Price Fixing on Oil handled nicely by our Government

WASHINGTON -- Keeping the spotlight on the high prices at the pump, Senate Democratic leadership has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting in investigation into whether oil companies have been deliberately holding down the supply of refined gasoline.

The letter, spearheaded by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), is the latest in a line of politically sharp attempts to turn the screws on Big Oil. Last week, the CEOs of the five biggest oil companies came to the Hill to testify before Sen. Max Baucus(D-Mont.) Finance Committee. The topics discussed varied, but focused primarily on why or whether oil companies needed generous tax breaks when oil was selling so high.

Are we all WIMPS ???

Have we gone DUMB? Forgotten how to use our voice? Are we are conditioned to accept pile upon pile of price increases by our oil industry?

I personally think we have lost the BALLS to say how we all feel.

Like many of you, I drive to reach my customers to earn my living. I drive around 60,000miles each year.

Every time I go to fill-up at the pump, I have to pay at least $70 for a fill in my mid-size car.  How come my income has not risen the way gas prices have? In the past 4 months we have seen around a 25% price increase.

Strangely enough, after all the hoopla has started to die down about yet again another mid-east country rebelling, or it could be a potential storm somewhere in the vicinity of a US refinery...the "oil-analysts" immendiately encourage the crude prices to go up....all based on their speculation !~ This is all bullshit.....we are being forced to take all this without any of us saying anything......

Oh yes we all agree it is a good idea of avoiding a gas fill-up on a specific day we agree on....but honestly, do you think that makes one iota of a dent in the immense amount of gas consumed in North America?

It is quite probable that the prices are indeed being held at their highs to give a healthy rebate check to our concerned governments who naturally turn a 'blind-eye' all the whilst uttering small mutters of how expensive gas is?????

We all need to voice our opinions and tell them, we are NOT going to take this anymore.

Please let me know your ideas......