It has been my observation that economists, in general, place themselves above the rest of the world with gifted insight when in reality, they don't have a f#ckin clue. This has been one of the coldest winters on record and had the few who actually control the cost of oil chosen to do so they would have raised the price and blamed it on heating oil. They did not because they know what is coming with the democrats taking over. They will do whatever they can to stop the push on green energy including Obama assasination attempts. I expect to see gasoline sell for 50 cents a gallon within 2 years.

Denmark does not need oil, it exports wind generated energy to Germany in good days. Brasil does not import a drop of oil. I am tired of these naysayers. Oil will remain the leading source of energy because we want to, period. If we had the guts to invest 700 billions not on crooks in wall street but in a system to deliver hydrogen to hydrogen fueled cars, to make cheaper fuel cells cars or whatever alternative we had in mind, there would be no cars running on oil. But there is no political will and the science is there to prove it. Over and over science provided means to save oil but ideas have been rejected hidden exiled to non existence, I do not believe any expert on or about oil anymore and neither should you.

Convincing America of the need to abandon oil as America's main energy source is one area where Mr. Obama's inspirational charisma will bear fruit. He has the ability and (soon will have the pulpit) to make the public case of the need for alternatives development (now) even though the price has subsided due to decreased demand. The price may have subsided but the supply remains a dwindling resource. Better we take the steps to make America independent of oil today and not try to do it when all hell has broken loose on multiple dangerous fronts of concern. I think the gas tax might be one way to insure we do not forget how much we hated five dollar a gallon gas. It would deal with the camp that is squawking about deficit spending and how we can pay for a revolutionary infrastructure project as economic stimulus. I also think we should legalize marijuana and tax it to realize a another revenue stream; one which I think the government is already complicit in. I also think that more can be done with prison labor concerning public works projects, manifesting rehabilitation through skills acquisition all while minimizing labor cost. The entire society needs to be redesigned, rethought, and revitalized. I do not know if such visionary and courageous thinking exists in Washington. Vision and courage are needed now more than ever. The same old thing is no longer acceptable as an answer for the challenges we collectively face.