> Since the US is, on balance, a major oil importer, that
> should send the gas prices at the pump through the roof,
> say, $5+ per gallon, no?
>
> I would to LOVE to see that happening.
Because:
a) SUV drivers won't blink at that cost, your chuckling unheard
b) Working poor who depend on their cars for their job(s) and child care will buy less food?
Pick one.
/jordan