I'm angry at people that complain about gas prices but continue to drive. I understand that not every stuation is the same, but there is no reason to lower prices if everyone keeps buying gas like it's water.

It's OBVIOUS who's to blame. The filthy oil mongers and duh... GEORGE BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well..let's see...45 billion dollars profit in 5 years.
1) The American People for not really being angry about this and just taking it in stride. Buy that bigger car, cuase you'll never take that Hummer off the road.
2)The government for regulating EVERYTHING but the oil and gas companies. Sure get a tax break for buying bigger, not smaller.
3)Our elected leaders for being in the pockets of the oil and gas companies.
(should'nt they have to wear logo patches of who supports them like NASCAR drivers??)
4)The media for not blowing this entire thing wide open.
5)Actually thinking that after the embargo in the 70's something would change.

I blame Democrats and environmentalists. We haven't built any new refineries in years. Can't ever drill in ANWR, can't build nuclear plants can't do anything. Do you know the government gets more money per gallon in taxes than the oil companies make in profits?

Of course I'm angry, these prices are rediculous and it's only supposed to get worse.

I blame the oil and gas companies for making so much money off all the hard working people.

It would be nice if the Democrats would do something about the prices like they said they were going to.

And I blame all the hippies that want cleaner gas to save another tree here in the northwest.

It seems to me like the only place in the entire nation with the highest gas prices is Washington. Whos to blame? Well lets see, since this state is so concerned about its own enviromental laws they decide to put the highest state tax on fuel in the country. George Bush's fault? Your crazy if you believe that. Try and make a decision that benefits someone other than yourself and then maybe just maybe people here can get something done for a change... Bottom line... Its the hippies fault

I agree with David!

I'm not as worried about the pinch of higher gas prices, because I don't drive. I am worried about the cost of everything in the stores going up too, because high gas prices equate to store jacking up prices of everything to cover their shipping costs.

What about a Sliding Scale Tax system that taxes new cars based on MPG? For example a Truck or SUV that gets 15 mpg could be taxed at $2000 more, a car that gets 30 mpg gets taxed $0 and a car that gets 45 mpg could get a $1000 tax credit. Also the car tabs could follow a similar theme to this with the figures being $200 per year for the 15 mpg vehicle, $0 for the 30 mpg and $100 tax credit for the 45 mpg. This helps people to make smart choices. Do you really need that SUV/Minivan/Truck to carry one person on a paved road? Really!

Really??? You want to blame George Bush, you have to be a Democratic tree hugger. That's absolutely absurd to blame our great President!!!! Take a look at yourself and the insane actions of your state legislature and then tell me it's his fault not your Governor's fault.

Great President? Were you born yesterday?

One of the first things our Governor (Gregoire) did when coming into office was to sign into law, a gas tax increase to be imposed each year over the next three years. Then of all things, when the gas prices jumped, she forms a committee (tax payer funded of course!!!!) to investigate why gas is so expensive in our state????? And you're asking who do we blame? Let me give you the answer to this pop-quiz: Our glorious Governor Gregoire. Everything that can be taxed here in this state will be going up just like the gas.

YES!! Lets kill everyone and rape the environment so that you can sit in your lavish cars and continue this religion fueled obliteration of mankind!! GLUTTONY FEELS SO GOOD!!

Ah yes, I love seeing those Hummers with ONE person in it... barreling down the pavement sporting those "Support the Troops" magnets... it's sort of ironic that driving that SUV is actually doing the EXACT OPPOSITE...

WAKE UP!!!!! You can save the environment and eat your cake too! ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF FUEL! Fuck!

I cant believe some of you people, go back to church why don't ya!!!

You stupid idiots, realize that its capitalism and that retard in the white house who has screwed everyone. Exxon mobile is the highest grossing corporation in the WORLD, do you know why? LEMMINGS LIKE YOU! Cars and roads aren't even SUPPOSED TO EXIST.

