[fabsroman]

Uh, the problems aren't just the politicians, but the people. I still see plenty of big cars and SUVs on the road with only one person in them. Obviously, gas isn't too expensive yet. Don't worry, this problem will fix itself right up. Just like in the 80's when people were looking for more economical cars, out came the Honda Civic. That POS small little car that got a million miles to the gallon compared to the American boats. Now, Honda has a fuel cell vehicle that it introduced this year to fleet owners, and if it all works out, it will be available to the public soon. The fuel cell vehicle uses hydrogen gas and it only emits water. It is win win on all accounts. Sad thing is that Ford won't have one ready for production until 2012. I am hoping that our cars can last that long, but who knows. If the fuel cell technology is out for a couple of years and they get the bugs out of it, the next problem will be with supplying the fuel. That is where Congress can come to the rescue. They can essentially give station owners a huge tax break for installing fuel cell "pumps" or whatever you need to fuel these vehicles.

There is also another alternative out there right now for you commuters. It is a vehicle that runs on natural gas and it has a 250 mile range. Problem is, finding fueling stations. To own one, you have to have a dispensing unit put in at your place and you have to have a natural gas line at your place.

Then there is another solution, moving closer to work.

Everybody stop crying a river and find an alternative to the problem instead. Once gas gets way too high, then I'm willing to bet that people will be finding alternatives instead of just complaining about it.

Oh yeah, I read somewhere that if ALL Americans traded their vehicles in on vehicles that got just 5 mpg better than what they currently own, we would have absolutely no dependence on foreign oil. I bet there would be no issue if all the vehicles I saw on the road were Ford Focus, Chevy Cobalt, Honda Civic, Toyota Corollas, etc. However, we Americans want our Cadillacs, our Corvettes, our Mustangs, and we want to complain about gas prices.