The idea is not to drive down gas prises but to pander to idiots who think the oil companies are to blame for high fuel prices. The fact that their profits margins are in line with the rest of the business world won't stop certain politicians from grandstanding and pretending they are doing something for "the little guy." The question is, are we stupid enough to fall for it?

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.