Now be a good sheep and drive your car back to the gas station and pay them more money so that you can get emphysema ... maybe... Seattle will have LA like smog some day!

Assholes. You blame the hippies for trying to save trees? What are you talking about? Jesus Christ!! You might as well blame music and the lack of God in schools for gasoline being so expensive, you have NO OTHER LOGICAL ARGUMENTS OTHERWISE!!

PS - All you conservatives need to learn how to spell... The little red line below the word means that it's misspelled.

How can a national increase of gasoline prices have anything to do with state legislation? You sound like smokers whining about cigarette tax!

Yeah I am mad. In the past they blame weather, shut downs, damaged equipment, etc... What is the blame now??? Record profits for oil companies??? This is BS!!! Who do I blame? George Bush the oil tycoon and all his buddies he let's make the decisions for this country!!! I quarentee when he and his cronies are gone prices will get better. To all of you "blind" 28% who will complain about my response. All I have to say for you is, "Ignorance is Bliss" Isn't it??!!

Hippies suck...I'm gonna go punch a puppy and cut down a tree just because you suck at life in general

PS -I drive a 1967 cadillac el dorado that gets 9MPG... I wish they would have never gotten rid of those styrofoam big mac containers at McDonalds

YA!!! IM GONNA TO GO AND BURN DOWN 100 ACRES OF WOODS BECAUSE JESUS TOLD ME TO!! YEE HAWW!!!

9MPG? - Sucks to be your wallet!!! HAHAHA! Idiot.

The mom you're saying cars and roads aren't supposed to exist? What about other stuff too, like houses, microwaves or just about anything that that makes our lives easier. Think about what you post retard!

On this one the blame goes so far, it would be difficult to blame just one or two people or entities. Here in the United States of America, we have the lowest gasoline prices in the world. In Europe, they were paying about $5 (U.S.) per liter of gasoline over a decade ago. For our gasoline prices, I think we would have to blame our government, BOTH Federal and State. The big oil companies would have to shoulder their part of the blame for profiteering. Why? Because the price of gasoline goes up instantly whenever anything happens. If there is a riot in Bangladesh--gas prices go up. If there is an earthquake in the Sudan--gas prices go up. If there is a hurricane anywhere in the United States--gas prices go up. Long before it could possibly affect the price of crude oil, much less the finished product already in tanks. I do know this, when George Bush III took office, gasoline was at 99.9 cents per gallon. Now it is at $3.49.9 per gallon. And the person who doesn't drive is correct ALL prices go up when gasoline prices go up. Now, if it were anyone in office except Bush and his friends, the profiteering by big oil would have been stopped long ago. The profits these companies are making off the backs of the citizens are obscene.

As for me, I'm retired on a fixed income. These prices kill me. I drive a little 4 cylinder car and only go out when I have to. I don't blame the hippies, I blame the Republicans for letting our President do whatever he wants without any checks or balances. That wasn't how our government was set up, and that isn't how it should be.

To all Hippies-
If you want to make a difference in the world, how about getting off your hairy, stinky, protesting everything that happens, non showering,love the earth dirty asses and actually pay attention to what's happening in the rest of the world. How about going somewhere and helping people that don't have the prieledge to bitch about the gas prices. The ones with trash and diseases piling up right outside their homes because of their nations leaders lack of respect for life. Instead of bitching about how we are tearing up your beautiful depressing ass state, how 'bout a bigger focus?

P.S. I loved watchig the Cops shoot your asses with rubber bullets. Let's do it again

Hey Big Bill,
Hippies do a FUCK of a lot more than you EVER have in your little, selfish existence of a life!! How about YOU get off your bible reading, child fucking, gas guzzling, fat NASCAR ass and put your money where your mouth is. Go strut your mullet and rape a little kid... pray while you do it too... I heard it gives you a buzz.

