supply and demand.
The demand is up and the supply is down.

Economics 101.

If the government continues to regulate and interfere
with the production and marketing of energy commodities the
supply will farther decrease causing shortages and the
price will go up even more.

Economics 102
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_psup_dc_nus_mbbl_m.htm

[SAJ]

So, who's arguing? The ''shortage'' of supply is 100% and entirely driven by the jackasses in the Regress, at the behest of the enirodingbats.

Drill. Nukes. Coal. Shale. Capacity.

There's the proper energy policy for the US for the next hundred years, in just 5 words.