The national gas price average is $2.51 for July 28, 2009, far less than the $3.96 it was one year ago to this date, but still high enough to make you groan as you wait for a seemingly-endless long time for that click of the pump, letting you know your tank is full. And, just like every other time gas prices increase to uncomfortable levels, people are passing the buck to oil speculators. From the Wall Street Journal: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to issue a report next month …
Liberals in Congress are desperate to head off the growing consensus for increased domestic oil production. Trying to convince her fellow Democrats not to cave in and allow oil exploration and production off the coast of California, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-NY) explained: “This is our ethanol.” As persuasive as that argument is, liberals are desperate to pass anything that they can use to try and trick the American people into thinking they want to reduce gas prices. One bill that has passed the House and is heading to the floor …