Yeah Bill,

You contradicted yourself multiple times. "I loved watching the Cops shoot your asses with rubber bullets. Let's do it again" . "...because of their nations leaders lack of respect for life. Instead of bitching about how we are tearing up your beautiful depressing ass state, how 'bout a bigger focus?" You're being really open minded, then tearing it all down by being ignorant... Then, making rude comments about something that totally just emphasizes what "hippes" said. You can't be sympathetic towards other, less fortunate countries, when you, yourself are a bigot that wants "hippes" to be shot by rubber bullets. You're insane Big Bill. You need to go buy a cowboy hat and get the hell out of MY STATE. Go chew tobacco and race John Deere tractors. I bet you wish the Confederacy would have won... and that's not a good thing!! What about Katrina victims? I mean, GW IGNORED New Orleans. IGNORED!! But you want hippies to help other countries. I don't see your ass on TV being Mother Teresa!!!

I think that the ones to blame for gas prices is the government. But to first start finger pointing, we need to point at ourselves. Gas prices are as high as they are because of the cost and demand that the economy is providing, but also because we as citizens insist on driving so much. If we stop purchasing so much gas, then it has to drop. We cant just blame the government, because we, as citizens of America vote for our government. The government is a representation of the society. So the blame should be ours as citizens.

The blame falls with the U.S. government.Had propper actions been taken the FIRST time Prescott Bush tried to take over the world via hitler.Now his grandson is doing the same actions verbatim! Prescott Bush had hitler attack his own chancellry to gain public support "against the enemy" just like george did with the twin towers,every action he's taken since mirrors hitlers plan to a tee.Fatherland security=Homeland security=GESTAPO. THOSE WHO FAIL TO LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!

Wake up. Years ago we had independent gas stations who participated in price wars. They did this because they were able to purchase gas on the open market. Now there are a few big oil companies that control distribution and the gas stations. They tell the gas stations "owners" what they must buy for and charge. We also have a lot of people that will not give up their SUV and Hummers. Thost vehicles should carry stickers that say "I support terrorism." I pay higher insurance rates for driving a small car because if I get hit buy and SUV or Hummer they consider it a total loss to my car - how fair is that? In Washington we have gridlocked traffic because of over development and poor planning by local officials. We sit on freeways burning up gas by the thousands of gallons because we are too stupid to live and work in the same communities. In Texas George Bush, as governor, instituted a program for solar and wind power that makes Texas one of the biggest producers of wind power in the nation today. I'm not defending him - I still think that somehwere in Texas a village is missing their idiot, but he's just the current person feel we can blame. I think if everyone stopped buying from just one oil company - say Mobile/Exxon because they are the biggest - we might see something happen. At least their profits would go down for a quarter or two and that might scare them a little. I agree that we have done nothing about new refineries or nuclear power. It takes 10 years to just get a nuclear power plant approved - maybe that should change to. That should have been started years ago when Reagan and the Clintons were in office. Didn't we once have a governor that proposed 5 nuclear power plants in Washington? Whoops.... maybe we should have finished them. Maybe all you name callers and blame people should try rapid transit, smaller cars, conservation and paying attention to what your government is doing instead of spending time yelling obscenities and placing blame on everyone but yourselves.

We ( America ) were shown in 1973 ( oil embargo ) how dependant & vulnerable we were on imported oil . Long lines to get fuel , rationing of fuel , conserve fuel , alternative sources of fuel , on and on and on . Well , not enough attention was given to the problem then .
So many "GEE - WHIZZ " ideas that never happened . It make me angry that not enough people take action , they complain , gripe , and whine but dig into their pockets and drive away . It was reported on a news story how much profits the oil companies are making , no new refineries in 30 years . Exon has'nt paid for Valdeze , record profits by C.E.O.s
How dumb and complacent American's are ......

I blame the millions of illegal aliens who are illegally driving huge pickup trucks and guzzling up the gas for the increased price.If they were deported the price of gasoline would drop at least by a dollar per gallon due to the law of supply and demand.

I blame the Pontiac Aztek .. that car was so ugly that gas automatically raised its price so it wouldn't end up in its tank.

