High gas prices are better for the environment in general. My daughters school is approx 12 miles from my house and we drop her off everyday. Drop off and return home and return pick up is approx 24 extra miles or $7 a cay extra at current prices 7*5 is $35 weekly at the bare minimum. She does not have to but instead of returning home she takes the 2 year old to a near by park to play while my daughter is in school; so our net benefit is my kids spend more time playing outdoors, we are decreasing our dependency on oil and we have mother natures nod......not bad.

Do you guys remember when Ross Perot commented on how stupid we were about using fuel and other emerging economies were going to strangle US via oil prices and tax revenue?

Since hind sight is perfect maybe ol Ross has it right.