Record Oil Company profits...

BTW.

The CEO of Shell has spilled his guts.
He has already concluded we (US) are in trouble.
Surprisingly he does not need money.

He has talked with all the major candidates,
gone on record with plans on city mass transit possibilites,
cars that are fuel efficient, they have a number of pamphlet
on all these ways to drive less. He is horrified with the prices.

Wonder why Obama and Clinton are not bashing oil
companies day after day. Dont you think that would
work well for good democrats? Collusion and all that rot.
Oh yes, the candidates are all being paid off. These American
Oil Companies have been in front of Congressional subcommittees
so many times once gas hit the 3 dollar mark and then waivered
back and forth. They have had to spill records on meetings,
they have been bombarded.

Both candidates are looking for conservation and new
technology. Thats their thrust. They are not busting
on the oil companies near as much as they could.

Again it is a case of oversimplification. Price fixing.
Thats the basic problem. And its easy because it
affects everyone of us who drives, pulls horses in trailers.
The problem is you cant fix a problem by playing
a continuing game that is not yeilding results.

It is not a simple problem. Consumption is by far the
easiest way to allieviate pain. So every one write down
the new car you purchase that gets extremely efficient
gas mileage... when it actually hurts enough economically.
I am in the market. I would like to know the pitfalls, good
points behind the hybrid. Anyone who actually owns one
and drives it, help.