tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19226105.post3426639557403780791..comments2007-05-19T20:15:45.751-05:00amckinnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669076739841687326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19226105.post-63606582348993004842007-05-19T20:15:00.000-05:002007-05-19T20:15:00.000-05:00Arnie, <BR/>I really don't understand why we are being punished at the pump when the price per barrel has gone down.<BR/>I do question whether or not we may have brought some of this on ourselves. I have lived my life in Gulf Coast States and am very aware of the opposition to offshore drilling on our own turf. We have depended solely on the middle east to our own detriment. It is also true that the United States has fallen grossly behind in making advances in technology. <BR/>I live in an area where public transportation is almost non-existent. It is grossly inefficient where it does exist. Public transportation still uses gasoline and diesel, but if we could use it more often the demand would be less and prices could be driven down. Post Katrina (non)recovery in this area is exacerbated by the rising fuel costs which will, in turn, cause the rising costs of everything else.<BR/>We do need transportation fueled by sources other than oil, but we also need many other solutions to the problem.Mickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052619590959794416noreply@blogger.com