BTW .. most likely it is a combination of the government and the oil companies that are largely to blame here. We cannot possibly let the 50, 60 and 70 Miles Per Gallon diesels of that the rest of the world ALREADY HAS over here. They would reduce the need for half of our oil sales overnight.
And it would do the same with all the Priuses. ALL of the US manufacturers already make these
high efficiency cars .. must more efficient then the Prius or many other hybrids without that technology however they don't import them. Imagine a Diesel Jaguar S Type wagon with
twin turbos on a V6 Diesel that does 140 MPH ad 60 to the gallon. That car exists in the rest of the world and it is made by Ford. Or a Diesel
540 BMW, or a Diesel Camry, or Ford Explorer, all with O2 sensors and clean emissions and quiet engine. Diesels have evolved America is not allowed to know it. It was hilarious to read that the new Smart car was hailed for its superior milage and such .. HAVE YOU ACTUALLY READ THE FINE PRINT? That car is over a decade old .. the Smart is cute .. but its an ancient design already.

The government is to blame. Our gov't is so weighed down with lobbyists, greatly influencing not only the choices that are made in congress, but who are making the choices. The money it takes to become a congressperson is out of control; politicians have to take the money of big business in order to finance their campaigns, and to stay in business as a politician. Hence the sway of the oil industry and the automobile industry. They will be around until they find something else that will be more profitable to them.
Obviously, the U.S. has an extreme dependence on foreign oil. And, it seems that we are enemies with the countries who put out the most barrels per day. Even the ones that we are friends with, like Saudi Arabia, we have highly flammable issues with. Here is how I relate it: The U.S. is Rev. Falwell if he was addicted to Hustler porn (oil). His public face may say that he hates the stuff, and that he doesn't really need it, but the reality is that he craves the stuff and can't shake it. He needs it. The U.S. needs foreign oil we will always be users until we find something else to be addicted to.

SUV drivers support tettorisim? so if you get better gas mileage even tho you buy your gas at the same place you dont support terrorisim? but someone who buys a vehicle to haul the kids groceries and the dog etc they support terrorisim because they need the space for thier families and by having a 4 wheel drive that makes them an even bigger terrorist? i dont know what part of the northwest you live in but it snows here.

if you are going to spend your hard earned money on a vehicle doesnt it make sense to buy one to fit your needs? there ainte nuthin like getting stuck in a traffic jam because of some schmuck with one wheel spinning in the snow.

if mileage is a measure of how big of a terrorist you are take a look at cruise ships. they get about 1 foot per gallon.

The biggest thing I see is people are complaining, but they're not willing to get off their ass and do something about it. If you're going to buy a car, buy one that runs an alternative fuel if at all possible to start. I for one have switched to propane for my vehicle, and yes while it still comes from a refinery, at least more than 80-85% is produced right here in the US as a result of natural gas processing. It's a start and for $1.79/gal it was worth it. Basically there are 4 major players here running things- Government, oil companies, insurance companies, and the auto companies. If you think about it they all go hand-in-hand. Also I believe the government has put a huge damper on the development of technology on alternatives such as producing and burning hydrogen from water efficiently. The technology has been around for quite a few years but has not really been looked at or further developed. Why? Well it could be used to fuel your car, heat your house, cooking and lots of uses including generating power- and all this you could harness from water. Think about what that would mean for the oil companies profits? The potential is there, it's just if there are people that have done it, and i'm sure there is, they're not telling because they are afraid.

We have to keep in mind that while the Prius has decent milage .. it is a driving chemical waste dump with all its toxic fluids on board. It costs more energy to produce and to safely dismantle then it saves us energy ... a very hypocritical vehicle.

If it were to do me any good to be mad at someone, I would direct my adverse sentiments towards the oil companies, who once again this year, are realizing record profits. The fatcats don't care about us at all. Let's hear it for capitalism...make as much money as you can at someone else's expense!