surprise. you certainly hear republicans call for that, but it wouldn t do anything in the short-term. this is way too big an oil market. as you know, the bulk of what makes up the price of gas is the price of oil. and it s all a lot of tradeoffs, too. certainly you don t want a depression so you can have $2.50 gas. right. i want to look at this. gallop polls can find the price at which consumers significantly change their behavior is $5.35. richard, no economic statistic more immediate than gas prices and consumers are feeling it. is this justified? yeah. i i think that gallop poll says 50% to 60% of us start to change their behavior when that goose price goes above $5 or $6 a gallon. really, it means americans may have to change the way they live. that s the fifth factor that you and lizzie were talking about. it may seem painful in the short run. we have to change the way we live. we have to move closer to where we were, increasing numbers are walking and biking to