[struan87]

I'm especially worried about opening up the oil reserves. Bush approved it this morning; I'm not sure what else has to happen before we open them. That seems like a ridiculous move, because it won't help gas prices at all. Our refineries are down, so it doesn't matter how much crude we have--if we can't turn it into unleaded gas, prices will stay high. We won't alleviate the consumer burden at all; we're basically loaning oil to the oil companies while their rigs are offline. What a surprise, Bush is doing a favor for the oil companies at the expense of national security.