I have to agree with Meadandale…be careful what you wish for. If you belive for a second that a more severe hike in gasoline/petrolium prices might improve things, you might be surprised.

Unfortunately, petrol prices are in an upward trend and the winds are against us. For those that read the European news today …Aleksei Miller, Gazprom CEO, said:”Petrolium prices will get to $250/barrel soon & natural gas to $500/1000m3″

The new way to fight America is NOT a direct war but a financial war…..we’re stretch thin & financial troubles are our weakest point today (with wars, financial problems, banking problems…… our people’s morale is tanking w/ higher unemployment, inflation, FEAR of some terorism)…..the final strike..

This might explain today’s comments by Russia’s president Medvedev,which went something like this -I translate/paraphrase: “He,Medvedev, will NOT accept economic advice from the USA mostly because USA should not be in a position to provide such advice ( under today’s econ circumstances – I read)and the US’s economic/financial role in the world is overstated and does not correspond to its real value”