Hey Troy, although we obviously disagree in a number of areas, when you "recontexted" some of your comments, I'm a lot more comfortable with them. One comment and then I'm dropping out of this thread. Your point about increasing taxes on oil companies is well taken. With the understanding that it will be passed on to the consumer with the taxes collected going to R & D for alternative fuels, Personally I got no problem with that, if the govt handles the money responsibly. But putting govt in charge of doloing out that money to legit reasearch efforts is scary at best. At the least, a three fold increase in gasoline taxes will force a consumer move to more fuel efficient vehicles.

The little winky thing didn't work with the bay area "Dumb Comments" line I left. Surely you know it was said tongue planted somewhat firmly in cheek.

OK, I'm done. British Sea Power is on in the background and the Mavericks are whipping the girly boy Lakers on TNT, life is good....