Time for Americans to act on oil prices

Last week I watched the price of gasoline go from $3.49 a gallon in the morning on my way to work to $3.79 a gallon in the afternoon on my way home – an 8 percent increase in less than 10 hours. As a concerned consumer I would be interested in knowing what prompted this abrupt change. I heard no outcries, no protests. The act did not merit a mention in any of the news media I am exposed to.

Have we become so callous, so accustomed to such occurrences that we are numb to their effects? It's as if we've been slapped so many times our spirits are conditioned to have us just sit there and take it. This touches everyone and everything, from the poorest welfare recipient to the richest landowner.