There are lots of things we could do to become less dependent on foriegn oil. But our politicians lack the will to ask any of us to sacrafice, even a little, and we the people are generally unwilling to make any sacrafices.

We could raise gas milage standards just a little and save a ton of oil. We could lower the speed limit to 60 in every state and save a ton of oil. (My new truck has a digital display of actual fuel economy. At 60 MPG I get about 20-21 MPG . At 70 it drops to about 18.) I think that just the savings possible from a slightly lower speed limit and slightly higher gas milage requirements would more than equal total Alaska oil production, which currently goes to Japan anyway. Both are easy to do and both are unpopular because folks do not want to make any sacrafices.

Politically we nead Bush to get a lot more agressive with our "allies" that produce oil. We should be able to preassure them to increase productiuon. After all, don't we give many of them millions a year in aid? But why should GW push for lower gas prices, until the election comes nearer. His buddies in the oii companies are getting rich. Remember GW was an oil man, until he screwed that up too and his daddies friends had to bail him out.