Gas prices to go up from CNN

[kpaske]

I think you both, Heraclid and Joe, have made some extremely valid points about this direction of this nation. My question is, outside of trying to affect our own little corner of the world, what can be done to stop the snowball effect? It seems to me that way too many of the people who make the decisions in this country are fat cats who are way too content to give up their short sighted greedy goals because they've lost the ability to understand the long term consequences of their actions. My fear is that those who have the forsight to see the direction we are headed are in a small minority and don't have the financial or political power to reverse the trends. Am I just a pessimist?

[Heraclid]

I once heard someone say that we get exactly the government we deserve, and I'm inclined to agree. Perhaps I am just naive, but I would say that I am guardedly optimistic. I think the situation isn't looking good but I think the number of people who recognize the problem is growing every day. I know that eventually enough people will see what's up and do something about it, but how deep of a hole we're in by that time is anybody's guess.

[nater]

My Trooper has been gathering dust for months now... I do most of my city driving in the Prius. I've been averaging 43 MPG in cold weather and over 50 MPG in warm weather (above 50 degrees or so).

My Trooper seems archaic in comparison...

Nate